Thailand
Living the indigenous way
The Jesuit mission in Thailand supports indigenous education. Every year, many indigenous young people apply to study at Xavier Learning Community (XLC) in Chiang Rai....read more
Hope-filled futures for ethnic minorities in Chiang Rai
In early November, Jesuit Mission Australia held a webinar about their partnership with Xavier Learning Community (XLC), a Jesuit-run tertiary institution in Chiang Rai, Thailand...read more
Practising sustainable agriculture at Xavier Learning Community
Xavier Learning Community (XLC), the Jesuit higher education institution in Chiang Rai, Thailand, has started a vegetable garden in response to the Covid-19 pandemic. The...read more
Growing canopies and strengthening communities in the forests of Southeast Asia
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...read more
Stories, spirituality and surprise: How to welcome and support LGBTQ Catholics in the Church
Undoubtedly, Thailand is a secular society, where religion and spiritual matters rarely have meaning for the young generation. Currently, fewer young people engage in the...read more
My neighbour
“My neighbour gave me food as I recovered from the disease,” was how Soe described how she survived her Covid-19 infection. Soe is a youth...read more
Nurturing an inclusive age of wisdom and spirit
Our global home abounds with sacred springs of an immemorial ancestral, mystical, and religiocultural wisdom. The Asian School of Wisdom (ASW) was first blessed by...read more
40,000 trees for 40 years of Jesuit Refugee Service
To mark the 40th anniversary of the founding of Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS) by Fr Pedro Arrupe, JRS Asia Pacific is launching a yearlong environmental...read more
XLC students get hands-on training experience
Xavier Learning Community (XLC) has a motto that everyone has memorised: “Growing in community, sharing with society”. The motto serves to inspire their students, the...read more