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…
Jesuit Communicators meet in Chennai
The JESCOM Annual Meet 2023, a gathering of Jesuit communicators, took place on 23-25 October ’23 at Dhyana Ashram, Chennai. Delegates from 15 provinces/regions participated in the three-day event, delving into the profound intersection of…
The secret to keeping our New Year resolutions
As we draw the curtains on the year 2023, the last week of every year is the most challenging one. Whether we like it or not, we somehow seem to remind ourselves of the big…
His warm smile and kind eyes…
Since I happen to be the President of the Xavier Board of Higher Education, the Vatican Dicastery of Education and Culture invited me to join their conference on ‘Time for Listening”. I was one of…
2024: Dreams and fears
Four young Jesuits in formation share their anxieties, dreams, and plans for the year 2024 [auth] I’ll look for those moments The Greeks speak about two different ‘times’: firstly, chronos, the time that keeps moving,…
Jesuit office publishes book on Pastoral planning in…
The Office of Discernment and Apostolic Planning of the Society of Jesus has published a new book on pastoral planning authored by Dr Christina Kheng, a Singaporean laywoman and planning consultant of the Jesuit Conference…
Evolution of our spiritual lives
Title of the book: Reimagining Your Faith JourneyAuthor: Fr Learoy Rodrigues, SJPublisher: Pauline Publications, MumbaiISBN: 978-93-93782-31-1Number of pages: 160Price: ₹ 190/- Learoy Rodrigues talks about his new book Reimagining Your Faith Journey. What made you write this book? In the last few…
Indian nationalism is inclusive
Title of the book: Religious Pluralism in IndiaAuthor: Fr Lancy Lobo, SJPublisher: Routledge IndiaISBN: ISBN 9781032373058Number of pages: 222Price: ₹4,592.90/- Lancy Lobo, SJ, talks about his new book Religious Pluralism in India: Ethnographic and Philosophic Evidences 1886 – 1936. What made you…
The only Jesuit institution in China celebrates 25…
To mark the 25th anniversary of the only Jesuit institution in mainland China, the Beijing Center for Chinese Studies (TBC) gathered friends and alumni on the evening of 28 November ’23 to cherish the sweet…