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…
Come out of your Comfort Zones: Call to…
The month of December 2021 for me saw Indian democracy reaching a new low, perhaps unparalleled in recent times. Just a month earlier, we were celebrating in a year that was otherwise difficult the withdrawal…
Rekindling the Stan Spirit
How does the story of Stan Swamy (1937-2021) affect our lives as Jesuits, our involvement with the civil society and the marginalized poor in a new and surprising way? Stan lived his Jesuit life true…
Uncompromising Stan(d) against Injustice: In Solidarity with the…
Fr. Stan Swamy wrote a booklet titled Church and Social Justice in 1980, published by Centre for Social Action, Bangalore. Many of his contemporaries must have read it. The introduction of the book begins as…
Need More Swamies like Stan
I want to begin with lines about Father Stan Swamy which I read in the journal Vasudha sent to me by my comrade Vineet from Indore. Written by Megha, these lines defy translation. [auth] Aaj…
Annual Meeting of Vocation Promoters and Pre-Novitiate Directors…
The annual meeting of the VPND was held in at XLRI, Jamshedpur from November 25-28, 2021. The meeting began with Fr. Arjen Tete, the Conference Formation Delegate, welcoming the participants. Fr. Ivan D’Souza (BOM), then,…
COP 26 – A Renewed Call to Solidarity
South Sudan is a precarious place to live. For Deborah and her seven children, it has become a dangerous one because of climate change. To feed her family, she grows groundnuts, kale and pumpkins. While…
Fr. Placidius Kujur, SJ (MAP) 1950 -2021
Father Placidius Kujur was a great pioneer missionary always ready to go and start new missions with new people and in new places. He was a spiritual and holy man who never missed Holy Mass…
Fr. Ignacio Galdos Zuazua, SJ (GUJ) 1931-2021
People were celebrating the feast of St. Ignatius of Loyola, the local hero, on 31st July 1931, in the small village in Guipuzcoa, Spain, called Aretxabaleta. From a house top, an elderly lady shouted, “Two…