Tag: Hong Kong

“For God all things are possible”

Fr Clement Tsui SJ pronounced his Final Vows on 31 July at the school chapel of Wah Yan College, Hong Kong, in front of Chinese Jesuit Provincial Fr Stephen Chow SJ, and members of the Jesuit community in Hong Kong.

A native of Hong Kong, Fr Tsui entered the Society of Jesus in 2005, after working in the banking industry. He was ordained a priest in 2015. At his Final Vows, he recalled the inspiration he received from the Lord when he was discerning his vocation to join the Jesuits. It was a passage from the Gospel of Mark: “For human beings it is impossible, but not for God; for God, all things are possible” (Mk 10:27).

Now 16 years later, on the feast day of St Ignatius of Loyola, he shared: “I felt consoled when I professed my Final Vows. It was a blessing for me and my community in Hong Kong.”

Apart from his family and friends, Fr Tsui also invited a group of young men to participate in the Mass. “I hope to be an empathic role model for them,” he said, “so more young men may consider joining the Society of Jesus.”

Fr Tsui is currently the School Chaplain of Wah Yan College Hong Kong and the Chairman of the Education Commission of the Chinese Jesuit Province. He is also the Assistant for Youth Ministry in Hong Kong. His latest mission is as Supervisor of Wah Yan College, Hong Kong and Wah Yan College, Kowloon, succeeding Fr Chow beginning September this year.

A Wahyanite becomes the school supervisor – to be a bridge for students

A mile from shore a fishing boat chummed the water, and the word for Breakfast Flock flashed through the air, till a crowd of a thousand seagulls came to dodge and fight for bits of food. But way off alone, a seagull was making hundreds of glides – making a curve, stretching his wings, twisting, stalling. Continue reading “A Wahyanite becomes the school supervisor – to be a bridge for students”

Traveling the long road to peace and reconciliation

“The past,” Faulkner warned “is never dead”, nor is it really past. Until we break down the barrier of division and fear that goes back many generations, no new bridges of hope can be built. Ever since General Congregations 35 and 36, the Society of Jesus has made reconciliation a key message. It is the theme that brought Fr General Arturo Sosa to Asia in the summer of 2019.

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Day retreats for young people in Hong Kong

All of a sudden, 2019 became a very difficult year for people in Hong Kong. Shocked by the unexpected political and social crisis, many were concerned for the welfare of young people. Xavier House Ignatian Spirituality Centre, a Jesuit retreat house located on the small island of Cheung Chau, reached out to the city and organised day retreats for young people. Continue reading “Day retreats for young people in Hong Kong”

New provincial for the Chinese Jesuit Province

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Fr Stephen Sau-yan Chow SJ will become Provincial of the Chinese Jesuit Province on January 1, 2018. He succeeds Fr John Lee Hua SJ who has served as Provincial for the last six years.

Fr Chow hails from Hong Kong and is a seasoned educator. Before entering the Society of Jesus in 1984 in Dublin, Ireland, Fr Chow already had a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology/Philosophy and a Master of Arts in Educational Psychology (Counselling) from the University of Minnesota in the United States.

After his ordination in 1994, he obtained a Master of Science degree in Organisational Development at Loyola University, Chicago, USA, and worked at Wah Yan College Kowloon and Hong Kong for five years, from 1995 to 2000, as minister, ethics teacher, vocations director and chaplain. At Wah Yan College Hong Kong and Kowloon, he also served as school manager (trustee).

In 2000, he went to Harvard University’s Graduate School of Education to study Human Development and Psychology, and completed his Doctorate in Education in 2006.

Prior to his appointment as Provincial, Fr Chow served as Formator of scholastics in Hong Kong. Fr Chow will continue as Supervisor of Wah Yan College Hong Kong and Kowloon, positions he has held since 2006 and 2007 respectively, and as Chairman of the Chinese Province’s Education Commission.