All posts from Bien Cruz SJ
“What?! Cute?!”
Since 2005, three years after landing in Timor-Leste, Fr Bong Abad Santos SJ has been feeding malnourished children in the far-flung villages of Railaco. During...read more
The grace of two vocations as missionary priest and doctor
“Welcome to East Timor! Ang inet! Kumain ka na? [It’s so hot! Have you eaten yet?]” greeted a man wearing khaki cargo shorts and a...read more
Building a hope-filled future in Timor-Leste
A few kilometres outside Dili stands Colegio de Santo Ignacio de Loiola (CSIL), the secondary school run by the Jesuits in Timor-Leste. I was privileged...read more
God was first: Final Vows of Fr IJ Chan-Gonzaga SJ
The memorial of St Stanislaus Kostka on 13 November was a usual day in Xavier University – Ateneo de Cagayan and in the whole city...read more
God in the midst of boxes and dried fish
Whenever crises or disasters strike, it is inevitable for many people to ask, “Where is God in all this?” Probably the question arises from a...read more
Bien Cruz SJ
Bien Emmanuel C Cruz SJ is a Filipino scholastic studying theology at the Loyola School of Theology in Manila.
He lives with his brother Jesuits at the Loyola House of Studies.