Fr. Samuel Rayan, SJ (KER) 1920-2019 1920-2019 How do you summarize a life that filled the hearts of thousands, a mind that stimulated lakhs of people, formed a whole set of leaders of India, including…
‘St. Jerome’ of Gujarat: Fr. Isudas Cueli, SJ…
He lived as he wanted to, a servant of the Divine Master, with humility, tenacity and trust in God alone. Baptized Jesus Cueli, he changed his name to Isudas, not wanting to be named after…
Fr. Ambrose Pinto, SJ (KAR) | 1950-2018
I was told that a Jesuit has to be a soldier, saint, and gentleman. Ambrose was one such. He was a soldier. He fought for a cause/an idea/an ideal/an ideology, be it for the poor,…
Fr. Christian Mignon, SJ (CAL) | 1924 –…
Fifty years ago, Fr. Mignon was appointed Director of the nascent Bengali language school of the Province. In this capacity, he visited us during our Patna Novitiate to assess our knowledge of the language. The…
Fr. Cornelius Ekka, SJ (MAP) | 1969 –…
Fr. Cornelius Ekka is no more. His mischievous smile and hearty laughter will not be seen and heard any longer, and the Institute is without a Church historian and Ecclesiologist. But we bow to the…
Fr. Edward Hughes McGrath, SJ (JAM) | Co-Founder…
Father Edward Hughes McGrath was born in New York on 7 January, 1923, to Dr. John F McGrath and Lillian McGrath. After middle school studies at Saint Ignatius Loyola School, he attended Regis High School…