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Sub: Circular on National Seminar on Xavier-Faber-Loyola Jubilees, 2006

After the announcement by Fr. General on the celebrations of the jubilees of St. Francis Xavier, Peter Faber and St. Ignatius Loyola, several Jesuits have been thinking deeply and planning various programs, which could highlight the importance of these saints in both the Society of Jesus and the world at large.

Theme: Jesuit Presence in South Asia: Identity, Discontinuity, Initiatives

Suggested Sub-themes for the 3-day Conference are:

  • Jesuit Presence in South Asia: Continuity and Discontinuity of Xavier’s Legacy

  • Jesuit Presence in South Asia:

  • Re-examining Xavier’s Contribution

  • Jesuit Presence in South Asia since Francis Xavier: An Overview of 450 years

  • Church in Asia since Francis Xavier: New Approaches and Trends

Bombay Jesuits desirous of participating in the April 2006 seminar, should send the following details to the organizer Dr. Jose Kalapura, SJ,

Bihar Social Institute
Digha Ghat, PO., PATNA 800 011
Tel.: 91-612-2276431, 2273702,
Mobile: 09431011623;
Email: jkalapura@rediffmail.com / jkala@jesuits.net