29 June. Education is not  only about listening lectures, doing homeworks, reading a few books, and sitting a few exams! There is more to education than meets the eye. If any doubt, have a look at St Aloysius College, Mangalore.

concentrating in the class - for a spiritual experience

Two days – 29 & 30 June are reserved for spiritual renewal of our degree college students. Two days of retreat, prayer, reflection,

Meaningful discussions and sharing a part of the retreat for General Group students

and understanding of oneself, the other and the divine.

Over 3,500 students  are undergoing the retreat for these two days to experience

Another way of being in touch with themselves

the divine. Fr Francis Almeida SJ who is organising this spiritual

The Catholic congregation of students in the PUC Loyola Hall - deeply immersed in the spiritual exercise

experience for the students has done a lot of home work to contact many a resource person to guide the youngsters. A few College lecturers from St Aloysius, along with some more jesuits and other priests are leading the students through this pilgrimage.

While Catholic students have one type of retreat -typically Christian-, others have personality development and prayer excercises, so that  all the students are cared for.

[For more photos please visit www.staloysiuscollege.wordpress.com - in the evening. Now it is noon 2.50pm]