Migration as a universal phenomenon has become a global issue in recent times. It is defined as people moving from one place to another for a certain period of time seeking livelihood. [auth] People migrate…

How does one capture a personality that has grown to assume proportions larger than life? How does one do justice to a Jesuit stalwart, with an immense contribution to the Gujarat Church, through religious literature…

Early this year L’Observatore Romano published an article on the widespread exploitation of nuns in the Catholic Church. It was received with some surprise coming as it did from the Vatican. The article elicited responses…

Why was this perfume not sold… and the money given to the poor? (Jn. 12.5) [auth] While it is not popular to quote Judas, these words of his in John’s gospel give us a very…

The 2009 general elections was an emphatic rejection by the Indian electorate of the cynical use of identity politics and aggressive ideologies made by political parties to mobilise voters. [auth] Religious pluralism and democratic inclusion,…

What is the meaning of genuine lay collaboration? Are there levels when the religious collaborate with the laity? Are there certain works which the religious hesitate to hand over to the laity? These are among…

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…