Asia Pacific Tertianship 2011-12
The 10 tertians in the Asia Pacific Tertianship completed their six-month tertianship in early March. One of them, Fr John Sullivan SJ, contributed this reflection on the experience.
Fr General in Australia
Fr General Adolfo Nicolás SJ was in Australia in January for the Jesuit Conference of Asia Pacific Major Superiors Assembly. During his visit, he delivered an address to members for the Australian Province and its companions in which he identified the nurturing and formation of young people as a central concern for the Society of Jesus in the 21st century.
Fr General visits Vietnam
The Superior General of the Jesuits, Fr Adolfo Nicolás SJ, made a special trip to Vietnam when he visited the region for the Jesuit Conference of Asia Pacific Major Superiors Assembly in January 2012. His visit coincided with the Têt, the celebration of the Lunar New Year, the most important Vietnamese holiday.
Forming Jesuits for Asia Pacific
The Jesuit Conference of Asia Pacific has released a detailed document on formation for Jesuits for this part of the world.
Entitled “Forming a Contemplative in Action: A Profile of a Formed Jesuit for Asia Pacific”, the document addresses three major questions – What does a formed Jesuit look like? What specific issues does initial formation need to address? What competencies a formed Jesuit for Asia Pacific needs to have mastered?
JCAP Upcoming events June – August 2011
| Jun 27 – 30 | Communications Meeting, Indonesia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jul 11 – 15 | Social Ministries – Mekong Experiential Workshop, Cambodia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jul 18 – 22 | JCAP Major Superiors Assembly and Arrupe Board of Trustees Meeting, Chiang Mai, Thailand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Aug 01 – 25 | East Asia Theological Encounter Program, Chiang Mai, Thailand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Aug 13 – 16 | Buddhism Workshop, Colombo, Sri Lanka | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Aug 20 – 22 | Formators’ Circle Meeting, Thailand |
| Nov 14 | Arrupe International Residence 20th Anniversary | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nov 15 – 17 | Meeting of Theological Cooperation Working Group, Quezon City, Philippines | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dec 20 – 01 Jan 2011 | Scholastics and Brothers-in-Formation Meeting, Yogyakarta,
JCAP President’s Schedule for November – December 2010
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JCAP Upcoming events October – December 2010
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