(Part one of 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 … Continued
On 27 October, 15 candidates from Arrupe International Residence and Loyola House of Studies will be ordained to the diaconate. Here they are, sharing in their own words about their consolations, struggles and hopes for the future.
The Asia Pacific Tertianship 2018-2019 is well into its second month with eight Jesuits from Croatia, Haiti, Indonesia, Japan, Kenya/Eastern Africa, Philippines, and Vietnam. For six months, they immerse in this period of formation which is the final probation into … Continued
Fr Michael Garanzini SJ, Secretary for Higher Education of the Society of Jesus, was recently in Manila as the post-conference keynote speaker for the International Conference on Education Frontiers, organized by the Asia-Pacific Interactive Jesuit Education Consortium (API-JEC) and … Continued
The rise of new technologies, such as Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the Internet, is changing the field of education. Advances in technologies are redefining teacher and student identities, their relationship, knowledge and values, and the “space” where the relationship takes … Continued
It was the perfect time to talk about Ignatian Pedagogy as “Ignatian Pedagogy: A Practical Approach” marks 25 years since its release. Since then, this Jesuit education document based on the Spiritual Exercises has been impacting the way we teach … Continued
At the Arrupe International Residence (AIR) in Manila, diversity is not aspirational–it is a reality. “We have a global family,” shared Fr Anton Kurmann SJ, a Swiss Jesuit who stayed at AIR from 2001 to 2004 while studying sociology at … Continued
Students from Jesuit universities in Indonesia, Philippines, Korea, Timor-Leste and Japan spent two weeks learning about post-disaster community recovery from the experience of Japan. Through volunteer activities and exchanges with people from the local community, the students studied the progress … Continued
Ignatian accompaniment and spiritual direction were at the heart of the second module of the Jesuit Conference of Asia Pacific (JCAP) Formation for Formators workshop held recently in the Philippines. A basic rhythm of prayerful reflection, sharing of personal experiences … Continued
For the Buddhist Studies and Dialogue Group of the Jesuit Conference of Asia Pacific, there was no better place to talk about peace and reconciliation, the theme of this year’s workshop, other than Hiroshima. The city devastated by the first … Continued