Jesuits in Formation Hold Ignatius Race
The Society of Jesus often aptly celebrates Ignatius Loyola’s feast day with Eucharist, dinners or cultural shows.
Bringing World Youth Day to Manila
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Braving the rain and Manila’s congested streets, more than 11,000 young Filipinos assembled at Ateneo de Manila University for the World Youth Day (WYD) Manila to Madrid Overnight Vigil on August 20 and 21, 2011. Most of them came from Catholic schools, parishes and organisations, and for many, this was their first WYD event.
Discovering Filipino migrants in Algeria
Fr Roland Doriol SJ spent 15 years in Cebu, Philippines as a Chaplain in a maritime school and at the port, ministering to seafarers and their families. He sent us this report after three weeks in Algeria in May, during which he met Filipino migrant workers at their work sites and in their camps.
Helping indigenous youth develop leadership skills
PHILIPPINES – Indigenous youth from Philippines, Thailand and Malaysia recently participated in an intense workshop designed to help them learn leadership skills. Held in Davao from April 28 to May 20, 2011 the Asian Indigenous People Youth Leadership Workshop is a result of the Jesuit Companions in Indigenous Ministry (JCIM) meeting held in Chiangmai in 2010.
Missioned to Timor Leste
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“We send only the best men to the mission!” said Fr Mark Raper SJ in his homily during the missioning mass presided over by Philippine Provincial Superior Fr Jojo Magadia SJ. The mass was held at the Arrupe International Residence (AIR) on May 13, 2011.
Although Fr Mark was recalling the words of his former superior decades ago, the statement remained valid in the missioning of Fr Lester Maramara SJ from the Philippine Province to Timor Leste.
Learning beyond the classroom in Mindanao
The third Hulas (the Pulangiyen term for training and formation) batch graduated in Bendum on May 28.
Led by Fr Pedro Walpole SJ, the Hulas initiative reaches out to address the skills and education needs of a growing number of indigenous youth in upland communities in central Mindanao, Philippines. The youth are encouraged to bring their knowledge and learnings into their personal vision and to use these to help sustain their families as well as the broader community in Upper Pulangi.
Universities – a larger role
In a speech that highlights the essence of Jesuit education philosophy, incoming president of the Ateneo de Davao University Fr Joel Tabora SJ has called for universities to form students to respond to the ills in society with moral outrage and the desire to work for change, rather than apathy or fatalism.
Fr Zulo receives Luceat Lux Lifetime Achievement Award
Fr Ismael Zuloaga (CHN) was conferred the Luceat Lux Lifetime Achievement Award in March for his vision and leadership in making Xavier School the leading Catholic school it is today. At the award ceremony held at Xavier School, Greenhills West, San Juan City, the Philippines on March 11, 2011, Fr Zuloaga, the school’s director from 1965 to 1985, was described as a true son of Ignatius, father to generations of Xaverians, and inspiration to the entire Xavier School community.
Chinese-Filipinos as Ricci pilgrims
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Fifty-four pilgrims, including seven Jesuits and several very senior citizens, the oldest being 88 years old and the others trailing not far behind. Eight grueling days from Macau to Beijing, including travel by air, land, and sea to out-of-the-way places in China.
An interview with Bishop Francisco Claver
In remembrance of Bishop Francisco Claver who passed away last 1 July 2010, we publish here an interview of ESSC with the Bishop in March 2008 where he generously shared his sharp and wizened thoughts on questions of culture and environment, especially in the Cordillera, his cultural origin.