Australian Province (ASL)
Australian Jesuits survey their efforts in Reconciliation with Creation
Jesuit communities and works in Australia have been actively working to improve their environmental sustainability for many years, according to surveys conducted by the Australian...read more
A call for action on Manus Island crisis
Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS) Australia and Jesuit Social Services have joined other Catholic organisations in expressing grave concern for the humanitarian crisis on Manus Island...read more
Missionary spirit at diaconate ordination
Australian Jesuits Nico Lariosa, Alan Wong and Robert Morris were ordained deacons in Boston by Cardinal Sean O’Malley OFM Cap. The three Australians were among...read more
New hymn evokes First Companions
Two Australian Jesuits have composed a hymn about the first companions in Venice, an important image in the deliberations of General Congregation 36 and one...read more
Addressing the “bookends of rejection” in Australian history
Australian Jesuit Provincial Fr Brian McCoy has announced a project to bring together the Jesuits' concerns for Indigenous Australians and asylum seekers, which he describes...read more
Forming Ignatian leaders for mission
Are leaders born or made? This question has long been debated by experts around the world. Some claim that some people are natural leaders while...read more
Australian Jesuit Province to divest from fossil fuels
Australian Provincial Fr Brian McCoy SJ has committed the Australian Jesuits to divesting from fossil fuels. “In the light of our commitment to reconciliation with...read more
Communal discernment for Ignatian decision making in schools
Ignatian educators from four countries in Asia Pacific recently gathered in the Philippines to learn how to apply communal discernment as an added dimension to...read more