Born in 1951 in Mudianur, a village bordering Tamilnadu and Karnataka, Thomas had his early schooling in the village school. Fr. Patrick D’Mello was then the missionary there. Thomas was one of the boys he…

Fr. Felix Gonsalves SJ was born on 03 March, 1948, in Madanthyar (Mangalore Diocese), South Kanara Dt, Karnataka.  He entered the Society of Jesus on 10 June, 1966, at Mount Abu, Rajasthan.  He was ordained in Mangalore on 28 April 1980.  He pronounced his Final Vows on…

Fr. Packiam Fidelis Jeyabalan was born on January 28, 1948, at Karisalpatti of Dindigul Diocese, Tamilnadu. His parents Mr. Packiam and Mrs. Emily were teachers. He entered the Society of Jesus on June 15, 1964,…

“Go set the world on fire.” These famous words of St Ignatius to St Francis Xavier brought Fr Edwin Sumit to Bihar in 1971 at the age of twenty. He said goodbye to his home…

A Wise Man from the WestFr. Joaquin Civiac Luna SJ was born on 18 Sep, 1932, in Alcolea (De Cinca, Huesca), Spain.  He entered the Society of Jesus on 14 Sep, 1951, Loyola, Spain.  He was ordained in Mariampura, Petlad on 24 March 1965.  He…

Br. John Molekunnel went to his heavenly abode on January 13, 2020 at Kozhikode, Kerala. Leading a simple life with minimal needs, working silently without publicity and fanfare, he was a Jesuit formed in the…

Fr. Joachim Marian D’Mello passed away on January 21, 2020, in Barbados, Guyana. He was born on October 7, 1952, in Neura. He entered the Society of Jesus on August 25, 1974, and was ordained…

Fr Ladislaus Rego, a Jesuit of the Goa Province, left for his heavenly abode on November 11, 2019, after struggling with cancer and other ailments. He celebrated his 82nd birthday on September 19. Laddy, as…