In order to keep all the religious in India and abroad updated on the theological and practical aspects of Consecrated Life, we publish Sanyasa Journal of Consecrated Life in collaboration with similar popular Claretian Journals like Asian Journal of Consecrated Life in Philippines and Vida Religiosa in Spain. The first issue was published in January 2006. The contents of each issue are available in this page.

1. Editorial	4
2. Maria Anto, CMC
Consecrated Life: A Sacrament of Eschaton	9
3. Mathew Vadakkel Joseph, CMF
The Pneumatological Dimension of Religious Life Today	21
4. Alex Ancheles, CMF
Power and Centrality of the Word of God in the Lives of Chosen People	37
5. Xavier E. Manavath, CMF
Working Through the Entrenchment in Religious Living	51
6. Martin George, CMF
Mercy (Lk 6:36) and Perfection (Mt 5:48): Searching for the Ideal in Consecrated Life	65
7. Babu Thannickal CMF
Perfectionism in Religious Living: Some Psychological Considerations	81
8. Book Reviews
Rosmitha, MSJ
Felix Podimattam. Consecrated Chastity Revisited	95
Juby Scaria, AASC
Rudolf V. D’souza. Meeting in God Experience	97

1. Editorial	120
2. Jose Kuttianimattathil, SDB
Biblical and Theological Perspectives on Religious Harmony	125
3. José Cristo Rey García Paredes, CMF
Dreaming An Inter-Religious life: Pneumatology and Inter-Faith	144
4. Swami Paramasukhananda
Hindu Monasticism and Inter-Religious Harmony	157
5. Sudhakar Rao
Buddhism and Its Universal Appeal for Harmonious Living	169
6. Anshumalin D. Shah
Jainism and Its Harmonious View of all Faiths	178
7. A. Pushparajan
Gandhi’s Contribution to Inter-religious Harmony	192
8. Mary John Kattikatt, FMM
Dialogue with all Faiths: Lived Experience of Christian Ashram	207
9. Book Reviews	214
Martin Forward: Inter-religious Dialogue: A Short Introduction by Joseph Casimir SCJ
Gregory Arby, The Beauty Of Communion by Assunta Lobo, EF

1. Editorial	4
2. Xavier E. Manavath, CMF
Methods in Prayer: A Foundational Approach	8
3. Johnson Thurackal, CMF
From 'Ur of the Chaldeans': Anomalies and Reversals in the Vocation of Abraham	25
4. Thomas Thakadipuram, CMF
Quest for Wholeness: A Religio-spiritual Perspective	42
5. Paul Dominic, SJ
Is There a Charism of Saint Ann?	63
6. George Panthalany, CMF
Called to Walk in the Design of the Lord: Anointing Story in Luke as an Icon to        Interpret Religious Life	75
7. Noble Mannarath, CMF
Apostolic Christ Experience for a More Meaningful Consecrated Life	89
8. John Sankarathil, OSFS
Book Review (of Come and See: Formation for Discernment of Vocation, by George       Ukken)	112
9. Pope Benedict XVI
The Word of God and the Consecrated Life (Extract from the Post-Synodal Apostolic       Exhortation Verbum Domini, 30 September, 2010)	114

1. Editorial	106
2. Gabriel Mathias, OFM
Leadership and Community	109
3. Joe Mannath, SDB
Happy and Inspiring Religious Communities Essential Elements: Distinguishing       Marks and Formation Issues	121
4. Marie Eugene D’almeida, AC
Consecrated Life and Affective Maturity	142
5. Arul Jesu Robin, CMF
Biblical Foundation for Community Life	152
6. Martin George, CMF
Pauline Agape and Religious Communities	171
7. Antony Kalliath, CMI
Consecrated Life A Call to an Inclusive Missional Community	195
8. Pope Benedict XVI
Homily on 2 February 2010, the 14th Day of Consecrated Life	220

1. Editorial	5
2. Paulson V. Veliyannoor, CMF
Passion for Christ: Passion for Humanity A Girardian Reading of Consecrated          Life, and its Formative Implications	9
3. Joseph Mattam, SJ
Empowerment of Women in the Church and Society (Comments on the CBCI          Document on the Empowerment of Women)	35
4. James Kannanthanam, CMF
Appreciative Inquiry Shifting Paradigms for Community Living	53
5. Tresa Purayidam, EF
Religious/Consecrated Community Intense Sign of the Ecclesial Communion	67
6. John Sankarathil, OSFS
Called to be Apostles Dynamics and Challenges of Consecrated Life in India	85
7. Book Review	99

1. Editorial	109
2. T. Xavier Terrence
Conversion of Paul and Its Relevance to Our Vocation	117
3. Jacob Parappally, MSFS
Pauline Theology of Communion: A Challenge to Religious Communities	135
4. V. Lawrence, CMF
Formation as Transformation into the Image of Christ (Pauline Formative Paradigm      for Christian Living)	145
5. Thomas Vattukulam, CMF
Prayer in St. Paul An Authentic Expression of His Vocation and Mission as the        Apostle of Gentiles	169
6. Joe Mannath, SDB
Priestly and Religious Formation in India Today: The Rhetoric, the Reality and        Some Proposals	193
7. Paul Dominic, SJ
Cathedrals vis-à-vis Worldwide Fair: The Church in Dialogue with the New Age	219
8. Documentation	233

