The Jesuits, Goa and the Arts, edited by Rinald D’Souza, S.J. and Anthony da Silva, S.J.

This richly illustrated volume, combining photographed works of visual art with meticulously researched historical contexts, documents the cultural heritage of the Society of Jesus in Goa in western India.The volume, the latest contribution to a series of publications produced by the Xavier Centre of Historical Research since 1979, is a commendable addition by Jesuits Rinald D'Souza and Anthony da Silva, an impressive team of writers, and photographer David de Souza to the study of art-including altars, paintings, and statues-found within the churches of Goa, as well as on their exteriors.The art displayed in the book represents the convergence and collaboration of missionary European and Goan imagination and creativity that culminated in works of various forms during the sixteenth to eighteenth centuries.A series of written articles accompanying the photos provide background on how members of religious orders (primarily Portuguese, Spanish, and Italian members of the Franciscan, Jesuit, Dominican, Augustinian, and Theatine orders) came to project the tenets and practices of Western faith onto an are provocative notes on key aspects of it.In again plainspoken language that could be used in many a motivational presentation they reflect Connor's own varied experience as a leader as well as his many conversations and conferences with business people.Especially moving is his "Homily for a Leader," given at a memorial liturgy for Fr.Pedro Arrupe.He recalls the crucial (and total) trust Arrupe placed in him as he began his leadership of the Maryland Province in 1968.Connor died at Manresa Hall in Philadelphia on June 21, 2021, so it is fitting that this book concludes with excerpts from a toast that Walter