Fr Alfred Joseph Deignan SJ
When we reach the age of 90 we often look back at our life history and marvel at how God has blessed us. The first Irish Jesuits arrived in Hong Kong on the eve of the Feast of St Francis Xavier and said their first Mass the next day, 3rd December 1926, in the Cathedral. Was this God’s sign to us to be like St. Francis who had a strong desire to work in China?
Fr Alfred Joseph Deignan SJ
When we reach the age of 90 we often look back at our life history and marvel at how God has blessed us. We feel so grateful, as we recognize God’s plan working through us as His poor weak instruments.
Michael O. Oyoo/JRS
Given the political crisis and famine in South Sudan, Kakuma Refugee Camp continues to receive a massive influx of refugees from that country. The Irish Jesuit Missions continues to support projects in the camp. The provision of Buffalo bicycles is one such project. Michael O. Oyoo writes from Kakuma.
Aoife Jenkins
I am a volunteer teacher trainer and English teacher in Xavier Jesuit Secondary School in the north west of Cambodia. I arrived just over five months ago from Ireland and while it is a cliché, it really has been an amazing couple of months.
John K Guiney SJ meets Pope Francis at the Jesuit General Congregation 36. Image:CNS/Itua Egbor SJ
An historic meeting in Rome
Pope Francis, the first Jesuit Pope, addressed the members of the General Jesuit Congregation 36, called GC36 in Rome. It was the first time a Jesuit Pope had addressed a General Congregation. It was indeed special. He spent an hour addressing the members and two hours answering questions.
