If I had to summarise with a single word what I had just experienced in the Scholastics and Brothers Circle workshop in Taiwan from December 15 to 24, I would say “richness”. In the 10 days during which we, scholastics … Continued
Community-building, immersion, daily Masses, city tour, academic lectures, periods of reflection, food expeditions, museum visits, efficient train rides, Christmas festivities and lasting friendships – these are just some of the tags that can summarise the 10-day Scholastics and Brothers Circle … Continued
Fr William “Bill” McGarry SJ, President of the Jesuit Conference of East Asia from 1980 to 1986, died at a hospital in Manila on December 29 at the age of 90. According to an obituary published by the Philippine Province, … Continued
Eleven regents from the Myanmar Mission, with one lay volunteer from Singapore, participated in a workshop on Ignatian Pedagogy from December 27 to 30. The workshop was held at the newly opened Myanmar Leadership Institute in Yangon and conducted by … Continued
Dear friends and mission partners, Greetings of Peace. It is striking to note that the first ones to receive with great joy the news of the birth of Jesus are the shepherds, not the rich and powerful. The shepherds are … Continued
Superior General of the Society of Jesus Fr Arturo Sosa spent the first two weeks of December visiting the Vietnamese Province and the Philippine Province. It was his second trip to Asia Pacific; in 2017 he went to Cambodia, Indonesia … Continued
Jesuit Superior General Fr Arturo Sosa SJ told students of the Ateneo de Manila University to be agents of reconciliation, reiterating the call of General Congregation 36 to seek and promote reconciliation between man and God, reconciliation among men, and … Continued
In the morning of December 6, scholastics and brothers in formation of the Vietnamese Jesuit Province warmly welcomed Superior General Fr Arturo Sosa SJ along with Regional Assistant for Asia Pacific Fr Danny Huang SJ and Regional Assistant for Western … Continued
(Last in a four-part series on the tertians of the 2018-2019 Asia Pacific Tertianship programme) From all over the world, eight Jesuits have gathered in the Philippines for the Asia Pacific Tertianship from September 2018 to March 2019. Please pray … Continued
If Ignatius were to go to Asia Pacific today, where would he go? To what and to whom would he dedicate his time? This year’s meeting of the conference Extended Consult on November 21 and 22 in Manila was remarkably … Continued