During my maiden visit to the central provinces of India, a fascinating thing that caught my attention was the round tables in the community dining halls. As the days went by, I realized that this…
Stan in Jail: Implications for Christian Mission in…
Every time I send a copy of my webinar or a write-up on Stan’s arrest to my younger sister, the senior-most guardian of our family, she responds with a sigh, ‘hope they won’t arrest you…
Challenges Raised by the Jail Custody of Fr.…
Fr. Stan Lourduswamy SJ, aged 83, who was working for the Adivasis of Jharkhand for more than three decades, was taken into custody and imprisoned on October 9th in the Taloja prison in Mumbai. Along…
Infirmary in the Pandemic
Ireturned from visiting the hospital, dog-tired and ravenously hungry. I collected my dinner from the hot box in the kitchen and ate in the reading room. The T. V. streamed news of the Corona situation…
Let us together make a difference
In Conversation with the Newly appointed President of JCSA. [auth] Hearty Congratulations, Fr. Stany, on being appointed the President of JCSA. As you assume this important responsibility, what are your first feelings, rather your consolations…
Contemplation in Political Action
We live today in cataclysmic times! If one goes by the experience of the last couple of years, and particularly since the pandemic COVID-19 gripped the world, one realises there is not much positive happening…
JRS-South Asia: 40 years of Accompaniment
As Jesuit Refugee Service enters into 40 years of existence in November 14, 2020, it is not a time to triumphantly celebrate its achievements but to trace out God’s footprints and His providential accompaniment with…
A.T. Thomas: Liberator of the Oppressed and Exploited
Fr. A.T. Thomas received martyrdom on 24th October 1997. It is 23 years since his martyrdom. In 1996 he went to Manila, taking two years break from Dalit apostolate, to do his study. I was…
Thomas Gafney: A Prophet against Corruption and Drugs
Fr. Tom Gafney was born in Cleveland, Ohio, USA, on November 28th, 1932. He joined the Jesuits in September 1952, and came to Nepal in 1959 after doing his philosophy studies at West Baden, Indiana.…