Fr Freddy Deignan SJ in Hong Kong
“How did God take me out of that small village and plant me in Hong Kong!” Fr Freddy Deignan SJ laughs when he recalls his little home town of...
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“From Access to Integration” – Jesuit Education Seminar
Jose Ignacio Garcia SJ,Director JRS Europe,on laptop,engages with Spanish representatives “Go to the frontiers” urged Pope Francis to members of the Society of Jesus in Rome last year. At...
United Nations International Family Day 15 May
Food Service Demonstration, Hope House. Philomena has a talent. Cooking and baking is her forté, her special gift. She was18 when her mother died unexpectedly seven years ago in...
Irish Men behind the Far East Jesuit Missions
Fr Seán Coghlan SJ. Photo:Chop Suey/Wah Yan College Hong Kong Memories Fr Seán Coghlan SJ has lived in Hong Kong for 52 years. Born in Limerick, Ireland, Seán has...
Easter greetings from John Guiney SJ
Fr John Guieny and Fr Gerry Keane in Singapore Easter is a time for rejoicing in the good work God is doing and wants to do through us all....
The Irish Jesuits in Hong Kong: 90 years on
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...
90th Anniversary of the Arrival of the Jesuits in Hong Kong
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...
Door to door on a Buffalo!
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...
An amazing couple of months in Cambodia
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...
“Go to the frontiers” exhorts Jesuit Pope
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...
World Health Day 2017: Let’s talk about depression
Community Counsellors in Kakuma Camp. (Michael Oyoo/JRS) Sometimes people just need to talk and be listened to. World Health Day on 7th April recognises this and has as its...
Water is life: ‘Maji ni uhai’
The Swahili saying ‘Maji ni uhai’ – ‘Water is life’ captures the absolute necessity of having continuous, safe water in eastern Africa. It can’t be taken for granted. Located...