For 75 years, the Institute of Social Order (ISO), known to be one of the oldest non-governmental organisations in the Philippines, has played a vital role in the formation of civil society organisations, championing laws and policies aimed at improving … Continued
Covid-19 has spread in all provinces of Indonesia, and has impacted refugees and asylum seekers. Like everyone else at the beginning of the pandemic, they had difficulties obtaining surgical masks and hand sanitisers, and faced the skyrocketing prices of basic … Continued
Life as a contemplative in action is a meaning-making sojourn, and to live meaningfully entails living with greater responsibility towards the victims of marginality. The margin is a theological site for an encounter with Christ. In an asymmetrical relationship, the … Continued
Across the globe, the coronavirus pandemic is threatening to undo many years of progress made on poverty, education, healthcare, and even plastic pollution. Covid-19 has not only killed people, it has increased joblessness, hunger, and dropout risk for vulnerable learners. … Continued
“Continue the way opened by Jesus, without ever forgetting prayer, more and more sensitive to the cry of the crucified of this world.” This was Fr General Arturo Sosa’s appeal to the more than 200 Jesuits and lay collaborators from … Continued
This week, the Society of Jesus is celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Secretariat for Social Justice and Ecology (SJES), born in 1969 at the request of Fr Pedro Arrupe SJ. The anniversary is a kairos, a historic moment for … Continued
“We grieve with the earth and the poor. We feel strongly that change and conversion will not take place without a real encounter with God, which also means encountering the poor,” expressed members of the social ministries network of the … Continued
“What is the difference between our social centres and NGOs? What is Jesuit about our centres?” These are questions we often ask ourselves and rarely take seriously. Many social centres were started by individual Jesuits whose presence is taken as … Continued
This year’s annual meeting of the social apostolate coordinators in Rome was special. This time the coordinators were joined by the leaders of the Global Ignatian Advocacy Networks (GIAN), and Fr General Arturo Sosa addressed the delegates not once but … Continued
Environmental contamination, especially pollution of water sources, is causing significant concern in areas where Jesuits are based, according to a global survey conducted by the Justice in Mining Network. The survey also showed there is strong interest in mining justice … Continued