A lesson in effective preaching of the word of God. [auth] Looking back at our years of training for priesthood, there were three things that were not much discussed, or touched upon only in passing.…
“Lay Religious life … is … complete in itself” – (Renewal of Religious Life, 10). It didn’t take long for Jesuit General Arrupe himself to confirm that, when he said, “The Brother’s Vocation is a…
A Jesuit Christmas is profoundly simpleExtraordinary happens in an ordinary wayGod becomes Man!Heaven and Earth are now holy!(Incarnation)[auth]A Jesuit Christmas is here and nowLocked in libraries or in open oceanHe finds Him everywhere and in…
At a Christmas party he would not be missedHe was of common stock to be noticedSilent was his ways and deliberately obscureYet for two thousand years he continues to allure [auth] Nothing good came from…
(on hearing children are sold in Afghanistan) [auth]Christmas is about the CHILDTo be cuddled and treated mild.Today they are sold for foodHeartless can it get so crudeChristmas is about the ChildAngels gathered and smiledNow demons…
Waited and waited for thousand years,Yet, sought Him only in the king’s palace.Blind to look down to the lowTo see Him who came down from above. [auth] Be not, the men, closed and stubborn,But to…
O Mother! Wasn’t the incarnation a privilege?For your womb became the holy carriage. [auth] O Heavens! Wasn’t the incarnation a time to rejoice?As the Lord came down to give a surprise. O Earth! Wasn’t the…
Francis, Go set the world on fire.The only mission you did aspire,Nothing could urge you to retire,For only Christ was your life entire. [auth] Without conditions, no ifs, no buts, you left.Only your companions’ names…
Khichdi, as is well known, is a cheap and nutritious dish, a favourite in South Asian cuisine. Khichdi is also Jesuit Father Myron J. Pereira's fourth collection of essays on sacred and secular topics, and…
The human soul is still an enigma, especially its genesis, nature and evolution. Most religions, particularly Christianity, still follow essentially the Platonic view, or a variant of it. Following Platonic dualism, the traditional Christian view…