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The Social and Psychological meanings of Suicide

This book is an outcome of the study undertaken by the faculty of the Centre for Culture and Development, Vadodara, which was financially supported by the Indian Council for Social Science Research, Delhi. This book…

Community Prayers for the Ignatian Year

This is an off-beat book containing Community Prayer Services based on the early parts of the Autobiography of Saint Ignatius, related to his ‘conversion’. The undergirding theme is: ‘Through Ignatius to Christ’. Each unit has…

JCSA Meeting

February 2021 [auth] The JCSA had an online meeting from 22nd- 26th February 2021. It was the second JCSA meeting in a row in the online mode. The Major Superiors of the Conference along with…

Centenary Celebration Jiffies

The concluding commemoration of the Patna Jesuit Mission Centenary was held on March 3, 2021, at XTTI, Patna.  Though, the pandemic situation did not permit any kind of elaborate celebration, it was a year-long spiritual…

Christian Faith as a Co-pilgrim in Bihar: A…

During his apostolic journey to India in 1964, the first ever by a Pope, addressing the representatives of different religions on December 3, 1964, Paul VI had said “Yours is a land of ancient culture,…

Dreaming into the Future

Interview with Fr. Provincial, Donald Miranda, SJ [auth] Father Provincial, how do you feel as Patna province celebrates its centenary year?  The fact that Patna Jesuit Mission is celebrating One Hundred Years is a joyful…

Social Action: Glorious Past yet Searching for a…

The development of social action in the Patna Jesuit Province was spectacular. The beginnings qualify as a case study for understanding the meaning of three terms which Jesuits consider as defining characteristics of their mission:…

Patna Jesuits on the National Frontiers

Patna Mission, later to become the Patna Jesuit Mission, was entrusted to the Society of Jesus by Pope Benedict XV in 1919. The then General Vladimir Ledochowski commissioned the Missouri Province of the USA in…