New Assignments for Myanmar
5 Mar 2010

New Assignments for Myanmar

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Effective mid-June 2010, Fr Maurus Irsan Rimawal (IDO) becomes the Novice Director of Santa Maria della Strada Novitiate in Taunggyi. It is expected that four new novices will be coming in by April 30. Fr Irsan has been called to final vows in the Society, with the date to be announced soon. Fr Wardi Saputra (IDO), the current director, will take a deserved break. Thanks so much, Fr Wardi, for the 11 years you have dedicated to our Jesuit Myanmar and Thai novices.

Changes at Arrupe Residence
5 Mar 2010

Changes at Arrupe Residence

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2010 has much to look forward to, especially in movements of people. Fr Norris Seenivasan (MAS) will depart for tertianship, Fr William J Currie (JPN) is returning to Japan Province and Br Dinh Ngoc Tinh (ASL) is returning to Australian Province.

Jesuit deacons ordained
20 Dec 2009

Jesuit deacons ordained

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Four Jesuits were ordained as deacons in a joyful celebration at St Ignatius Church in Richmond, Australia on 3 December.

Korean Jesuits Shin-jae Youh, Jin-hyon Lee, and Jin-hyuk Park, were joined by East Timorese Jesuit Plínio Gusmão Martins at the ordination, with Bishop Greg O’Kelly presiding. Read more. . .

Juniors’ Social Forum
20 Dec 2009

Juniors’ Social Forum

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Fr Primativo Viray (PHI) invited Fr Pedro Walpole (PHI) to the Juniors’ Social Forum. The day’s discussions with scholastics raised significant questions about poverty and how those who are bound to the land are poor, since they receive no benefit from society for the quality of ecological services drawn from their areas yet destroyed by others. It also drew people to consider how they might better seek experiences in reading the signs of the times in what they want to do and analyze what could be just and effective action.

 

EATEP on its 5th Program
20 Dec 2009

EATEP on its 5th Program

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The fifth East Asia Theological Encounter Program (EATEP) will be held at  The Seven Fountains Spirituality Center in Chiangmai, Thailand, on April 16 – May 19, 2010. Scholastics  in theology should ask their rectors and/or  provincials for permission to attend. Rectors and formation directors should decide who might profit from this program. For further information  see the website http://freewebs.com/johnjshea.

Tertians on Christmas Ministries
19 Dec 2009

Tertians on Christmas Ministries

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On December 7, Fr Roger Champoux (PHI), Director of EAO International Tertianship wrote, “The Tertians are on their way for their second experiment – the Christmas Ministries. We finished the long retreat one week ago and all seemed very happy with this most important experience of the Tertianship. We were in our Jesuit Novitiate of Novaliches, together with a group of other retreatants (Jesuit novices, seminarians, priests and

Asia Pacific SJs in London
21 Oct 2009

Asia Pacific SJs in London

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On Friday, 25 September, British Provincial Fr Michael Holman hosted Mass and dinner at the Provincial Curia on Farm Street to welcome the Jesuits who have recently arrived in London for studies (around 30 Jesuits from all over the world!).    Those who belong to the (soon to be) renamed Asia Pacific Conference (plus one!), residing in different communities in London but more or less previously acquainted because of Conference activities, celebrated their friendship with this photograph.  

Ordinations in Taipei and in Manila
20 Oct 2009

Ordinations in Taipei and in Manila

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On September 12, Filipino scholastics Cristopher Fajardo, Joseph Haw Jr., Gilbert Emmanuel Levosada, Marlito Ocon, Alberto Paurom, Roy Cenon Ragas, and Karel San Juan were ordained deacons at the Church of the Gesu, Ateneo de Manila. The ordaining Prelate was Most Reverend Francisco Claver, S.J., D.D., Emeritus Apostolic Vicar of Bontoc-Lagawe.