Hong Kong Journal of Catholic Studies

Hong Kong Journal of Catholic Studies

The Hong Kong Journal of Catholic Studies is an English-Chinese bilingual academic journal published by the Centre for Catholic Studies of the Chinese University of Hong Kong. It aims to promote intellectual exchange in different areas from theology, social science, history, culture to interreligious dialogues between the Chinese and Western world, through which to promote attention and participation in Catholic academic research in the Greater China region and overseas Chinese Catholic communities.

The Hong Kong Journal of Catholic Studies selects its papers by anonymous peer reviews to maintain the academic standard. The nature publication generally belongs to humanities and welcomes the use of the social science approach to studying Catholicism, emphasizing textual and research studies. The journal welcomes contributions from individuals or in the form of a special edition of research projects. Besides, the journal also publishes book reviews.

To consolidate Catholic studies between the Chinese communities and the international world, this bilingual journal accepts submission in Chinese or English along with an abstract of the corresponding language. The journal is published electronically once a year. We welcome your comments and suggestions. Our next issue will draw from the Inter-Religious Dialogue held on December 9, 2021 on “Human Fraternity and Social Friendship.”

 

 

 

Recent Issue

Hong Kong Journal of Catholic Studies No. 12 Year 2021 天主教研究學報 第十二期 2021年

Spiritual Exercises and Ignatian Spiritual Direction  in Contemporary Times
〈神操與依納爵靈修指導的當代實踐〉

Stephen Tong, SJ

A cannonball upended the life of a young man with dreams of worldly success 500 years ago. Thus began the conversion of Ignatius of Loyola who later founded the Society of Jesus. March 2022 also marks the 400th anniversary of the canonization of Ignatius and Francis Xavier, one of the greatest missionaries of the Catholic Church. As the Society of Jesus and mission partners worldwide, including the Centre for Catholic Studies, CUHK, celebrate the Ignatian Year (from May 2021 through July 2022), we are called to “see all things new in Christ.” We join a world, wrestling with numerous crises—not least the COVID-19 pandemic—as we renew our mission, inspired by Ignatian spirituality. Eight contributors have joined us in this issue to share their insights on the Spiritual Exercises and Ignatian Spiritual Direction. What is discernment? What is at stake? What does it mean to undertake a journey of conversion, or accompany another on such a journey? As we set out to discern and put in practice the Universal Apostolic Preferences 2019-2029, we invite you to likewise see with new eyes your everyday life, full of encounters and possible transformation toward integrity (wholeness) and hope. It is the hour of Dawn.

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