By Ripon Rozario SJ The Jesuit presence in Bangladesh is as old as the presence of the Christianity in the country and they were the first missionaries whose blood watered the soil of Bengal. Bangladesh, predominately a Muslim country, has a tiny presence of Catholics (0.4%), where Ignatian Spirituality is still quite unknown. Jesuits in Bangladesh,…

By Ripon Rozario SJ The Ignatian year that we have just concluded has been a year of blessing for the Bangladesh Jesuit Mission. During this year, the Mission has entered into a new era, which in Biblical term we can refer to as ‘a moment of Kairos’. In BJM, one can easily see or feel a…

By Conn McNally Thirty years after returning to Bangladesh, the Jesuits are opening a new novitiate on 16 July in the South Asian country, where Christians are a small minority. By allowing the novices to have their initial formation in the local culture and languages, the Jesuits hope to promote vocations. “A Grace of God.” This…

By Eliash Sarkar SJ 16 July 2024 will be remembered as a momentous occasion in the history of Bangladesh Jesuit Mission of Calcutta Jesuit Province because for the first time ever, two second-year novices pronounced their First Vows in the Society of Jesus at Arrupe Jesuit Novitiate, Mathbari, Gazipur. The newly built Novitiate Building was also…