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 the year. Our sojourn began with a bus trip along a meandering road from Baguio … Continued
More than 300 student leaders from Jesuit high schools all over the Philippines gathered on 5 March for the Ignatian Youth Fest with the theme, “All Things New: Summoning Our Youth to Engaged Citizenship”. Despite the many challenges brought about … Continued
“Who am I, O Lord, that You have brought me this far?” These were the words of King David echoed by Fr Joseph Raymund Patrick Sanchez SJ in gratitude for the profession of his Final Vows in the Society of … Continued
On 8 December, Feast of the Immaculate Conception, Fr Richard V Ella SJ solemnly professed his Final Vows at the University Church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in Ateneo de Zamboanga University (AdZU), Zamboanga City, Philippines. Receiving his vows … Continued
Fr Dennis Gabriel Lamug-Nañawa SJ solemnly professed his Final Vows on 3 December, feast of St Francis Xavier, and International Day of Persons with Disabilities, at the Oratory of St Ignatius of Loyola, Loyola House of Studies, Quezon City. Before … Continued
After two and half years of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Jesuits and parishioners of Sacred Heart Parish, which is also Cebu’s Archdiocesan Shrine of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus (Cebu, Philippines) had their first parish outing in October. It … Continued
Fr Thomas H O’Gorman SJ died at the age of 89 on 22 November at the Jesuit Health and Wellness Center in Manila. He had served the Jesuit Conference of Asia Pacific (JCAP) for many decades. News of his death … Continued
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 science that deals with the collection, analysis, and interpretation of data relating to the earth’s … Continued
“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 UN Summit on Climate Change in Glasgow from 31 October to 12 November. The stark … Continued
The memorial of St Stanislaus Kostka on 13 November was a usual day in Xavier University – Ateneo de Cagayan and in the whole city of Cagayan de Oro in the Philippines, but the same could not be said of … Continued