Br Anthony Crasta departed from this life for his heavenly abode on 2 March 2024, after a prolonged illness. He was 77 years old, a Jesuit for 60 fruitful years. Born in 1946 at Kayyar,…
Fr. Sushil Lawrence Sah, SJ (PAT) 1953 –…
Fr. Sushil Sah, SJ was a loving and loveable person, who forged endearing and enduring relationships with people of all age groups and cultural backgrounds. Simplicity, availability and apostolic zeal were the hallmarks of his…
Fr. Diago D’Souza, SJ (BOM) 1948 – 2021
Remembering Diago D’Souza, my Jesuit friend for 55 years is for me to remember forever the favourite line of Jesuit Gerard Manley Hopkins – “There lives the dearest Freshness deep down things.” Diago was always…
Fr. Praveen Hrudayaraj, SJ (KAR) 1979 – 2021
Born on 7th August 1979, in Silvepura, Bengaluru, Fr Praveen joined the Society of Jesus in 1998 and was ordained a priest on 9th Nov., 2013. On completing his LLM, he practiced law in Bengaluru…
Fr. Panoor C. Joseph, SJ (MDU) 1935 –…
Fr. Panoor, after his Ordination in 1969, spent most of his life in the parishes, engaging in the integral Socio-Pastoral and Spiritual ministries.When he took over as Parish Priest of Alavanthankulam in 1973, the people…
Fr. Srinivasan T. Joseph, SJ (MDU) 1931 –…
Fr. Joe Srinivasan was born on 19th September 1931 in Tiruchirappalli. His father was Prof. Thomas Srinivasan of the Economics Department of St. Joseph’s College, Tiruchi. Fr. Joe was an alumnus of St. Joseph’s, Tiruchi…
Fr. George Karamayil, SJ (PAT) 1945 – 2021
In the beginning of his priestly life, for about twelve years, Fr. George Karamayil SJ was engaged in the early stages of formation such as Mission Home, Palai (Apostolic School) and Xavier Hall, Bangalore (Candidates’…
Fr. Sylvester Kerketta, SJ (DUM) 1958 – 2021
Sylvester Kerketta was born on 11th August 1958, at Agharma in Gumla District of Chotanagpur in Jharkhand State. He joined the Society of Jesus for the Santal Region on 9th September 1978 at Jisu Jaher,…
Fr. Francis Guntipilly, SJ (KAR) 1949 – 2021
A great social activist, pioneer of a number of social work projects in the Karnataka Province, Fr Francis Guntipilly was in the frontline of the Covid Relief Work during the first wave of COVID-19. In…