Message from the President
Pentecost and World Refugee Day
At Pentecost the believers celebrated that they were “no longer strangers and sojourners, but a dwelling place of the Spirit” (Eph 2:19-22). With World Refugee...read more
On our mission and new initiatives
Happy Feast of the Ascension of our Lord! In today’s Gospel from Matthew, our Lord sends his disciples to the ends of the earth with...read more
The way to new life
“I have risen, and I am with you still, alleluia. ... Too wonderful for me, this knowledge, alleluia, alleluia.” (Easter entrance antiphon). The Holy Week and...read more
Remembering Pedro Arrupe SJ
This month we remember Pedro Arrupe, the 28th Superior General of the Society of Jesus who died on February 5, 1991 aged 83. An incredibly...read more
God is with us
As I prepared to write this Christmas greeting, our fifth floor of the East Asian Pastoral Institute where I live in Manila began to rock...read more
Dialogue, discernment, frontier
With a Pope whose language and behaviour so closely reflect his Jesuit identity, the Society of Jesus is enjoying a period of encouragement in its...read more
The fruit of love is service
Since several days Manila is gripped by Typhoon Maring (Trami), resulting in widespread displacement and hardship. The help given by the Jesuit-led Simbahang Lingkod ng...read more
Build bridges, not walls
July 31 is the feast of St Ignatius Loyola, who died in 1556. Ignatius is known as the founder of the Society of Jesus but,...read more
Making choices the Ignatian way
Soon we celebrate the Ascension of Jesus, the end of Easter time. “Go, make disciples of all nations”, Jesus instructed after his resurrection, giving his...read more