Is it easy to do what St. Paul asks – to rejoice always and to give thanks in all circumstances? [auth] ‘Rejoice always, pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in…

We, Daughters of the Cross, are required to make a month’s retreat based on the Ignatian Exercises before the final vows. The value of this directive was brought home to me powerfully in my month’s…

A major part of the Spirit’s activity in Jesus was the fashioning of his character. As a human being, Jesus had to grow spiritually, psychologically and physically, and he truly “increased in wisdom, and in…

India today is at the crossroads! On the one hand, with its current Presidency of the G-20, the country is desperate to take its place among ‘the super powers’; on the other hand, there are…

A Story: In a small village, a widowed mother and her son lived together. The mother worked as a gardener to support their family, and her son often watched her tend to the plants. One…

A new age will be created by the passion and power of young people. Generations after generations, young people have always been a core population of our society, on whom we shoulder our present and…

All India Catholic University Federation (AICUF) - a student movement, inspired by God, and initiated by a visionary Jesuit, has grown over the years, and is marching to step into the 100th year of its…

It was in 1993 that I first started using some verses from the Sermon on the Mount in my talks on institutional development in education: A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit; neither can…