Moving into the 21st century, gender is a familiar expression in ordinary parlance besides becoming a tool of critical inquiry in key analytical questions. Though gender concerns are generally seen as synonym for women’s concerns,…

For thousands of years patriarchal attitudes persisted in human society wherein the male was considered the norm and the female as created to be at his service. Women were accorded an inferior position and were…

I have been in partnership with Jesuits in the Social Development Ministry for many years. I can proudly say that I am a product of the Society of Jesus. My family share the values and…

Ignatian spirituality is a significant source and motivation for many women religious Congregations as well as lay associations. Many Congregations include the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius of Loyola with their particular practice of spirituality.…

In her book, Women at the Well: Feminist Perspectives in Spiritual Direction, Kathleen Fisher writes, “It is often said of women’s spirituality that ‘we do not yet know what it looks like’.” The same could…

It was in April 2017 my Provincial Fr. Sebastian Jeerakassery showed me a letter from Fr. George Pattery that Port Blair Diocese needs a Spiritual Director. He asked me whether I was ready to go…

On July 29th the Union Cabinet approved the National Education Policy 2020. It has not been presented in Parliament. To become an Act it needs the approval of the Parliament. The Minister of Education said…

A few years after twitter was launched, the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) had issued a justifiable guideline to its newsroom: Break news first on our platforms before tweeting. It’s no secret that today there are…