Remedios was a ‘People’s Person’: friendly; one who enjoyed meeting and talking with people. He would always begin any conversation with ‘What’s Up?’. These two words had a beautiful alchemy of endearing him to others.…
Dion died as he lived - peacefully on the morning of Sunday 24 September 2023. Dion was 78 years old and 62 years in the Society. His entire priestly ministry of 48 years was in…
Fr. John Britto Bonaventure’s’s association with Higher Education, first as a student and then as professor, research scholar and administrator, began and ended at St. Joseph’s College, Tiruchirappalli. His years of active ministry were mostly…
Fr. Joy John Arackal breathed his last at 5.00 pm on 7 October 2023, at Jivodaya Hospital, Delhi. Hailing from Thuruthy, Changanassery, Kerala, as a teenager, he had an intense desire to become a priest…
Fr. Mani V. Nedumattam, SJ was born on 18 February 1935 in a devout Catholic family. Wanting to be a missionary in North India, he joined the Patna Province in 1955. At Bettiah,northern Bihar, he…
Born on 20 January 1929 at Pala, Kerala, Thomas Koyipuram entered the Society on 1 Aug. 1950. He was ordained a priest on 24 March 1962 and took his Last Vows on 2 Februay 1966. …
Once I turned for guidance to the late Dom Bede Griffiths, a British Benedictine monk, who lived for many years and died at Shantivanam, also called Saccidananda Ashram, near Kulithalai in Tamil Nadu, India. As…
I arrived in Bali, Indonesia on the day before Christmas. December was a good month for Bali, with hot days, balmy nights, and long afternoons ending in spectacular sunsets. The palace of the Agung was…
by Tim Emminger [auth] Guide me as I travel here and thereIf I should lose controlTake the wheel; save my soul Rosary on the rearview mirrorCrucifix I hold in my handLord bless meAs I travel…
Did you notice it? If you did, you deserve a pat on your back, because it shows you are a careful reader of Jivan. [auth] The first one to alert me to the mix-up…