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. Oscar Rosario, SJ (BOM) 1942-2021
Oscar was a very generous person who typified the gospel image of giving in full measure, pressed down and running over. The same measure of blessings he received from Our Lord, was the measure he…
Br. Victor Campos, SJ (GOA) 1933-2021
Bro. Victor Campos was reunited with his Master and Lord on 10th March 2021. He had lived his life to serve Christ and His people, and he was ready to go home to God. Br…
Fr. Arul Jeevan, SJ (MDU) 1947-2021
Fr. Arul Jeevan was born the seventh of nine children to Mr. Jeevanandam and Mrs. Masilla Mary on 19th November 1947, at Rajakembiram, in the Diocese of Sivagangai. He finished his undergraduate studies in Mathematics…
Rev. Bishop Linus Nirmal Gomes, SJ 1921-2021
Most Rev Bishop Linus Nirmal Gomes, S.J., passed away on 27th February 2021. He was 99. His funeral Mass was held on March 1st 2021 in St. Teresa Parish Church, Kolkata, at 8.30 a.m., in…
Fr. Anthony A. D’Souza, SJ (BOM) 1926-2021
The life of ‘Tony the Leader’ reminds us to always celebrate life to the full. Tony lived life joyously and passed on that joy to others. We shall revisit his long, fruitful life under…
Fr. Mathew Olnidian, SJ (KER) 1945-2020
Fr. O.P. Mathew was the first vocation and the first Jesuit from the Chirackal Mission in Kerala founded by the Italian missionaries. He joined the Society as a Brother, but was later ordained a priest…
Fr. Stanley D’Souza, SJ (DEL) 1932-2020
Fr. Stanley J. D’Souza was born on July 4th, 1932, in Zanzibar, East Africa. After his school education in Bombay, BE in Pune and MS in the US, he entered Milford Novitiate, USA, in 1957,…
Fr. Savarimuthu Xavier, SJ (CEN) 1937-2021
Fr. X. Savarimuthu, a remarkable priest and spiritual director of Jesuits, other men and women religious and lay people, made a significant impact on the spiritual journey of many in Tamil Nadu Catholic Church in…