On 27th October 2018, the XV Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops promulgated a path-breaking document ‘Young People, The Faith and Vocational Discernment’ at the end of a historic Synod on youth! The…
This will be my last editorial as Jivan editor. I am to take over another mission, requested by the Society. Being human, I feel emotional about leaving Jivan, as I enjoyed the job immensely. [auth]…
A major part of the Spirit’s activity in Jesus was the fashioning of his character. As a human being, Jesus had to grow spiritually, psychologically and physically, and he truly “increased in wisdom, and in…
India today is at the crossroads! On the one hand, with its current Presidency of the G-20, the country is desperate to take its place among ‘the super powers’; on the other hand, there are…
A Story: In a small village, a widowed mother and her son lived together. The mother worked as a gardener to support their family, and her son often watched her tend to the plants. One…
A new age will be created by the passion and power of young people. Generations after generations, young people have always been a core population of our society, on whom we shoulder our present and…
All India Catholic University Federation (AICUF) - a student movement, inspired by God, and initiated by a visionary Jesuit, has grown over the years, and is marching to step into the 100th year of its…
It was in 1993 that I first started using some verses from the Sermon on the Mount in my talks on institutional development in education: A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit; neither can…
The Jesuit Brother, Antonio Moscheni was born in the village Stezzano near Bergamo in Italy, in 1854. His natural talent for art was recognized and encouraged by his father, by sending him to the Academia…
The first prize winning short story of the JIVAN Creative Writing Contest (Short Story) 2022. [auth] Sunita gave a yellow polythene bag to Suman with three chapattis and potato ‘bhaji’ and said, “Come back on…