Fr Nopparat Ruankool SJ, fondly called Fr Bee, is from Chiang Rai, Thailand. He was 20 years old when he entered the Society of Jesus on April 30, 2007. Kieran Craven, an Australian volunteer teacher at Xavier Learning Community (XLC), … Continued
It was the perfect time to talk about Ignatian Pedagogy as “Ignatian Pedagogy: A Practical Approach” marks 25 years since its release. Since then, this Jesuit education document based on the Spiritual Exercises has been impacting the way we teach … Continued
Xavier Learning Community (XLC), an education project of the Jesuit Foundation for Education in Thailand, and Ateneo de Davao University (AdDU) in the Philippines have signed an agreement to work together to develop XLC into a college. On August 20, … Continued
What does it mean to be an Asian Jesuit? This was what 15 scholastics strove to understand better during the nearly month-long East Asia Theological Encounter Program (EATEP) in Chiang Mai, Thailand. As Fr John Shea SJ, former EATEP Director, … 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
On Saturday, August 4, the Society of Jesus in Thailand joyfully celebrated the priestly ordination of Fr Charles Nopparat Ruankool SJ at the Cathedral of the Nativity of Our Lady in Chiang Rai in northern Thailand. The ordination Mass was … Continued
For many ex-prisoners, especially those who have been behind bars for many years, getting their lives back on track can be a huge challenge. Many have lost contact with their families, some have nowhere to go, and some want to … Continued
Xavier Learning Community (XLC) in Thailand, the youngest Jesuit school in the Jesuit Conference of Asia Pacific, is in talks with the oldest Jesuit university in the United States, Georgetown University, for a possible partnership. Dr Thomas Banchoff, Georgetown University’s … Continued
The Jesuit Conference of Asia Pacific (JCAP) has a new network that aims to foster a more active and organised sharing of Ignatian Spirituality in Asia Pacific. The Ignatian Spirituality Network (ISN) formally came into being at its first official … Continued
As 2018 began, a new Jesuit school in a rural part of northern Thailand approached the end of its first semester. Xavier Learning Community (XLC) had marked its official beginning on August 19, 2017 simply with a mass and dinner. … Continued