My experience of the Jesuits started way back in 1971 when, as a child, I was admitted to the Preparatory of St. Mary’s (ICSE) School, Mazagaon, Mumbai. My memories of school are replete with the…

“But mummy, were all those poor little babies killed?” little Lily asked her mother. Daisy replied, “Yes darling, Herod was a cruel king and he was jealous and afraid that Jesus would become king. So…

I have no hesitation in asserting that Jesuit education is slowly losing its Jesuit character. The Ignacianidad of which Fr. Pedro Arrupe spoke seems to be totally absent in our schools. He wanted us to…

Jesuit contribution to Life Science in the early days had focussed more on Classical Botany and less on Zoology. The Jesuit pioneers were mostly drawn to Natural History and were self-made men of science. Without…

‘Going against the flow’ aptly summarise the pontificate of Pope Francis. His prophetic gesture of washing the feet of women on Holy Thursday, his surprise visits to orphanages and hospitals as part of “Fridays of…

The Entomology Research Institute (ERI) was one of the many initiatives taken by the Jesuits of the Madurai Province to concretely promote intellectual apostolate in India. [auth] Introduction: A Brief History The Entomology Research Institute…

The Background Post 1969... I was completing my novitiate. We Jesuits were assiduously proclaiming our “Faith and Justice” mandate, our “preferential option for the poor”. The ‘Social Activists’ became the proclaimed flag bearers of this…

People oriented Research The ‘care of souls’ and ‘deep learning’, mentioned as the hallmark of the Jesuits in the Formula of Institute (nos.1 and 9), should be the propelling dynamism of every Jesuit in his…