Reconciliation with Creation
The road ahead for the Social Apostolate
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...read more
Refreshed by the forests of Bendum
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...read more
Learning from the Karen tribe
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...read more
Disassembling temporary shelters, a crucial element in safe relocation to new houses
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,...read more
Encountering hope and faith in the upshot of Japan’s great earthquake
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...read more
Teaching rural communities to understand and fight climate change
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...read more
Cultivating the Jesuit identity of the social apostolate
“What is the difference between our social centres and NGOs? What is Jesuit about our centres?” These are questions we often ask ourselves and rarely...read more
Ecojesuit urges Jesuits and friends to invest in creation
Ecology and Jesuits in Communication (Ecojesuit) is urging Jesuit institutions to commit to making ethical investments. Divestment is one strategy that “can give the social...read more
Fr General urges social apostolate to have a holy anger to bring about changes
This year’s annual meeting of the social apostolate coordinators in Rome was special. This time the coordinators were joined by the leaders of the Global...read more