One morning, as I paddled from 66 into 67, a warm cup of tea brought surprising clarity. I realized that this phase of life is not about counting years but about finally understanding them. After…
A Kaleidoscopic Personality
Fr. Samuel Rayan, SJ (KER) 1920-2019 1920-2019 How do you summarize a life that filled the hearts of thousands, a mind that stimulated lakhs of people, formed a whole set of leaders of India, including…
Annual meeting of Pre-Novitiate Directors and Vocation Promoters
The Annual meeting of Pre-Novitiate Directors and Vocation Promoters of the South Asian Assistancy was held at Sneh Jyoti, Sevasi, Gujarat, from 17th to 20th November 2018. [auth] The group was warmly welcomed by Frs.…
Sexual abuse, Power and Conscience
Fr. Hans Zollner, SJ responds to the JIVAN Editorial team. [auth] Truth is the sacred space of all Journalism and the core of any evangelization. In the wake of clerical sex abuse, the Universal Church…
Eminent Theologian in Ecclesiology and Missiology
Fr. Kurien Kunnumpuram is not physically present with us anymore. What a loss to the Jesuit family and to the Church in India! Kurien was very active till recently continuing his theological writings while staying…
Christmas in Afghanistan
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Forest Man of India
He was a just in his teens when he started this. After noticing the deaths of a large number of reptiles due to a lack of a tree cover, he started planting Bamboo in an…
JCSA Darjeeling – a meeting like no other
Looking far into the future: The JCSA Major Superiors ascended the Himalayan Range and perched themselves in Darjeeling, 2042 metres above sea level. They had a breathtaking view of the terrain below - Sikkim to…
What has Tantrism to do with Christianity?
The articles in this volume of Documenta Missionalia are for that reader who is not just a curious learner of Tantrism and Christianity but who is also willing to allow the interaction of two religious…