The cause of Pedro Arrupe (1907-1991) to be canonised has been introduced recently in Rome. This is an occasion to recall his inspiring life and work. [auth] He has been credited with re-founding the Society…

The Problematique Should Jesuit social scientists as professionals be oriented to their peer groups or to the people, whom their preferential option calls them to serve and whom their profession impacts? Should this responsibility imply…

Ignatius was born in the green, mountainous Basque country. He grew up next to the perennial stream Urola, in the shadow of the rocky mountains - El Izarraitz. The Basque shepherds spend much of the…

How we have measured up, and what remains to be done [auth] 2019 marks fifty years the Xavier Institute of Communications (XIC) set up on the campus of St Xavier’s College, Mumbai - probably the…

Dr. Ivan Netto MD has been associated with the Society of Jesus for over three decades as a Psychological Counselor and helping with the screening of candidates for the Pune province. He is a lay…

If you (individual or institution) have a dream, an idea or a project, the first thing you need is a total commitment. [auth] This dream, idea or project has to be dear to your heart…

In recent years India has been witness to intolerance of dissent and pluralism, and to the rise of the fundamentalist view of Hindu Rashtra. A small minority of thinkers contests this effort to impose a…

Jesuits and Science – a close link Whenever one says that Jesuits played a major role in the origin and development of modern science, invariably several eyebrows are raised in disbelief and even disagreement. But…