Malaysia-Singapore Region (MAS)
An Easter sojourn in a sacred homeland
A mystifying mist enveloped the sacred homeland of the indigenous communities of the Cordillera in northern Philippines as we arrived on the holiest week of...read more
Independent Region of Malaysia-Singapore established “ad experimentum”
On 14 March, Fr General Arturo Sosa SJ established, ad experimentum, the independent region of Malaysia-Singapore (MAS) for three years, from 2022 to 2025. Until...read more
Cultural Madonna and Child
One of the most common and well-loved Catholic Christian images is the image of the Virgin Mary and the Child Jesus. Given the abiding sentimentality...read more
Year of the Tiger: Christ the tiger?
The Lunar New Year, also known as the Spring Festival or the Chinese New Year, Seollal in Korea, and Tết in Vietnam, begins on 1...read more
My “best” Christmas and New Year celebrations
I have been in Timor-Leste for the past five months, and my first Christmas and New Year celebrations have, so far, been the “best” in...read more
To learn, hope, and act for our common home
For three weeks, I was assigned to the Environmental Science for Social Change (ESSC) geomatics team for my intersession apostolate. Geomatics is the branch of...read more
Post-COP26: Garden or desert?
“What has gardening and my day-to-day life as a Jesuit got to do with COP26?” a pondering shrouded in ambivalence, I readily admit, during the...read more
Togetherness in Jakarta
I was enthralled by an ant as I walked towards the kitchen, bringing along my empty plate and glass to be washed. I came to...read more
Arrupe Period (aka Arrupe Month) begins in Spain
Two Thai and one Malaysian scholastics are part of the Arrupe Period, also known as the Arrupe Month, in Spain. The three scholastics have known...read more