On 2 December, 15 Vietnamese Jesuit deacons responded to God’s invitation and embraced the call to be Jesus’ companions in the priestly vocation, following in the example of St Ignatius and his first companions. The new priests are Fr Joseph … Continued
“Today is a great day the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad,” declared Bishop Honesto F Ongtioco of Cubao as he began his homily on that special Saturday morning of 14 October. Indeed, it was a great … Continued
The long-awaited MAGIS 2023 officially opened on 22 July with an enthusiastic welcome for the nearly 2,000 young pilgrims from more than 80 countries, including 225 pilgrims from Asia Pacific. During the welcome ceremony held at the Colégio de São … Continued
In “The Practice of Prayer”, St Bonaventure, one of Francis of Assisi’s early Franciscan followers, comments that God gave human beings our five senses–seeing, hearing, touching, smelling, and tasting–so we can know and thus love Him all the more. When … Continued
Vietnamese Scholastic Paul the Convert Do Thanh Nguyen SJ was ordained to the diaconate in Cambodia by Bishop Olivier Schmitthaeusler, Apostolic Vicar of Phnom Penh, on 19 May. The joyous celebration was held in Saints Peter and Paul Church, Phnom … Continued
To the 20 Jesuit scholastics from Jesuit colleges in Rome, the fine weather on Tuesday, 11 April, was a grace of the Lord. The Holy Mass of their diaconate ordination attended by some 200 priests and 400 guests started at … Continued
A Catholic tradition during the Holy Week is to visit at least seven churches for reflection and prayer. For four Vietnamese scholastics–two missionaries to Laos, one missionary to Thailand, and one in Vietnam–from Arrupe International Residence in Manila, the journey … Continued
On the Feast of St Joseph, Patron of the Society of Jesus and St Joseph Jesuit Scholasticate in Thu Duc City, nine Jesuits were ordained to the diaconate by Most Rev Peter Nguyen Van Kham, Bishop of My Tho. The … Continued
The Jesuit Conference of Asia Pacific runs a Tertianship programme based in Manila from September to March of the following year. Tertianship is the final period of formal religious formation for Jesuit priests and brothers before they profess their Final … Continued
A word that has been echoing around Pope Francis in recent times is “hospitality”. And in one illumination of the vibrant dimensions of this word, he spoke of the “willingness to listen to others, paying attention to their personal stories … Continued