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…
Fr. Theodore Toppo (T), SJ (MAP) 1939-2019
“No one lights a lamp and places it under a bushel basket…” Fr. Theodore could not hide himself. By nature he was available to love and to serve. He radiated humility, kindness, patience and knowledge.…
Revolutionaries of Tender Love
What do Oscar Romero and Jorge M. Bergoglio have in common? Latin Americans, God’s fearless prophets, people’s pastors, tireless campaigners of human rights, trailblazers of ecumenism, protectors of the poor, friends of mother earth, dialoguers,…
Assessing Ambedkar
This collection of essays examines the legacy of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar with regard to his ideas of social democracy, eradication of caste system, formation and strengthening of constitutional institutions, and the role of religion and…
Capsule History of the Catholic Church
The book under review provides a thick historical narrative for Europe and India, and a thin narrative for other continents with reference to Christianisation, de-Christianisation and the struggling Church. The book has four parts: 1)…
Governance in the Society of Jesus
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Spring Offensive
Note: The term ‘Spring Offensive’ refers to the attacks by insurgents on the government in Afghanistan. The poem deals with the hope that the children of a conflict-ridden country place in education. More precisely, in a land where there is…
Br. Selvaraj Sebastian, SJ (MDU) 1937-2019
Br. Selvaraj was my companion as a student of St. Mary’s Higher Secondary School, Dindigul. He joined our novitiate at Beschi, Dindigul in 1957. He was always known to be a calm and unassuming person.…
Fr. Aloysius Murzello, SJ (BOM) 1942-2019
All of us who knew Fr. Aloysius as a friend will recall his patience, his ability to listen and the many small things he did to make us comfortable. At the end of a hard…