JYOTI DARSHAN – CENTRE FOR MISSION AND PEACE
Jytoi Niwas, Hanumangarh Jn – 335 512, Rajasthan
A Venture of the Punjab-Rajasthan Mission of the CST Fathers

Jyoti Darshan is a centre for the promotion of missionary activities and mission studies in the pastoral, social and multi-religious context of North India, especially of Punjab and Rajasthan. Rooted in Catholic tradition and committed to the promotion of new evangelisation in the contemporary context, it achieves its objectives through field experiences, direct pastoral exposures and studies and academic inputs on the theology of the missions. Placed within the pluri-religious setting especially of Sikhism and Hinduism and catering to a huge population of non-Christian communities, the mission of the centre is also articulated as the promotion of the values of Peace and Justice. Mission in this context is very much synonymous with the promotion of the Kingdom values of peace, harmony and justice. Jyoti Darshn is also non-denominational and multireligious in its approach and activities upholding the true spirit of ecumenism and religious pluralism. Drawing on the half-a-century of experience and expertise of the pastoral and social engagements of the CST Fathers in the states of Punjab and Rajasthan under the Dioceses of Jalandhar, Chandigarh, Ajmer, Jaipur and Delhi-Faridabad, the centre transmits the hands-on missionary experiences, knowledge, expertise and resources for the larger benefit of the community of priests, religious, seminarians, social workers and other lay ministers who are committed to the pastoral and social mission of the Church.
Objectives:
Pooling together some of the top level academic scholarship and hands-on expertise on mission and mission work, and drawing on the multifaceted resources of the unique cultural and social setting of its area of operation, the centre is better placed to cater to the following objectives:
- Facilitating the overall mission of the Indian Church in various ways like analysing the emerging challenges and opportunities, suggesting the new directions, creating platforms for collaboration and networking, etc.
- Mission orientation to the Seminarians doing Philosophy or Theology.
- The theological and missiological training of Priests, Nuns and Seminarians.
- Renewal programmes for the priests and religious of the mission area as part of their ongoing formation.
- Faith Animation programmes for the parents and youth of the parishes in this area.
- Value-based interdisciplinary academic orientation with particular emphasis on the values of peace and justice, to the teachers and faculty of the various academic institutions in the region like schools, colleges, universities, and centres of higher learning.
- Publications with a spiritual and missiological thrust.
- Counselling services to the school students
- Orientation Programmes for the Teachers of Schools
- Motivational Programmes for the Higher Secondary and High School Students.
Contact: Director
See Details:
Jyoti Darshan Centre for Mission and Peace
Rajasthan, India
Ph: 7907921560, 9783934393
Email: jdmcrajasthan@gmail.com
Web: www.jdrajasthan.com