The movement for climate action has seen tremendous growth in the last couple of years. While climate change strikes and rallies are grabbing headlines, the forthcoming Laudato si’ Spirituality for Action workshop offers an approach to deepen our current actions … Continued
Fr Hernan Pinilla of the Yarumal Society for the Foreign Missions bought a six-hectare plot of land in the village of Keov Mony in 2004. He intended to develop it to promote sustainable agriculture in Cambodia. Today, the once empty … Continued
Arrupe International Residence (AIR) in Manila is home to 56 Jesuits representing 17 different nationalities. The community is well-known for its unique hospitality and, owing to its multicultural environment, a variety of cuisines from around the world adapted and adjusted … Continued
On March 15, over a hundred learners from the Apu Palamguwan Cultural Education Center (APC), a Jesuit institute that seeks to provide an integrated and holistic education for the indigenous children and youth along the Pantaron Range in upland Mindanao, … Continued
With the Universal Apostolic Preferences (UAPs) expected to be unveiled soon, it was a good opportunity for the conference Social Ministries core team to review insights gained over the last few years to help guide plans and programmes for the … Continued
While on school break in January, a group of us from Arrupe International Residence travelled to Bendum in Mindanao for a workshop on reconciliation with creation. From the busy and hectic atmosphere of Metro Manila, we were refreshed and reenergised … Continued
The gathering of the Jesuit Companions in Indigenous Ministry (JCIM) in Chiang Mai, Thailand from November 30 to December 5 enabled us who are working in the indigenous peoples (IP) apostolate in Asia Pacific to have a more in-depth experience … Continued
Two days after Jessylyn Abulencia received the key to her new, disaster-resilient house, she is back to her old place near the creek—not to stay, but this time to disassemble the temporary shelter that was her family’s home for the … Continued
Students from Jesuit universities in Indonesia, Philippines, Korea, Timor-Leste and Japan spent two weeks learning about post-disaster community recovery from the experience of Japan. Through volunteer activities and exchanges with people from the local community, the students studied the progress … Continued
Rural communities in and around Dili are showing a positive change in their perception of the value of trees since Jesuit Social Service Timor-Leste began its reforestation programme. Through its clean water project, Jesuit Social Service (JSS) is making the … Continued