Loyola School of Theology (LST) stands as a beacon of academic excellence and spiritual formation in the Philippines. Situated in Quezon City, within the Ateneo de Manila University campus, LST plays a pivotal role in shaping the theological landscape of the country and beyond. As an Ecclesiastical Faculty of Theology,…

“Compassion is not a relationship between the healer and the wounded. It's a relationship between equals. Only when we know our own darkness well can we be present with the darkness of others. Compassion becomes real when we recognize our shared humanity.” —Pema Chodron In psychotherapy and spiritual formation, there…

My doctoral students stared at me in disbelief. “That’s right,” I repeated, half-amused. “I want you to invite NotebookLM into your small group discussion.” My students are understandably surprised. The typical educator has been generally concerned about limiting the use of AI and insisting on proper citation if students must—and…

As an atheist, the latter part of my Ateneo education introduced me to the social vision of the Church, liberation theology, and Ignatian Spirituality. I felt a stirring inside, as if embers that had grown quiet were lit.

The locals remember how the two Filipino missionaries went about upon arriving, as if there was no time to spare. Without stopping over in Dili to greet their Jesuit brothers, they went directly from the airport to their mission area in Railaco, an administrative post with a vibrant and thriving…

Join our faith community as we accompany one another in prayer and reflection this Holy Week. Many have been doing this retreat with us for the past 15 years.

Motivated by their own discernment, individuals and institutions in the Jesuit Philippine Province may express their preferences for candidates for national office, and share their reasons for doing so. Some have already done this. We commend them for their sense of civic duty and desire to live Gospel values in…

The Catholic Church assigns the whole month of November as a special time for prayer and good works to commend the Faithful Departed to our Heavenly Father. The Philippine Jesuits remember the departed loved ones in their prayers, Masses, and apostolic labors.

Our acceptance of death means our acceptance of what is really worthwhile in life, a listening to a constant call to a brightness shedding light over the darkness of concupiscence.

Ignatius’s conversion story remains deeply relevant for us today. He left a template to help us remain hopeful, brave, and joyful in today’s uncertain world. I will attempt to summarize this template into two movements: a) surrendering the ego, and b) awakening to grace.