East Timor Jesuits: Young, Dynamic, Creative

East Timor Jesuits: Young, Dynamic, Creative

What is unique about this Jesuit Region of Timor-Leste is its international character as it is composed of both local and foreign Jesuits who have been together for several years now. Another unique characteristic of the Region is its young age...

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A Jesuit vineyard

A Jesuit vineyard

Fr Arturo Sosa continues his discovery of the Australian Province. Another flight of less than two hours took him from Melbourne to Adelaide. Add some two hours by road and you’re in Sevenhill, the cradle of the Jesuit presence in this vast country...

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The Kostka Chapel at Xavier College, Melbourne – it’s more than just a building!

The Kostka Chapel at Xavier College, Melbourne – it’s more than just a building!

The Kostka Chapel, a sacred space with around 70 seats, includes high-quality stained glass windows representing the Stations of the Cross. These were part of the chapel in the former Kostka Hall, which was recently closed. The chapel will be used...

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Justice: the key word to define Jesuit Social Services in Australia

Justice: the key word to define Jesuit Social Services in Australia

On 29 January, Father Sosa spent a large part of the morning at Jesuit SocialServices. This social center belongs to the long tradition of Jesuit institutions that value social research as well as advocacy and concrete engagement...

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<i>Curious grace</i> at St Canice’s in Sydney

Curious grace at St Canice’s in Sydney

Among the visits Father General made to the works of the Australian Province in Sydney was to the parish of St Canice, well known for its soup kitchen, which is generally referred to simply as St Canice’s Kitchen. Father Sosa was able to meet some of the people...

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Redfern Jarjum College: a Jesuit school for urban Aboriginal children in Sydney

Redfern Jarjum College: a Jesuit school for urban Aboriginal children in Sydney

Jarjum is a local Aboriginal word for “young person” or “child”, and Redfern is simply the townwhere the school is located. The College Crest tells a lot about Redfern Jarjum College. The colours of the crest are those of the Aboriginal flag...

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“The state of JCAP” at the start of 2024

“The state of JCAP” at the start of 2024

At more than 16,000 km from Rome, Father General is taking part in the Assembly of Major Superiors of the Jesuit Conference of Asia Pacific (JCAP). This is an opportunity for personal meetings with his closest Jesuit collaborators in the Conference...

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The Australian Province is expecting hope and wisdom from Father General

The Australian Province is expecting hope and wisdom from Father General

Fr Arturo Sosa is back on the road to visit the Australian Province for the first time. We asked the Provincial, Fr Quyen Vu, to tell us what his Jesuit companions and mission partners are expecting from this encounter...

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The Cardoner Project

The Cardoner Project

A Jesuit tertiary student-focused ministry to volunteer in various ways and places.

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Fr Erik John J. Gerilla: the new Regional Superior of East Timor

Fr Erik John J. Gerilla: the new Regional Superior of East Timor

The Superior General of the Society of Jesus, Fr Arturo Sosa, has appointed FrErik John J. Gerilla (46) as the next Regional Superior of the East Timor Region (ETR).

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Engaging in Environmental Justice and Sustainability: Immersion Experience in Cambodia

Engaging in Environmental Justice and Sustainability: Immersion Experience in Cambodia

Guided by the Ignatian Pedagogical Paradigm and the Universal Apostolic Preferences of the Society of Jesus, the McGrath Graduate Fellows from the University of San Francisco (USF) had the opportunity to engage with local communities and Jesuit partners in Cambodia...

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A school? Much more than a school: a learning community! – Jesuits at the Frontiers

A school? Much more than a school: a learning community! – Jesuits at the Frontiers

In the far north of Thailand, on the border with Burma and Laos, young people from ethnic mountain communities have not had easy access to higher education. With the creation of the Xavier Learning Community, the Jesuits...

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