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…

On August 15, 2018 the Church and the Society of Jesus celebrate his 450th death anniversary (1550-1568). [auth] The biography of St Stanislaus Kostka is a compelling account of a young man possessed by the…

I have been away from my native village for about thirteen years. Recently I was sent to Arehalli for my village exposure programme before going for theology to RTEC (Regional Theological Extension Centre), Bangalore. Arehalli…

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…