The 50th anniversary of the Social Justice and Ecology Secretariat (SJES) was celebrated at the SJES Congress on 4-8 November, 2019, in Rome. The event witnessed the attendance of 210 delegates from 62 countries, including…

A two-day National Seminar was organized on 11-12 October 2019 at Ernakulam to mark the 25th death anniversary of Fr Sebastian Kappen (1924-1993).  The theme of the seminar was The Emergence of Fascist Tendencies in…

A pilgrim (Latin peregrinum) is a person who wanders or travels with an aim and an objective in mind: a child of God who strives to find God in the mundane journey of life. Men and…

On 25th September, the Novice Masters of Jesuit South Asian Assistancy gathered at the Ananda Jyothi Novitiate and Retreat Centre for a week-long annual meeting. Twelve of the thirteen Novice Masters were present. [auth] On…

Cultural diversity has emerged as a key concern in the pluralistic context of our county. Culture embraces the totality of people’s life - language, religion, cuisine, social habits, music, art, etc. Homogenization of cultures has…

The scholastics of Western Zone attended a course on Media Training for ten days during summer in Ahmedabad. Fr. Ashok Vaghela and the Gurjarvani team effectively conducted this workshop for the 34 scholastics from all…

The training programme for Vice Principals of Jesuit Colleges of South Asia was held from 4th to 6th May, 2019 at JMJ Residence, Sirumalai Hills, Dindigul. The programme aimed at empowering the participants holding important…

Fr. Pedro Arrupe in his letter ‘On the Preparation for Ordination’ initiating the Pre-Ordination Programme (POP) in the Society of Jesus, terms the entire month as a time of “an appropriate spiritual preparation before the…