One morning, as I paddled from 66 into 67, a warm cup of tea brought surprising clarity. I realized that this phase of life is not about counting years but about finally understanding them. After…
St. Paul completes the four Gospels
Fr Fio Mascarenhas, SJ talks about the new book he has co-authored with Dr. Renu Rita Silvano, OCV. The Full GospelFr Fio Mascarenhas, SJ & Dr. Renu Rita Silvano, OCV St. Paul’s, Mumbai128 ; ₹…
An old psalm for a new year
Psalm 23 is the world’s favourite psalm. With just 6 short verses it is simple and beautiful. It has won hearts for two and a half millennia. It has found its way into century upon…
Jesus laughed! A Fresh Look at the Human…
Many Catholic Christians imagine that Jesus was a chronically grim person. This is perhaps because they mostly look at him one-sidedly as a divine Person, forgetting that he was at the same time a truly…
Ignatius,lead us on,even today!
Since his birth 532 years ago, the influence of St Ignatius of Loyola on the world and the Church has been truly phenomenal, both directly through his own writings, especially The Spiritual Exercises, and indirectly…
Formators Must Focus on Building Character
A major part of the Spirit’s activity in Jesus was the fashioning of his character. As a human being, Jesus had to grow spiritually, psychologically and physically, and he truly “increased in wisdom, and in…
How did our Jesuit Saints Pray?
Have we ever wondered, ‘How did Francis Xavier, and his saint-confreres (Faber, Canisius, Kostka, etc.,) pray?’ or ‘Who was responsible, under God, for training them in holiness and prayerfulness?’ The answer, of course, is that…
My Manresa Experience!
At the age of 28, during a crisis of faith caused by unexplainable failures three times in a chemistry examination at the University of Bombay, God entered my life in a special way. One morning…