Jesuit Formation

Joyful witnesses to service in Vietnam
The Vietnamese Province celebrated the ordination of 11 Jesuit scholastics to the diaconate on 19 March, the Feast of St Joseph, patron of the Universal...read more

Unworthy yet called
Fr Mark Ravizza SJ, General Counsellor for Formation, visited and spoke with Jesuit prenovices and candidates in Vietnam on 9 March. In a warm and...read more

Responding to a neighbourhood fire
On the morning of 3 March, a fire broke out in Daan Tubo, an informal settlement close to the Ateneo de Manila University (AdMU) campus...read more

Experiencing encounters and encountering experiences in interfaith dialogue
Walking together begins with an encounter. A meeting enriched with dialogue, shared concerns, and reflections on how individuals interpret their humanitarian calling not only warms...read more

Igniting vocations: The power of accompaniment and community
The momentum for vocation promotions in the Philippine Province has been growing, fuelled by the creativity, passion, and personal experiences of our vocation promotions (VocProm)...read more

Artificial intelligence in formation
The pervasive presence and massive influence of digital technologies and artificial intelligence (AI) on human life today is beyond question. It is true that AI...read more

A hope-filled discernment of vocations
For the first time, candidates and prenovices of the Society of Jesus from China, the Philippines, and Vietnam gathered on 8 March to foster friendship...read more

Seeing the unseen in an urban campus
It was a Tuesday, 14 January, the eve of a new school semester. We, formands, from the Loyola House of Studies (LHS) inside the Ateneo...read more

A pause to hear the mission calling
The Asia Pacific Tertianship programme, which started in Manila last September, comes to an end on 1 March. A diverse group of Jesuit priests and...read more