Vietnam is a very beautiful country, not only because of its natural scenery but also for its people. I had never actually thought of going to Vietnam until I moved to Arrupe International Residence for my theological studies. Frankly speaking, … Continued
It’s Christmas eve and I should be at home having dinner with my family. I should be listening to the same Christmas carols I’ve been listening to for the last 10 years while I gaze at the twinkling lights of … Continued
Mr Ernest “Ernie” Go was a longtime friend and benefactor of the Jesuits in Asia Pacific. He was a good friend of then Jesuit Conference of East Asia and Oceania President Fr Ismael G Zuloaga SJ, and for many years … Continued
In the beginning of January, a group of Jesuit scholastics from Arrupe International Residence studying theology in Manila attended an immersion workshop at the Apu Palamguwan Cultural Education Center (APC) in Bendum, a small village tucked in the mountains of … Continued
In my 21 years in religious life, I have been engaged in two ministries: Formation and Generalate. I was a formator in the novitiate and pre-novitiate and later general superior of the Missionary Sisters of St Paul (MSP), one of … Continued
Native flora and fauna thrive in Bendum, Bukidnon in southern Philippines where Ecojesuit Coordinator Fr Pedro Walpole SJ directs the Apu Palamguwan Cultural Education Center (APC), a Jesuit institute for the integrated and holistic education of indigenous children and youth … Continued
We start the year 2020 with a look back on some of the most significant events that happened in the Jesuit Conference of Asia Pacific in the last year. February 5Rome The diocesan phase of the process of beatification and … Continued
More than 80 young people, including Jesuit and lay animators, ended 2019 and started off 2020 with the third Magis Asia Pacific gathering in Chiang Mai, Thailand. This year, the theme centred on diversity and Ignatian indifference with participants coming … Continued
Greetings of Peace! We have been truly blessed this year. On 19 February, Fr General Arturo Sosa announced the four universal apostolic preferences (UAPs) that will orient and energise the life and mission of the Society of Jesus in the … Continued
The third module of the second intake of the Leadership Development Programme (LDP) gathered some 30 participants from various parts of Asia for a week of learning, formation and exchange of ideas in the Jesuit mission. It was held at … Continued