✨ Ignatian Youth Formation + MAGIS Korea 2027 + World Youth Day Seoul 2027 🇰🇷 ✨
Are you ready for something more? 💙
MAGIS Pilipinas invites young adults 18–35 years old to embark on an Ignatian journey of prayer 🙏, discernment 🧭, friendship 🤝, service ❤️, and mission 🌏.
More than a formation program, MAGIS is a way of life—helping young people discover God's presence in everyday life, grow as servant leaders, and build authentic friendships rooted in faith.
As part of the global MAGIS community, participants also prepare to join fellow young pilgrims from across Asia Pacific and around the world for MAGIS Korea 2027 and World Youth Day 2027 in Seoul, South Korea. 🇰🇷⛪
If you're searching for a deeper relationship with God and a community that will accompany you in discerning your vocation, we invite you to journey with us.
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📧 Email us: magispilipinas@gmail.com
From the Lectern
Representatives, Not Substitutes: Homily for the Ordination to the Presbyterate of Revs Bulan, Cruz, and Santos (Jn 10:11–16)
Dom, Bien, and James, allow me to begin by making one thing very clear to you. From this day forward, you are being ordained not to become substitutes for Christ, but to become his representatives. Hindi kapalit kundi kinatawan. The distinction is important. A substitute is a replacement for someone who is absent. A representative…
Building Bridges: The Dialogue between Jesuit Schools, the Philippines, and China
From its beginnings, the Society of Jesus has had a special interest in China. One of the Founding Fathers, St. Francis Xavier, brought Christianity to significant parts of Asia and died off the coast of Mainland China in 1552, his dream of evangelizing China left unfulfilled. In October of that same year, Matteo Ricci was born in Macerata, Italy, and…
The Jesuits and the Chinese-Filipino Apostolate in Cebu: A Brief History
Interaction with Chinese culture is a part of the history of the Society of Jesus. From St. Francis Xavier to Matteo Ricci up to the present day Jesuits, they and their lay collaborators have been taking great interest in the evangelization of and dialogue with the Chinese. This brief history of the Jesuits in the Chinese-Filipino apostolate in Cebu [Chinese-Filipino…
To a Young Man Who Wants to Be a Jesuit
In these fast-changing and sometimes tough times, I feel a deep need to reach out to young people like you, who are thoughtfully considering your future and spiritual journey. As a Jesuit, I have been blessed to experience a profound journey of conversion and an ongoing call to live authentically, all grounded in God’s unconditional love and the mission of the Church. Today, I want to share some thoughts and experiences that might resonate with your own search for meaning and purpose.
COMMON HOME
Laudato Si’ and Integral Ecology 10 Years Later
How did we spend the last 10 years of living Laudato Si’ and integral ecology? Were we trying to listen, trying to learn perhaps, but remaining indecisive for periods, with increased distraction, division, and denial? The main challenge is not a project design—or a technology—but good will in seeking collaboration across silos. Where have we come from? The encyclical Laudato…
THE WINDHOVER
Year XXVIII (2026) Vol 1
The Jesuit apostolate in the Chinese-Filipino community spans schools, parishes, and various pastoral ministries that nurture faith, education, and service. Through these institutions, Jesuits accompany…
Universal Apostolic Preferences
The Universal Apostolic Preferences provide a guiding vision for the entire Society of Jesus. They ignite our aspirations and stir our ambitions, fostering unity in our shared mission. These new Preferences encompass four crucial focal points for addressing contemporary global needs. Over the next decade, the Society of Jesus will prioritize these areas, and we extend an invitation for you to delve deeper into them and join us in making a meaningful impact rooted in the Gospel.
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