Ecology
To learn, hope, and act for our common home
For three weeks, I was assigned to the Environmental Science for Social Change (ESSC) geomatics team for my intersession apostolate. Geomatics is the branch of...read more
Post-COP26: Garden or desert?
“What has gardening and my day-to-day life as a Jesuit got to do with COP26?” a pondering shrouded in ambivalence, I readily admit, during the...read more
Australian Jesuits amplify commitment to Laudato sí
The Society of Jesus in Australia has joined an international movement committed to implementing Pope Francis’ path to renewal, laid out in his landmark 2015...read more
Towards an integral ecology: A climate action conference in Singapore
The Jesuit parish of St Ignatius and Caritas Singapore were excited to present the inaugural Climate Action Conference for Catholic parishes in Singapore and the...read more
Growing canopies and strengthening communities in the forests of Southeast Asia
At the beginning of the year, Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS) Asia Pacific with the Indigenous, Youth, and Reconciliation with Creation ministries of the Jesuit Conference...read more
A wake-up call for ecological conversion
The recent conversation that the Reconciliation with Creation group in the Jesuit Conference of Asia Pacific organised is an attempt to propose and adapt a...read more
Eight tips for ecological conversion inspired by “My Octopus Teacher”
An octopus is the unlikely star of the recent Netflix documentary, My Octopus Teacher. The film, which has become a viral hit and won awards,...read more
40,000 trees for 40 years of Jesuit Refugee Service
To mark the 40th anniversary of the founding of Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS) by Fr Pedro Arrupe, JRS Asia Pacific is launching a yearlong environmental...read more
How does ecological conversion look like in practice?
We might think that people who care about religion would also care more about the environment. Yet, look around or look within, and you’ll find...read more