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Our November cultural Mass had for its theme the “Signs of the Times”. In his homily, the main celebrant, Fr Hartono Budi SJ, told us the legend of Malin Kundang, a young boy who, very early in his life, was separated from his village, and upon returning as an adult refused to recognize his mother because, according to […]

The East Asian Pastoral Institute (EAPI) is known not only for forming pastoral leaders and missionaries for a renewed Church. It is also notable for its enriching multicultural residential programs with students from all parts of the globe. The diversity of nations and languages in EAPI is seen most profoundly at our monthly cultural Masses.

Fr Johnny Go, SJ, EAPI Officer-in-Charge, has been appointed as the Dean of the School of Education and Learning Design of the Ateneo de Manila University, Philippines effective 1 April 2021. Fr Johnny will continue to serve as EAPIs OIC until January 2022 when the new EAPI Director, Fr John Che-chon Chong SJ, takes over.

The EAPI staff and community gathered at the newly renovated Community Hall for the much delayed  despedida of Fr Jojo Fung, SJ on 18 March 2021. The dinner gathering was a thanksgiving dinner for his 11 years of service in EAPI. Fr Jojo served EAPI as  Program Coordinator and Spiritual Director from 2009-2020.  He returned

60 PARTICIPANTS REGISTER FOR EAPI’S NEW ONLINE PROGRAM A total of 38 participants have signed up for the entire program called “MAKING ALL THINGS NEW: PASTORAL LEADERSHIP FOR A NEW WORLD.” An additional 20 have enrolled in individual modules. “More than ever, even–and especially–in these uncertain times,  we need to offer the EAPI brand of

New EAPI Director Appointed for 2022 By unanimous endorsement of the EAPI Board of  Trustees and the members of the Corporation, Fr John Che-chon Chong SJ has been appointed the new EAPI Director starting January 2022. Born in 1957, Fr Chong entered the Society of Jesus in 1990.   After his ordination in 1996, he pursued his graduate studies in

Our Lady of EAPI It’s actually a statue of Our Lady of Fatima, but we are calling her Our Lady of EAPI. On the 11th of February 2021, the Feast of Our Lady of Lourdes, the EAPI staff and community gathered for the blessing of a brand new garden. The garden was lovingly designed and

The church in times of Covid: Discerning pastoral responses for a new world An EAPI online module “It is a matter of urgency to discern and find the pulse of the Spirit to give impetus, together with others, to dynamics that can witness and channel the new life that the Lord wants to generate at