Fr Xavier Olin SJ professed his Final Vows before Philippine Provincial Fr Primitivo Viray Jr SJ during a Mass held on 21 October, feast of Jesuit Blessed Diego Luis de San Vitores and St Pedro Calungsod, in the chapel of … Continued
On 16 October, 17 Jesuit scholastics were ordained to the diaconate by Bishop Honesto Flores Ongtioco DD of the diocese of Cubao. Those who were ordained deacons were Africanus Kimario (Tanzania), Aloysious Lubega (Uganda), Dim K Thang (Myanmar), Ed Colmenares … Continued
At the beginning of the year, Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS) Asia Pacific with the Indigenous, Youth, and Reconciliation with Creation ministries of the Jesuit Conference of Asia Pacific brainstormed on a collaborative project that would strengthen social and ecological systems … Continued
The Philippine Jesuits give thanks to God who gives us our Mother Mary, who accompanies us in our sorrows and brings us closer to her Son. Through her, Fr Arnel Aquino SJ was confirmed a full member of the Society … Continued
Indigenous young people from a small village called Waterfalls in Magpet, North Cotabato in the southern part of Philippines have committed to Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS) Asia Pacific’s 40,000 trees for 40 years of JRS project. The young people worked … Continued
The Arrupe Month is a significant period of formation for Jesuit scholastics when, after some years in the Society, we are invited to retrace individually and together our call to the priesthood and to personal intimacy with the Lord. Looking … Continued
Behold, how good and how pleasant it is For brothers to live together in unity! Psalm 133 Living together in unity is not always simple and straight forward. Many have experienced this through the pandemic, with lockdowns straining relationships and … Continued
Jesuits and mission partners in the Philippines united with the nation in grief over the passing of former Philippine President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III on 24 June. For the Ateneo de Manila University, it was a final homecoming for the … Continued
The Philippine Jesuit Province is blessed to have two new priests. Fr Mamert Mañus SJ and Fr Nikki James Lee SJ were ordained in the Church of the Gesú, Ateneo de Manila University, on 19 June. As ordaining prelate, Most … Continued
