Life in any form goes through change and often transformation. Human beings like other beings are gifted with evolution. Nevertheless, as human beings we are also gifted with free will and thus choose human progress…
St. Ignatius founded the Jesuit Order to face the challenges raised by the Reformation. Today we have to face totally new challenges with new strategies suitable to the times. I am suggesting four important points:…
Fr. John D’Mello was known as ‘Gamcha Father’ as he used to go around with a towel around his neck. He was also known as “Happy Birthday Father” as he used to wish everyone “Happy…
The affectionate, loving, and hard-working Vijay was born in Kerala – Mutholy, in 1943. Though baptised as Mathew, he changed his name to Vijayanand Marialayam in solidarity with the people he intended to work with.…
For the last several years, Fr. Lancy resided at St. Xavier’s High School Community, Fort, Mumbai. On Thursday, 24th March 2022 he celebrated his 50th sacerdotal anniversary. He vested in his ordination cassock which fitted…
If we google it, we know at once that esprit de corps means ‘a feeling of pride and mutual loyalty shared by the members of a group’. We wish to reflect upon the same in…
If I were to ask you, ‘have you seen or heard of LENS?’ I’m sure you would say “Yes!” thinking of lenses related to the eyes and camera. But the LENS I’m referring to is…
The universal Society of Jesus was gearing up to give recognition to the contributions made by the Brothers in its various apostolates. Therefore numerous deliberations took place worldwide. Brothers’ commissions were formed in every Conference…
A few months ago I pronounced my final vows, concluding a twenty-year period of formation as a Jesuit Brother. This formation would have been difficult to distinguish from that of a priestly scholastic, with a…
“Brothers, in the same way as Priests, are integrated into the Society by reason of the ‘one common call’ of the Lord to follow Him in living out the evangelical radicality of religious life. But…