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Jivan is our magazine. It is your magazine. So feel free to write for it. Please keep in mind that it is the magazine of the entire South Asian Assistancy and so if your report…

Many Branches, but One Root

Interview with Fr. Pavulraj Michael, SJ, on CP 71, Loyola, Spain [auth] Dear Fr. Pavul, thanks for the interview to Jivan. You attended the recent Congregation of Procurators in Spain. What was the atmosphere?  Fr.…

300 Jesuit School Leaders attend LEAP

LEAP (Leadership Enhancement and Animation Program) programs were conducted in Calcutta, Pune, Pathalgoan, Patna, Ranchi, Chennai, Bangalore, Mumbai, Jamshedpur and Hazaribagh. About 330 Jesuit School Leaders from all over the Conference participated in the programmes.…

Ignatius,lead us on,even today!

Since his birth 532 years ago, the influence of St Ignatius of Loyola on the world and the Church has been truly phenomenal, both directly through his own writings, especially The Spiritual Exercises, and indirectly…

The Mandates that GC 36 Gave to Fr.…

- Interview with Fr. Vernon D’Cunha, SJ [auth] Assistant ad Providentiam (Part 1) Thanks for the interview, Fr. Vernon. You are with Fr. General all the time. Has there been any progress in implementing the…

Burning houses, repeating lies

I was at ground zero. I saw the houses burning and the ‘homeless’ in the camps. Our own jeep was torched by miscreants on the highway for no reason and we were beaten by an…

Manipur: Ethnic Conflict Communalised

“Attacks on Christians” is one of the headlines about the recent clashes in Manipur. It is not surprising, because many churches and chapels were attacked and there are allegations of some Meitei sacred places being…

The Culture that Enables Sexual Harassment

Two recent events have parallels that are so stark that they are almost surreal. [auth] On 28 May 2023 the Delhi police dragged, arrested and charged with rioting and disorder, some of India's top women…

Fraternity Forum established in two T.N. towns

Franciscan Missionaries of Mary (Coimbatore) and Islamic Studies Association (Delhi) jointly organized two one-day seminars on “Human Fraternity for World Peace and Living Together” at Ooty (26 May 2023) and Coimbatore (27 May 2023). At…