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…
Science and Religion: An Eastern Interface
This book is an attempt at presenting some of the contemporary activities in the field of science-religion interfacing, particularly in the Eastern sector of the globe. Two points are emphasized here: Firstly, the old view…
Digital Jesuits: The #Hashtag Ministry
Fr. Stan Swamy, an octogenarian Jesuit priest, hailing from Jamshedpur Province, was arrested by the National Investigating Agency (NIA) on 8 October 2020. 15 January 2021 marks 100 days since his illegal arrest. [auth] The…
Fr. James Thottakath, SJ (KER) 1937-2020
Fr James Thottakath passed away quietly on 15 September 2020 after fighting cancer for a while. He spent his final days in Christ Hall cheerfully accepting the suffering as a reward from the Master. Born…
Fr. Vijay Kumar Prabhu, SJ (KAR) 1940-2020
Covid-19 cruelly cut down Fr Vijay Kumar Prabhu, “a Jesuit with a large heart and deep humanity”, who left us on 15th September 2020, the feast of the Mother of Sorrows. He has rightly been…
Fr. Jacob Carvalho, SJ (GOA) 1944-2020
Fr Jacob Carvalho’s favourite saying was: “Let your greatest happiness always be to make others happy.” The eminent Jesuit priest and former principal of St Paul’s High school, Belagavi, died on 12th September 2020, after…
Fr. John Berchmans Nag, SJ (JAM) 1948-2020
Fr. John Berchmans Nag left for his eternal abode on September 10th, early in the morning, and in the evening he was buried in the cemetery of Jesu Bhavan, Mango. He was born on 31st…
Fr. Jayant Kumar Padival, SJ (KAR) 1950-2020
Fr. Jayant was born in Mangalore on April 16th, 1950, to late Mr. and Mrs. Victor and Candida Tauro. He joined the Novitiate in Bangalore on June 19th, 1967. He earned a BA degree from…
Br. Sebastian Valiamattam, SJ (KER) 1928-2020
Br Sebastian Valiamattam left for his heavenly abode as if it was part of his daily routine. He took his evening tea and slowly breathed his last. He was as peaceful in his death as…