The close bonding between the Society of Jesus and St Joseph is deep-rooted. In the Spiritual Exercises of St Ignatius of Loyola there are six explicit references (SE 111, 114, 264, 265, 269, 270) to…
Papal Seminary: Home of Love
Last year Papal Seminary, Pune, India, entered the 125th year of its service in forming and moulding priests for the Universal Church, especially the Church in India. It is the formation house for about 190…
CHRISTMAS with a difference
It is indeed the ‘Christmas’ story of 2018. While India was celebrating Independence Day on 15th August, a new-born baby was found in a Chennai gutter, wailing loudly. The umbilical cord was around his tiny…
TARUMITRA: Empowering students and teachers for a Green…
Tarumitra meaning “Friends of Trees” in Sanskrit and Hindi is a forum for students to protect and promote a healthy environment on the Earth. It was started by students in Patna in 1988 and has…
ECO-FEMINISM: Voices of Women for Mother Earth
I am the woman who holds up the sky The rainbow runs through my eyesThe rainbow runs through my eyesThe sun makes a path to my wombMy thoughts are in the shape of cloudsBut my…
Dhartari, Kansari and the Warli Woman
“I am a firm believer that the way women of colour are treated within society is a reflection of the way we treat our precious home, the earth.”1 [auth] The Warli tribes of Palghar District…
Eco-Spirituality and Novitiate Formation
Till the age of twenty one I lived in a village and enjoyed everything rural life in Kerala could provide. Fresh water, clean air, vegetables, fruits, rice and other cereals, coconut oil, milk from cows/goats…
Gujarat Jesuit Ecology Mission (GJEM)
‘Concern for the Environment’ was one of the five themes identified by Gujarat Province as a result of the Strategic Apostolic Planning (SAP) process. The Province document, “Vision, Mission and the Action Plan” of May…
Drawing from Nature
Fr. Pedro Arrupe, in his inspiring talk on ‘Art and the spirit of the Society of Jesus’ (1972), succinctly articulates the role of artists and works of art: “What was the purpose of art in…