Ministries Archive

  • Fr. Provincial’s Christmas Message 2018
    In Fr. General's visit to the Philippines this month, he spoke about the importance of our shared mission in Christ. He repeatedly stressed that it is a common mission wherein lay partners, benefactors, and Jesuits are all collaborators.
  • A School with Heart
    In the school chapel, there is a lovely image of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. It depicts Jesus gently holding out his torn and wounded heart with arms outstretched, offering it to the viewer. It shows a person who has given all in love, has been deeply hurt, but is…
  • Being Nico
    In his own unassuming way, Fr. Nico strongly encourages us to be ourselves by being genuinely himself to us. And who is this genuine ‘self’? An extremely humorous, humble, and holy person.
  • Quiet Service: An Interview with Fr. Jun Viray, SJ
    In the run up to his installation as the 12th Provincial Superior of the Jesuits in the Philippine Province of the Society of Jesus, Fr. Primitivo E. Viray, Jr., SJ, or Fr. Jun V as he is fondly called, received the national vocation promotions team into his office and graciously…
  • Options: Discernment Talk for Young Professionals on October 19
    Learn the art of making life-giving choices. Inviting single, male, and young professionals to join OPTIONS: A DISCERNMENT TALK ON LIFE CHOICES
  • Seventeen. Kian was just seventeen.
    The death of Kian is not defensible. He was only seventeen. Think of all the possibilities killed. Think of his goodness extinguished. Think of his bereaved family, friends and nation. #JusticeForKian!
  • Diversity and Freedom of Religion
    It is not we who protect God from evil, but God who delivers us from evil. The “God” therefore who “commands” or “wills” violence, destruction and death, especially of children, be they Christian or Muslim, theists or atheists, is a false God, a fabrication of evil and irreverent minds, who…
  • Blessed Justo Takayama and the Jesuits in the Philippines
    The beatification of Justo Takayama Ukon on 7 February 2017 in Osaka, Japan necessitates a special remembrance of Takayama’s special bond with the Jesuits in the Philippines.
  • Praying Between the Lines (Holy Week 2020 Online Retreat)
    ONLINE SPIRITUAL DIRECTORS will be available to respond to your questions and sharing during this year's online Holy Week retreat, starting this Holy Thursday at www.pinsoflight.net.
  • Life Behind Bars (Philippine Jesuit Prison Service)
    Before the final blessing, the inmates extended their hands over me in prayer. They thanked God for me; they blessed and celebrated with me. I was so overwhelmed by the experience that I silently shed tears. Here I was, a sinner, prayed over by sinners, loved by those deemed as…