1. Editorial	5
2. Paul Dominic, SJ
Sannyasa of Ours: A Peep of Its SAT and ASAT	9
3. Paul Pithanagady, SDB
Religious Life According to the Liturgical Texts	23
4. Bandhu Ishanand Vempeny
Spirituality of the Old, Especially of the Religious	33
5. Arul Jesu Robin, CMF
The Word of God in the History of Religious Charism	57
6. John Sankarathil, OSFS
Freedom vs. Fame, Significance vs. Success: Towards a Paradigm of Humility in        Religious Life in the Indian Context	77
7. Jose K. Jacob, SMM
Lead Us from Darkness to Light: Towards a Theology and Metaphor of Preaching	93
8. Documentation	105

1. Editorial	105
2. Arul Jesu Robin, CMF
The Word of God in the Call and Consecration	111
3. R. J. Raja, SJ
Biblical Spirituality and Religious Discipleship	131
4. Augustine Mulloor, OCD
Religious Community: A Call to Word Centred and Word Witnessing Fellowship	139
5. Jose Maniparampil
The Plot of the Gospel of Mark	151
6. A. Mariya Arul Raja, SJ
Democratized Holiness amidst Conflicts Biblical Perspectives	165
7. Jose Cristo Rey Garcia Paredes, CMF
Prophecy of Religious Life: New Paths, Challenges and Opportunities, Source of        Prophecy	185
8. Documentation	205

1. Editorial	5
2. Arul Jesu Robin, CMF
Leadership in the Bible The Paradigms of Moses and Jesus	9
3. Bandhu Ishanand Vempeny, SJ
Governance in Religious Life	27
4. Archbishop Thomas Menamparampil
Leadership in Religious Communities	53
5. Joseph Mattam, SJ
Religious Life - Looking Ahead	59
6. Xavier E. Manavath, CMF
Christian Ashram: A Formative Habitus for Spiritual Formation in the Religious         Diversity of India	73
7. Documentation	91

1. Editorial	127
2. Mathew M. Vallippalam, OFM Cap.
Challenges of Initial Formation	131
3. Marie Eugene D’almeida, AC
Dynamics of an Integrated Formation Model	153
4. Thomas D’sa
Mysticism for Prophetic Mission (in formation from Indian perspective)	169
5. James Kannanthanam, CMF
Formation for Fidelity and Consistency in the Vow of Chastity	189
6. Mathew Vattamattam, CMF
Intercultural Communication and Community Living	199
7. Book Review	225
8. Documentation	227

1. Editorial	5
2. Ishanand Vempeny, SJ
The Future of Religious Life	9
3. Paulson V. Veliannoor, CMF
Elijah’s Call to Self-transcendence: Learning the Fundamentals of Consecrated Life       on Mount Horeb	37
4. Lawrence, CMF
“You Give Them Something to Eat” (Mk 6:37): Teasing Teaching or Both? (A        Reflection on Discipleship in Mk 6:30-56)	55
5. Joseph Mattam, SJ
Religious Life and Prayer	77
6. S. Devadoss, CMF
Consecrated Persons Vis-à-vis Natural disasters	93
7. Book Review	119
8. Documentation	121

1. Editorial	107
2. V. F. Vineeth, CMI
Contemplation and Compassion – An Indian Perspective	111
3. Gilbert Choondal, SDB
Contemplation and Compassion: A Study of the Recent Documents of the Church	125
4. Xavier E. Manavath, CMF
Journeying through Contemplation to Compassion	137
5. Jose Cristo Rey Garcia Paredes, CMF
Where is the Spirit Leading Consecrated Life at the Beginning of This New        Millennium?	153
6. James Kannanthanam, CMF
St. Anthony Mary Claret: A Contemplative in Action	169
7. A. Pushparajan
Gandhian Relevance to Consecrated Life	183
8. Sr. Inigo, SSA
Consecrated Life: Today’s Challenges and Our Creative Response	211
9. Book Reviews	217
10. Documentation	220

1. Editorial	5
2. Jose Cristo Rey Garcia Parades, CMF
Rethinking Religious Life in a Post-modern Period	9
3. Joseph Mattam, SJ
Religious Life: An Invitation to Love "As I Have Loved you" (Jn 15:12)	19
4. J. Rovira, CMF
Principal Doctrinal Contents on Consecrated Life in the Church Documents (Starting       from the End of Vatican II)	33
5. Jacob Theckanath
Eucharist and Consecrated Life	63
6. James Kannanthanam, CMF
Formation for Love in Religious Life	79
7. Xavier E. Manavath, CMF
Missiological Thrust in Vita Consecrata	91

Fr. Xavier E. Manavath, CMF

Fr. Arul Jesu Robin, CMF

Fr. Jacob Thekkanath

Fr. John Thadathil, CMF

Fr. Joseph Mattam, SJ

Fr. Martin George, CMF

Fr. Paulson Veliyannoor, CMF

Fr. S. Devadoss, CMF

Sr. Tresa Purayidam, EF

Fr. Vineeth, CMI

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