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Fr. Felix Tellis, SJ (JAM) 1943-2022

Fr. Felix was born on 2nd July 1943, to Isidore Tellis and Elizabeth Mathias at Belman, Mangalore diocese. He was the fifth among seven siblings. Parents and one brother are already in a heavenly abode.…

Fr. Andrew Silveira, SJ (GUJ) 1949-2022

Fr. Andrew left us for his heavenly abode on 21st May 2022, at Jeevan Darshan, Vadodara.He was born on 11th October 1949 at Vasai. After completing his high school studies, he joined the Gujarat Jesuit…

Fr. Colman de Souza SJ (GOA) 1946-2022

It is not an easy task for anyone to write a tribute of a Jesuit priest with a multi-coloured personality like that of Fr. Colman de Souza. With his simplicity of life wearing a khadi…

Fr. Ephrem Thomas Manikompel, SJ (KER) 1942-2022

Fr. Ephrem was working as a psychological animator and therapist in ICTA, Kalamassery, Ernakulam, since 2015. A few months ago, he had published a book titled “OK, Not OK, Still OK!” which may be considered…

Fr. Charles Michael, SJ (MDU) 1947-2022

With serious cardiac and renal problems complicated by diabetes, Fr. Charles Michael passed away on 25th May 2022 after having spent about seven weeks at Beschi Infirmary, with frequent hospitalizations at St. Joseph and Vadamalyan…

Fr. Andrews Thekkekara, SJ (MDU) 1932-2022

Fr. Andrews Thekkekara was born on 1st July 1932, at Karanchira, Thrissur Dt., Kerala. His parents were Mr. Kochumatthew, farmer, and Mariamma, homemaker. He had mentioned in a recent video recording, that his parents as…

Fr. Joseph Mattam, SJ (GUJ) 1936-2022

Joe Mattam joined the Jesuit novitiate at Vinayalaya, Bombay, and took his first vows on 20th June, 1957. After studying theology at Kurseong, he was ordained a priest at Baroda, on 17th March, 1967. After…

What we are Really Looking for is a…

This year 2022 is the 75th year of our Independence, and everywhere the talk is about “re-imagining” or “re-inventing” India. [auth] Foremost among those who want a different idea of India are the BJP-RSS. They…

Ignatian Year: An Invitation to Re-imagine

The meaning of reimagining one's dream as a Jesuit is to discover one's movements of the spirit in prayer, to which the spirit is calling to serve the Church and its Majesty. St. Ignatius wanted…