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A pioneer of Christian art in the Indian…

Bon AppetitDecember 14, 2023

Delio Mendonca talks about his book on the pioneering Indian artist, Fonseca Délio Mendonça, Fonseca, Goa, Architecture Autonomous,2022, pp. 252, images 126. (www.angelofonseca.com) What made you write this book? A good, complete book on this…

A model of fraternity and friendship

Bon AppetitDecember 14, 2023

Joseph Victor Edwin talks about a book he edited on a saint who lived among Muslims Edited by Joseph Victor Edwin, Orbis Books,2022, pp. 128. Congratulations! Your book has won an award from the Catholic…

To script a new beginning

ArticlesDecember 14, 2023

Christmas is upon us once again at a time when “the still sad music of humanity,” that William Wordsworth talked about has become a screeching scream. This is so obvious in the context of the…

What will I do for Mary’s babe?

GardenDecember 14, 2023

His unfathomable love gently flowedAmong the least, the last and the lostThe shepherds and the Magi bowedBefore Mary’s babe, the Lord of hostsWhat have I done for the One who is born? [auth] From heavenly…

Christmas reveals God’s disponibility

ArticlesDecember 14, 2023

By choosing the Incarnation as the way to involve themselves in the world, the three divine persons - the Father, Son and Spirit - placed themselves at the mercy of human beings. Of the many…

To empower rural school teachers

NewsDecember 14, 2023

In order to address the challenges faced by teachers in rural schools, CSSE (Conference Secretariat for School Education) came up with a new initiative, called TEEP (Teacher Effectiveness Enhancement Program). These teachers play a crucial…

JCSA meets at De Nobili, Pune

NewsDecember 14, 2023

The biannual meeting of the major superiors of Jesuit Conference of South Asia held on 22 to 27 October ‘23 was hosted by the Pune province, and accommodation was provided by De Nobili College, Pune.…

Vocation Promoters & Prenovitiate Directors meet in Goa

NewsDecember 14, 2023

The annual meeting of the Jesuit Vocation Promoters and Prenovitiate Directors (VPND), was held in Pedro Arrupe Institute (PAI), Raia, Goa, on 5-8 October 2023. Besides Fr Somy Mannoor (JAM), the new Secretary of the…

Did the Synod succeed?

ArticlesDecember 14, 2023

Although everyone understood the historical importance of the Synod on synodality that began in Rome on 04 Oct 2023, many wondered if it will succeed. [auth] Well, the first Session ended on 29 October. Did…

Opened: VJ’s renovated library

NewsDecember 14, 2023

Archbishop Anil Joseph Thomas Couto, Archbishop of Delhi and Fr. Stan  D’Souza SJ, the President of the Jesuit Conference of South Asia blessed the renovated library of Vidyajyoti Institute of Religious Studies, Delhi on 18…