Stories

St. Xavier’s University, Kolkata (SXUK) is a Jesuit University in Kolkata, India. Established in 2017, and based on Ignatian principles of magis and cura personalis, the university carries forward the legacy of education by the Jesuits in India. With the vision to become one...

“God’s gift of peace for humans and all creation shines in the very first pages of Genesis. God rested on the seventh day from the labour of creation (Gen 2:3). The Shalom of the sabbath is the celebration of peace. After the resurrection, Jesus greeted the disciples with ‘Peace be to you!’...”

The birth of Jesus brings to focus God’s love for mankind. We know the familiar line: the “Word became flesh”. God chose to become incarnate, to be born small, needy, and helpless. Not above us, not separated from us, but among us...

“In a world scarred by suffering, sin, and death, where can we find hope today? Across continents, the ravages of war afflict not only combatants but also women and children who bear the heaviest burdens. Many communities continue to grapple with grinding poverty...”

“We say these weeks of Advent, in which we prepare to celebrate the birth of Jesus, are a time to renew hope. But what do we mean by hope? In the everyday sense of the word, hope is often linked to optimism, a positive anticipation of the future. Hope in this ordinary sense...”

The Promotion of a Consistent Culture of Protection (PCCP) team, Fr John Guiney and Dr Sandra Racionero-Plaza, participated in a closed-door workshop, “Building Communities that Safeguard Dignity” organized by Tutela Minorum, the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors...

“As we approach Christmas, we are reminded of a story that began in vulnerability, when a young family sought shelter, found no place to rest, and welcomed new life in the simplest of surroundings. The birth of Jesus was, in many ways, the story of displacement: a child born far from home....

The Council of International Schools (CIS) Global Forum 2025 transformed Seville into a major international meeting point for educational leadership, drawing nearly 900 admissions and guidance professionals from around the globe. The Society of Jesus participated...

“Our world is living through a change of epoch, marked by the slow crumbling of the myth of eternal and invincible progress. Natural resources are being exhausted, and climate change grows each year more tangible, more troubling. In such a time, to welcome a child into the world...”

In 2021, JWL responded to students’ and graduates’ numerous requests for higher education in the Sinjar region and, in collaboration with Nadia’s Initiative, opened a learning centre in Sinuni, followed by a second one in Sinjar City in 2022. JWL’s Peace Leader programme...

The theme of safeguarding and the protection of minors stands today at the very heart of the Jesuit educational mission. More than a set of procedures, it represents a culture of care that draws deeply from Ignatian spirituality and pedagogy...

“Advent, the time of waiting and preparation for the Nativity of Our Lord, invites us to take up an active posture of faith. Hope does not thrive in inertia, nor does it encourage idleness. It waits differently! It moves, it acts, it prepares...”