Why I want to be here
Who am I? Who do I want to become? How can I grow in this planet we call “Earth”? Answering these questions seems easy enough. We learned the answer to the first two questions back in kindergarten. But the third … Continued
A new president for Loyola School of Theology
Fr Enrico Eusebio Jr SJ has been officially installed as 10th president of the Loyola School of Theology (LST) in Manila, Philippines during an investiture ceremony on August 28 at the Oratory of St Ignatius, Loyola House of Studies, Ateneo … Continued
Jesuit volunteer teacher killed in the Philippines
A young Jesuit volunteer was killed while serving as a teacher in a community high school in Pangantucan, Bukidnon in the Philippines. On August 23, Genefir Buckly and fellow Jesuit volunteer Ann Kathleen Gatdula were attacked and stabbed by a … Continued
JesCom Philippines leads workshop for CPA-Timor Leste
Jesuit Communications Foundation (JesCom), the media arm of the Philippine Province of the Society of Jesus, conducted a training workshop on documentary scriptwriting and financial management for the staff of Casa de Produção Audiovisual (CPA), the Jesuit film production studio … Continued
A new Jesuit priest in the Philippines
The Philippine Jesuit Province celebrated the ordination of Fr Arman B Samonte on Saturday, June 8. Fr Samonte was ordained by Most Rev Teodoro C Bacani Jr, Bishop Emeritus of the Diocese of Novaliches, in the Oratory of St Ignatius, … Continued
The crossroad of Ignatian Spirituality and Buddhism
The new anthology “The Pilgrim and the Sage” edited by Fr Ari C Dy SJ features essays that explore the meeting points between Ignatian spirituality and Buddhism. It includes the works of 10 authors, nine of whom are Jesuits, with … Continued
Learning to become schools of discernment
From April 26 to May 1, a diverse group of educators from Jesuit schools in Cambodia, Hong Kong, Japan, Macau and the Philippines met at the Seven Fountains Retreat Center in Chiang Mai, Thailand for a workshop on “Apostolic Planning … Continued
Seeking the world inside a library
Reading opens a window to the world. But for children in many rural areas, access to books can be challenging. Often there are no bookstores, and not much disposable income for luxuries like books. Having a good school library is … Continued
A growing partnership between two theological schools in Southeast Asia
St Joseph Jesuit Scholasticate (SJJS) in Ho Chi Minh City celebrated its second commencement exercises since being affiliated with the Loyola School of Theology (LST) in Manila in 2018. Fr Rogel Abais SJ, LST Vice President for Academic Affairs, flew … Continued
Indigenous youth march for climate
On March 15, over a hundred learners from the Apu Palamguwan Cultural Education Center (APC), a Jesuit institute that seeks to provide an integrated and holistic education for the indigenous children and youth along the Pantaron Range in upland Mindanao, … Continued