The Lord called Fr. Andrew unto Himself on 10th Sep 2021, when he was in Jalandhar as a member of the NAAC Committee visiting Hans Raj Mahila Maha Vidyalaya. He died in his sleep. He…

Fr. Placido Fonseca (Placie) has truly been a pioneer of child rights in India. He received the National Award for Child Welfare from the Government of India in 1985.  He was also Chairperson of the…

Birth and death are not in our hands. They happen at the Lord’s appointed time. On 7thAugust at 3:10 in the afternoon, God bade Fr. C.J. John to commend his spirit in His hands and…

On 19th July, 2021, Fr Stany moved on to his Creator and Lord. Born in Mangalore, after his college studies he entered the Jesuit Novitiate in Calicut. Ordained priest, and later trained in Rome for…

On April 10th, 2021, when COVID-19 snatched away Father Varghese Paul Chollamadam SJ, in Baroda, Gujarat, he joined the luminous galaxy of Jesuits who wielded the pen with a missionary zeal in another tongue. Gujarati…

In June 1978, Jesuraj and I arrived at Ahmedabad around the same time, as pre-novices. Introducing himself, he said, “I am Jesuraj.” I asked, “What does the name mean?” He replied, “Jesus, King!” True to…

Maxim was born on 27th December, 1966, at Loretto Parish in Mangalore Diocese. His parents, Ligoury and Christine, were devout Catholics. Maxim was the younger of their two sons. He came to Gujarat in 1984…

Fr. Paul Valappila was born in Kerala. Fr Miguel Urrutia, who was vocation promoter for the Gujarat Jesuits, recruited Paul for the Gujarat Province. Paul joined the apostolic school at Loyola Hall, Ahmedabad, in 1956.…