All the major superiors of the Jesuit Conference of South Asia (JCSA), headed by Fr Stanislaus D’Souza, along with the General Assistants, Frs. Vernon D’Cunha and M K George gathered at Christ Hall, Calicut, Kerala…
A Visible Witness to Invisible Realities
“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…
Five Flies in My Cup of Tea
[auth] I completed sixty years in the Society of Jesus. As I stand at the crossroads of time, my mind takes a nostalgic trip down memory lane. I retrieved in time, events and people, especially…
Does no one read anymore?
How digital technology has changed the way we read and write [auth] One of my Jesuit colleagues bemoaned the fact that the libraries in Jesuit houses are now just empty rooms with musty cupboards filled…
Desiderio Desideravi – The “How to” of Liturgical…
The purpose of the apostolic letter “Desiderio Desideravi’ given on the Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul – 29th June 2022, and addressed to all, is “the liturgical formation of the people of God”. [auth]…
Ambassador of Reconciliation – Blessed Giovanni Antonio Solinas,…
Giovanni Antonio Solinas, our new Blessed, was beatified on 2nd July 2022, in Argentina. His feast-day is 16th November. [auth] Giovanni Antonio Solinas (1643-1683), an Italian Jesuit, was massacred on 27th October 1683, in Zenta,…
Gratefully in the Society of Jesus
God has been so great in accompanying me all these years. I have felt His constant guidance in making me what I am today. I thank everyone who has played his or her part in…
The Best Practices of Poverty in the Society…
The inimitable Jesuit practice of poverty has two entwined threads ‘spiritual’ and ‘actual’ (Sp. Ex. 98, 146), the attainment for which Grace every Jesuit intentionally and actively prays and deliberately chooses. Actual poverty is relinquishing…
The Nobility, Advantages and Joyfulness of Poverty
The letter written on 7th August 1547 by St. Ignatius to the Jesuits of Padua, highlights the inner spirit with which one is invited to live a life of poverty. The context of this communication…