Fr. Patrick de Melo passed away peacefully on 14 August at the Province infirmary in Porvorim, just in time to celebrate the feast of the Assumption of Our Lady in heaven. Fr Pat served the…

Fr. Elias was born in Ayyampatti, Trichy, Tamil Nadu on 31st July 1940 and entered the Society on 24th Sep.1962 in Beschi College, Dindigul. He came to Andhra at the invitation of late Fr. T.…

Fr. Isidore Pinto was born in 1942 at Maryneer House, Hosabettu, in Mangalore Diocese, as the youngest of  nine children. He joined Gonzaga House, the apostolic school, while doing his high school and PUC from…

Fr George Gispert-Sauch was a well acknowledged theologian, Sanskritist and Indologist, ever willing to mentor and to accompany young aspirants. He even stayed with a group of theologians living for a while in an Old…

Fr. J. L. Pragasam who used to refer to himself, as “A Reed in God’s Hand” was born in Madurai on 21st April, 1937. He had his schooling at St. Mary’s, Madurai, and with his…

Fr. Xavier Irudayaraj joined the Society in 1958. His formation was fast-tracked and he was ordained a priest in 1968. This resulted in a happy coincidence years later in 2018 when he was the only…

Fr. S.A. Alphonse, born in a pious Catholic family on 13th Sept. 1951, did his schooling in Pithapuram, Andhra Pradesh. He joined the Society of Jesus on 16th June 1969, in Beschi College, Dindigul.  …

Fr. Marcus Murmu was born in Lotbarua village in Dumka District of Santal Parganas on 25th April 1957. After completing his secondary schooling he joined the Santal Region of the Society of Jesus at Jisu…