Indonesian Province (IDO)
Merapi and the Jesuit scholastics
The first big eruption of Mount Merapi was on the 26 October. A lot of people living as close as 10 km to the volcano...read more
Six deacons ordained in Yogya
Last July 28 at 9 am, was the ordination of Indonesian Jesuit scholastics Bagus Aris Rudiyanto, Seno Hari Prakoso, Kristiono Puspo, Buddy Haryadi, Bambang Irawan...read more
Promoting a Culture of Peace
The year of 2010 is a special year for Studio Audio Visual (SAV) Puskat. In this year SAV Puskat celebrates the 40th anniversary (1970-2010). The...read more
Going beyond yourself
'By the end of my Indonesian Immersion Experience, I knew that I had found what I was looking for', writes Erina Sharp, one of a...read more
Fine-tuning the Jesuit Vocation through Ecological, Spiritual and Philosophical Integration
A group of scholastics recently spent four days with some communities in Wonosobo District uplands learning about how local families draw a livelihood from the...read more
Threats to national character
Rampant consumerism and religious extremism pose a dual threat to Indonesia's national character; Fr Franz Magnis-Suseno (IDO) of Jakarta's Driyarkara School of Philosophy warned speaking...read more
Theological reflection focuses on Islam
To promote a Jesuit's capacity to enter into dialogue with Muslims, the Conference has set up a new program, the Asia Pacific Theological Encounter Program...read more
28 young men join the Society this year
Fresh faces are filling up the novitiates across Asia Pacific. Last February, Korea accepted five novices. In March, Indonesia welcomed 12 and Australia has three....read more
Jesuit immersion in an Islamic school – An Indonesian Experience
In early July 2009, eighteen Jesuit scholastics studying philosophy in Jakarta travelled twelve hours by road to an Islamic boarding school in Salatiga in the...read more