at the very Core of it all … is Content!
Articles 48A and 51A (g) in the Constitution of India spell out the imperatives for the state and its citizens, namely, protection and improvement of the environment. Article 48A states, “The State shall endeavour to protect and improve the environment and to safeguard the forests and wild life of the country”. Article 51A (g) places …
All over the world all are praying and making sacrifices. All Religious Leaders are praying, offering Pujas, Yagnas and urging us to pray. In St Xavier’s at this moment of great crisis, the Fathers are offering special prayers for God’s mercy for Kolkata, for India and for the world at large. Merciful God in heaven, …
The World Union of Jesuit Alumni (WUJA) will hold its quadrennial international Congress at John Carroll University, Cleveland, Ohio, from June 27–July 2. It will be the first-ever WUJA conference in North America. Past congresses have been in Rome, Versailles, Sydney, Kolkata, Bujumbura and Medellin. WUJA is an international organization founded in 1956 to support the mission and ideals …
The World Union of Jesuit Alumni (WUJA) will hold its quadrennial international Congress at John Carroll University in suburban University Heights, Ohio, from June 28–July 2. It will be the first-ever WUJA conference in North America. Past events have been in Rome, Versailles, Sydney, Kolkata, Bujumbura and Medellin. WUJA is an international organization founded in 1956 to support the …
Bistirno dupare, Oshonkho manusher, Hahakar shuneo, Nishobde nirobe, O Ganga tumi, Ganga boicho kano? “Amidst all the lament and despair of the millions around you, O Ganges, how can you flow on so silently?- with this bewildering question echoing in their hearts, on 28th November, 1859, 157 years ago, seven Jesuit pilgrims from Belgium ventured …
SXC’s response to COP21 – harnessing the power of the Sun to spread the light of Nihil Ultra St. Xavier’s College (SXC), Kolkata, has been the vanguard of Sustainable Living for more than a century and a half now – that is, even before the term “sustainability” was coined for use in the context as …
The Role of Higher Education on Ecology The Jesuit zeal of spreading knowledge has often been likened to the flickering of a candle. When a candle lights another, it does not diminish its luminosity, on the contrary, it helps dispel the darkness with greater vigor. We Jesuits, have been holding the candles of enlightenment …
Kolkata March 29th 2015. The St. Xavier’s Global Earth Summit IV a 3 day International Conference on Global Climate Change and Water Disasters, concluded today. The conference, the first of its kind where Jesuits from around the world participated discussed the threats posed by the twin threats facing mankind – Global Warming and Climate Change …
The St. Xavier’s College, Kolkata has been at the forefront of spreading the light of knowledge in the more than hundred and fifty years of its being. The Institution, one of the most revered of its kind in the world has been known for its eternal Search for Excellence and for singularly striving to empower …
“The future we want” and “reconciliation with creation” were the two key themes of Rio +20 summit and General Congregation 35 respectively. “The future we want” for our well-being is going through a sea-change due to human and natural activities. The humankind has not paid heed to the Lord’s request of “till and take care”. …