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…
More than Soul-Searching
The human soul is still an enigma, especially its genesis, nature and evolution. Most religions, particularly Christianity, still follow essentially the Platonic view, or a variant of it. Following Platonic dualism, the traditional Christian view…
Know the Indian Jesuit Scientists
The Jesuits have been known for their intellectual contribution to the world, specifically through science. This book ‘Contribution of Jesuits to Science in India’ by S. Ignacimuthu, SJ, summarises the scientific output of 68 Jesuits…
Jesuits and Higher Education
St. Xavier’s College, Mumbai, celebrated its 150 years in 2019. To commemorate this occasion, the College had organized a conference on “Jesuit Initiatives in Indian Higher Education”. This book is the outcome of this effort.…
When Faith Meets Reason
Many youth today, and thinking adults too, find the Bible ‘weird,’ since several discoveries of science apparently make more sense to the modern mind. A fundamentalist version of Creation, Adam and Eve, etc., is no…
JCSA Meeting in Secunderabad
The bi-annual JCSA meeting was held from 24th to 29th October 2021, at Satyodayam in Secunderabad. The in-person meeting was held after two consecutive online JCSA meetings. Both Fr Vernon and Fr M.K. George were…
JCSA AT COP26 – CARING FOR OUR COMMON…
At a time when the world is looking to recover from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on lives, livelihoods and economies, heads of governments, people’s movements and policymakers explored the opportunity to ‘build back…
Fr. Amritlal Thomas Xalxo, SJ (MAP) 1959-2021
Fr. Amritlal Thomas Xalxo S.J., son of Tokle Joseph Xalxo and Sunita Xalxo from Shahpur village of Dharamjaigarh parish was born on 16th August, 1959. He entered the Society of Jesus in 1982 at Khrist…
Fr. Hermann Bacher, SJ (ECE) 1924-2021
Fr. Hermann Bacher entered the novitiate of the Swiss Vice-Province in 1946 and was missioned to the Pune Province in 1948, together with three co-novices, Hans Belser, Henry Volken and Dominik Zemp. After ordination, he…