Ever since I gained my senses, I have been associated with the Jesuit missionaries for my upbringing. The first Jesuit priest I had encountered was Fr. Vervaraken, who was from Belgium. Further, I had the…

I am Prem Manjhi. My father is Mr. Suresh Manjhi and mother is Mrs. Tileshwaridevi. I hail from Jamsaut, a village in the outskirts of Patna. I belong to the Musahar community, the most backward…

I  can never sum up in such a short article what the entire Patna Mission means to me, nor the incredible growth that has occurred in the past 100 years. Here are a few of…

Leaping into the unknown is not anything new to Patna province. Every ministry evolved in the province was a result of a soulful search after reading the signs of the times and responding to it…

Easter is the ultimate Solemnity and greatest Feast and is the longest among the liturgical seasons. It celebrates the crowning, central truth of our faith in Jesus Christ. Easter is the most important day of…

South Asian Jesuit Contribution to Contextual Methodology [auth] I. First Stirrings of Indigenization: After Vatican Council II, especially after the emergence of the Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conferences (FABC) in 1974, the topic of indigenization…

South Asia remains a global hotspot where women are still considered second-class citizens: educationally backward, culturally suppressed, economically dependent and politically powerless. Discrimination against girls and women results in a high rate of female foeticide,…

South Asian Jesuit Pioneers in Interfaith Dialogue [auth] Dialogue is an indispensable ingredient of Asian Theology. Hence, I present a glimpse of South Asian Jesuit engagement with Hinduism and Islam, briefly discussing contributions of Jesuits…