Fr Adolfo Nicolás SJ Memorial Microsite
As we gratefully remember Fr Adolfo Nicolás on the third anniversary of his going home to the Lord, it is fitting that our Gospel should speak of service, which was one of Nico’s favorite words. “Service” is, of course, a … Continued
by William Currie SJ On 25 February 1961, I was among the Jesuit scholastics in the Japanese language school in Yokosuka, Japan, preparing to welcome a new group of applicants from overseas to the Japanese province. Suddenly one of the … Continued
by Fr Ando Isamu SJ The 34th General Congregation inspired me to take the initiative to live in a low income workers’ area in maybe the poorest region of Tokyo where I was already doing pastoral social apostolate, while teaching … Continued
by Victoria Faicol Fr Adolfo Nicolás started as EAPI (East Asian Pastoral Institute) Director in 1978. We began to know him better via a working relationship and especially at our nightly recreation time. His nickname at home was Fito a diminutive … Continued
by Eric and Marites Ingles When Fr Nico retired in the Philippines, and in keeping with our family tradition to care for Jesuit friends, we adopted him. Though we met several times before his post as Superior General, it was … Continued
by Fr Riyo Mursanto SJ “We collect stories from the provinces and regions, secretaries, peer groups, then we distribute the interesting ones as news”. That was my I answer when Fr Nicolás, who was then new to his position as … Continued
by Kim Sook Hee RSCJ I feel deeply honoured to be asked to share my memories of Fr Nicolas, and utterly grateful to God and to Fr Nicolás for being such an important person in my life. Though he has … Continued
By the Korea-Chinese Province of the Society of the Sacred Heart The friendship between Fr Adolfo Nicolás SJ and the Society of the Sacred Heart in Korea began in the 1970s. In August 1977, Fr Nicolás came to Songsim (Sacred … Continued
By Choi Hae Young RSCJ, Korea-Chinese Provincial of the Society of the Sacred Heart In my memory, it was in 1986 when I first met Fr Adolfo Nicolás SJ. He was then a professor of dogmatic theology at Sophia University … Continued
April 29, 1936～May 20, 2020 By Robert Chiesa SJ As 30th Superior General of the Society of Jesus, Fr Adolfo Nicolás will continue to live on in the history of the Society. His more than eight years of service as … Continued