JAMSHEDPUR JESUITS

Clive's House
We the collegians at Clive's entered into the new year with a renovating triduum. Fr Joe, the
Socius to Madurai Province, dealt with the challenges of our time and inspired us to renew our
commitment to the Lord and His people.
After the triduum, with a new spirit we celebrated 'Pongal' together with the Scholastics doing
the post graduate studies.
The visitation of our Provincial was the main event in February. He was with us for a day.
Reminding our commitment to the Lord, he explained to us, the 'Magis'. He also shared with us
the happenings in the Province.
Danapur
- Vincent Fernandes
The Jesuit Scholastics from the Regional Theologate, Khaspur, Patna, were the resource persons
during the CRI, Patna Unit meeting at Navjyoti Niketan on 14 January 2001. The theme of the
day was "The Energising Hindutva Force, its Challenges and a Christian Response". The
relevance of the topic and the creative way of presenting it, further invitations for more such
Seminars in Patna.
On 30 January, we were part of an all religious prayer meeting at Gandhi Sangrahalaya. It was an
opportunity to interact with eminent secular leaders. From RTC, six Scholastics participated.
We, the first years, went for an Islamic experience: Polidor to Munger, Sushil to Phulwari,
Romanus to Dharbanga and Sunny to Biharsharif. Fr Paul Jackson is our professor of Islam. He
wants us to live with Muslims and experience their way of life.
If an invitation comes from Gujarat, we will go there for relief work.
"Know the RSS" (A study on RSS organisational frame-work), an article by Sunny Jacob, was
published in the "Indian Currents".
DNS
- Sunny Jacob
The Bagdiggi Colliery tragedy loomed large over the DNS horizon. One boy of the School,
Abhishek Upadhyay, lost his father in the tragedy. Another boy of Std XI lost his father in
Assam. Saleth paid visits to the families of the deceased and offered prayers and condolences.