“There is no prevention; there is no cure. It is getting worse…. They brought in a holy man… but he ran away in terror,” says Lilly to the bartender, narrating her exorcism episode. Lilly, a…
Poverty as a choice [auth] In the letter on the need to examine our vow of Poverty, Fr General wrote: “It is not the lack of many material goods that we recognize Jesus poor and…
I had the privilege of getting educated in a Salesian School, and was closely associated with the Salesian Sisters and Fathers right from my childhood, and have worked in close collaboration with them. Moreover, I’m…
The dawn has come for the Society of Jesus in South Asia with the venturing of a school of Environmental Science at SJU, Bengaluru. The new university has established PG and Research Programs in Environmental…
Have we ever wondered, ‘How did Francis Xavier, and his saint-confreres (Faber, Canisius, Kostka, etc.,) pray?’ or ‘Who was responsible, under God, for training them in holiness and prayerfulness?’ The answer, of course, is that…
The world is lovely, nice and sweet;Joyful frowns, yet a painful treat.Rivers flow and flowers bloom:God made earth’s very womb. [auth] Hills and mounts, plains and valleys,Full of wonder are His alleys!Milky seas and silky…
We usually think of the vow of poverty as a matter of renunciation, and therefore something burdensome. We forget that in essence, it is a gift of joy and freedom. The vow of poverty was…
The proper understanding and prudent practice of religious poverty has probably never been easy in any age. Therefore, the Church in general and the Society in particular, has seen a sea change in the articulations…
(1907, 14th November, born at Bilbao in Spain) Joyous, you deserve, basking in Heaven sure, we revere;Noble Basque the Family you come from, we adhere;Born for higher things, Greater Glory of God held you sway,Poised to…
Years ago, when I was studying at St. Joseph’s College, Bangalore, I heard a lovely hymn being sung. It was sung in a melodious voice by no less a person than the late Fr. Cecil…