The Ignatian Spirituality Workshop in September was an affirming, consoling, and enriching experience that connected me to my core being. It gave me peace yet animated and challenged me by the richness of the experience of interacting with participants coming … Continued
Nineteen candidates from three congregations (The Society of Jesus, The Spiritans, and The Missionary Community of Saint Paul the Apostle) were ordained to the diaconate on 8 October in the Church of the Gesù at the Ateneo de Manila University, … Continued
The International Association of Jesuit Universities (IAJU) held its International Education Conference in Universidad Loyola, Sevilla, Spain from 19 to 21 September. It brought together more than a hundred representatives of Jesuit universities, vice-rectors, and heads of International Relations from … Continued
Fr Oliver Dy SJ solemnly professed his Final Vows on 12 September, memorial of the Most Holy Name of Mary, at the Oratory of St Ignatius of Loyola, Loyola House of Studies (LHS) in Quezon City. Before the Holy Eucharist … Continued
The Bukidnon Mission District of the Philippine Jesuits held a weeklong gathering that brought together their scholarship students under the Kapawa hu Paglaum (Light of Hope) programme. These young ethnic scholars refer to themselves as Kapawa (Light), and their assembly … Continued
For the past 17 years, I have been part of the Jesuit Mission in Cambodia. A significant part of that time has been with local communities, some indigenous minorities, accompanying them as they lead in protecting their natural heritage. I … Continued
Pope Francis has appointed Fr Jose VC Quilongquilong SJ as a consultor to the Vatican’s Congregation for Catholic Education, which oversees Catholic schools, universities, and institutes of higher education around the world. Fr Quilongquilong served as President of the Loyola School of Theology, the theologate of the Philippine Jesuit … Continued
As part of this year’s Asia Pacific Theological Encounter Programme (APTEP), a few of us scholastics from Arrupe International Residence in Manila travelled to Marawi in the southern part of the Philippines for a weeklong immersion in Muslim and Christian … Continued
The Catholic Safeguarding Institute (CSI) based at the Ateneo de Manila University in the Philippines is launching a diploma programme in safeguarding at the Loyola School of Theology (LST) starting August this year. The Diploma in Safeguarding Children and Vulnerable … Continued
The gathering of brothers in the Society of Jesus at the Curia from 3 to 10 July was a momentous event made possible because of the initiative and generosity of Father General. This meeting was initially planned to take place … Continued