Discernment. Collaboration. Mission. These three words were used frequently during last week’s Major Superiors Assembly of the Jesuit Conference of Asia Pacific. From beginning to end, the meeting was a period of grace, a time for the major superiors to … Continued
2017 was a memorable year for the Jesuit Conference of Asia Pacific. From Fr General Arturo Sosa’s first visit to Asia Pacific to the inauguration of two Jesuit schools, a new JCAP President and the visit of Pope Francis to … Continued
API. The Indonesian word for “fire” or “flame” and the acronym for the new network of Jesuit schools formed to raise the standard of teacher education in Asia Pacific. The idea for the Asia Pacific Interactive (API) Jesuit Education Consortium … Continued
The JCAP youth ministry is going from strength to strength. At just their second Magis Asia Pacific gathering, the youth were teaching each other about Ignatian spirituality. Instead of the usual model where a Jesuit serves as the teacher and … Continued
“How can we innovate our education ministry to respond to the 21st century, while remaining faithful to our tradition?” This was the big question that 33 scholastics and brothers in formation from 11 countries in Asia Pacific tried to address … Continued
On December 7, the JCAP tertians left Manila for their Christmas ministry in different provinces in northern Luzon, Philippines. Fr Stephan Lipke SJ, a German Jesuit missionary in Siberia, Russia, reflects on his experience of this Christmas ministry that concluded … Continued
Greetings of Peace! This has been another year of grace for our conference. In July, Fr General Arturo Sosa made his first official visit to Asia Pacific. He came to see the Jesuits, our mission partners and Jesuit works in … Continued
As a young Jesuit, Fr Arturo Sosa feared being sent away from Venezuela. “I was so enthusiastic about the mission in Venezuela that I didn’t want to hear ‘can you go …?’” he shared. Now he finds many young … Continued
Twenty-six delegates from Jesuit schools across the Asia Pacific region converged at St Ignatius’ College Riverview (Riverview) in Sydney, Australia for the annual Ignatian Teachers Program. The Jesuit Conference of Asia Pacific organises the programme each year as a way … Continued
After nine and a half years, Fr Mark Raper SJ stepped down as President of the Jesuit Conference of Asia Pacific (JCAP) on November 22, handing over the leadership to Fr Antonio Moreno SJ in a simple ceremony consisting of … Continued