The 12th Service Learning Program, organised by the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities in Asia Pacific (AJCU-AP), is underway in Chiang Rai, Thailand, hosted by Xavier Learning Community. Running from 7 to 26 August, the 18-day programme is centred … Continued
The Jesuits in Thailand have come up with a novel form of retreat that combines three different activities or sources of inspiration: (1) Ignatian Spiritual Exercises, (2) Buddhist meditation, and (3) motorbike backpacking. Called, Retreat on the Way, this unique … Continued
A few kilometres outside Dili stands Colegio de Santo Ignacio de Loiola (CSIL), the secondary school run by the Jesuits in Timor-Leste. I was privileged to be sent there for my intersession apostolate and exposure. I went to teach English, … Continued
Lo Yi, a delegate to Magis Portugal 2023 from Taiwan, shares her reflection on the Magis event preceding the 37th World Youth Day in Lisbon. Part of the Magis experience is for the pilgrims to undergo a life experiment to … 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
Indigenous identity should not be confined to static notions of primitiveness or simplicity, but should be celebrated for its dynamic nature and its ability to adapt and evolve while retaining its core values and cultural heritage. This was a key … Continued
In April 2022, the Reconciliation with Creation network of the Jesuit Conference of Asia Pacific initiated a search for young people, who with their team or group, are making a significant contribution to their community through projects that respond to … Continued
Members of the Magis community in Myanmar gathered in Taunggyi from 11 to 13 April with a shared purpose – to deepen their understanding of Ignatian Spirituality and put it into practice by serving the communities in Loi Long Monastery … Continued
I was fortunate to have been a delegate at the first-ever International Conference on Youth Ministry (ICYM 2023), which was a collaboration between the Loyola School of Theology and the Don Bosco School of Theology in Manila. The two schools … Continued
Some 19 students and teachers from Sophia University in Tokyo visited Xavier Learning Community (XLC) in Chiang Rai to learn about the situation of ethnic minorities in Thailand. For six days, from 19 to 24 February, Sophia students with the … Continued