The above question as framed is misleading and distorts the whole question of how money is viewed in the Gospels. Let me first take the historical background. Most Jews at the time of Jesus accepted…

Ignatius’ esteem for poverty can be seen in three images: a mother [287], a strong wall [553] and a bulwark [816]. These images embody the attitude of Ignatius and the first companions who found poverty…

In early 1989, Fr. K.M. Joseph - an enthusiastic young Jesuit of Patna Province - intending to practise law having completed his qualifying legal studies, approached the then Provincial for permission. The latter knew that…

  (Once Fr Inigo and Sch Riba met on the corridor) [auth] Riba: Hello, Father. What are you up to? Inigo: (Mobile in the hand, and a smile on the lips!) Hi good morning! I…

In To Kill a Mockingbird Atticus tells his son Jem, “You never really understand a person until you climb into his skin and walk around in it.” I did not know what it was to…

Over three hundred Jesuits in higher education from across the world gathered at Deusto Jesuit University in Bilbao, Spain, from July 8-12 to reflect on the theme “Transforming Our World Together.” The International Association of…

The dastardly assault on Swami Agnivesh has rightly been described as a direct attack on democracy and the freedom of expression - a frontal attack on the rule of law and on human dignity. It…

I do not recall what I studied in primary school but I do remember my village teacher. He accompanied us every day from our village to school. He wore a clean white dhoti and a…