I watched the teens running with friends along the riverFlowing from the snows of the Himalayas,They jumped into the water, they collected pebblesThat captivated their eyes and their senses.They ate, they drank, they made merry…
Seek Fellowship, not Confrontation
The 7th Victor Courtois Memorial Lecture, organized by the Islamic Studies Association in Delhi, was held at the Millennium Hall of St. Xavier’s School, Delhi on 23 February 2024. The lecture titled ‘From Morocco to…
We invite all Jesuits to listen carefully and…
Next year, 2025, will mark the 30th anniversary of Decree 14. In 1995, delegates from the Society of Jesus met in Rome for the General Congregation 34, and one of the outcomes was the Decree…
The most staggering light
The earth was dark twice. Once at the original creation before God first created light. But later there was an even deeper darkness, on Good Friday, between the 6th and 9th hour, when we were crucifying God,…
Anthony Crasta, SJ (KAR) 1946 – 2024
Br Anthony Crasta departed from this life for his heavenly abode on 2 March 2024, after a prolonged illness. He was 77 years old, a Jesuit for 60 fruitful years. Born in 1946 at Kayyar,…
Mathew Chandy Pazhayaveedu, SJ (CCU) 1939 – 2024
Fr P. C. Mathew S. J. passed away on 11 Feb 2024, at 84. A former Provincial of the Calcutta Jesuit Province and Principal of St. Xavier’s College, Calcutta, he was born in Kerala in…
Peter Savarimuthu, SJ (DUM) 1946 – 2024
Fr Peter Savarimuthu SJ was born in a fervent and faithful Catholic family at Sengulam in Madurai District of Tamil Nadu on 28 February 1946. He joined the Santal Region on 14 August 1968 at…
Any Woman
I am the fire upon the hearth,I am the light of the good sun,I am the heat that warms the earth,Which else, were colder than a stone. [auth] At me the children warm their hands;I…
Magis 2024 award to Fr Felix Raj
Fr John Felix Raj, SJ, Vice-Chancellor of St. Xavier’s University, Kolkata (SXUK) was honoured with the JHEASA Magis 2024 award on 27 January 2024 at St. Xavier’s College, Kolkata at the National Jesuit Higher Education…