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…
“It was a time of self-discoveryand healing” –…
[auth] Through our senses The Faith and Spirituality Experience at Magis 2023 was about praying with our senses. Every day of the experience we took one sense and we dwelt on it trying to encounter…
MAGIS 2023 & World Youth Day 2023 in…
Lisbon, Portugal became the youth hub of 2023, as it held two grand events, MAGIS 2023 and World Youth Day 2023. Youth from across the world huddled together to express their faith in Christ and…
If you respect women and give them a…
Perhaps I was lucky to be born in a family where my parents encouraged us to make our own decisions. My father’s unique philosophy was that we make our own choices about our specializations, our…
At this age what do I expect from…
[auth] Much still abides James Rodrigues, SJ (CEN) Loyola College, Chennai The Society has given me more than what I expected in my long journey. The superiors have been very kind and generous to me…
Jesuits banned, their assets confiscatedin El Salvador
On 23 August ’23 Nicaraguan authorities banned the entire Society of Jesus from the country and ordered the confiscation of all its assets, claiming they failed to comply with tax reporting. After shutting down the Central American…
A Jesuit among Muslims
The fact I was trained and ordained and sent among Muslims nourishes my heart with joy and gratitude and gives me energy and consolation. I am grateful to God for the unmerited gift of life…
“I want to see this new world”
As a twelve-year-old boy I stared at my grandfather, who lay on his back on a thin carpet in his house in New Delhi, his eyes closed, his arms resting peacefully across his chest. My…
Alexander John Robinson, SJ (DUM) 1968-2023
Fr John Robinson was admitted to Paramount Nursing Home, Kolkata for appendicitis. Unfortunately, he suffered a massive heart attack in the hospital and breathed his last. Robinson was born in Madurai, Tamil Nadu, on 24…