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Myron J. Pereira

Myron J. Pereira

Jesuit Father Myron Pereira, based in Mumbai, has spent more than five decades as an academic, journalist, editor and writer of fiction. He contributes regularly to UCA News on religious and socio-cultural topics.

What more can we say of Ignatius Loyola?

What more can we say of Ignatius Loyola?

Sunday July 19, 2020, Myron J. Pereira

He taught the modern Church to pray

Does a black Jesus matter?

Does a black Jesus matter?

Wednesday July 8, 2020, Myron J. Pereira

While there are historical reasons for the dominance of a white Jesus, every race and culture can make him their own

Faith in the time of Covid-19

Faith in the time of Covid-19

Wednesday March 25, 2020, Father Myron Pereira

Maybe Covid-19 shut down our churches so that we could look around and 'worship God in spirit and in truth'

How women change families and values

How women change families and values

Wednesday March 4, 2020, Father Myron Pereira, Mumbai

As women change, they redefine the family. Soon they will redefine the Church

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Sharing faith in a post-modern world

Sharing faith in a post-modern world

Tuesday February 11, 2020, Myron Pereira SJ, Mumbai

The modernist canon has often revealed itself as patriarchal and racist, dominated by white heterosexual men

The resistance of young Indians

The resistance of young Indians

Friday January 10, 2020, Myron Pereira, Mumbai

While the youth of India are seized with anger at an unjust law, church leaders are mum, dumbstruck, silent

What will the Jesuits do next?

What will the Jesuits do next?

Thursday December 26, 2019, Father Myron Pereira SJ, Mumbai

Now it's being spelled out to them in four 'Universal Apostolic Preferences'

The other side of Christmas: Jesus was a refugee

The other side of Christmas: Jesus was a refugee

Wednesday December 11, 2019, Myron J. Pereira, Mumbai

Gospels attest that baby Jesus and his family were displaced by government decree — refugees fleeing a violent ruler

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Why do we have saints?

Why do we have saints?

Monday October 28, 2019, Myron J. Pereira, Mumbai

Saints are our spiritual friends who plead for us before God to grant us what we desire

The changing face of the global Catholic mission

The changing face of the global Catholic mission

Monday October 21, 2019, Father Myron Pereira, Mumbai

It's been a long journey from Maximum Illud to Laudato si’ over the last century

Synodality means 'walking together'

Synodality means 'walking together'

Tuesday September 10, 2019, Father Myron Pereira

How Pope Francis is shaping a new conversation in the Church

The tragic uses of terror

The tragic uses of terror

Friday May 3, 2019, Father Myron Pereira, Mumbai

Politics disguises itself with the trappings of religion to deceive and spread violence

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