ANTHONY DE MELLO, S.J., was the director of the Sadhana Institute of Pastoral Counseling in Poona, India. A member of the Jesuit province of Bombay, he was widely known in English- and Spanish-speaking countries for his retreats, workshops, seminars on prayer, and therapy courses—work which he was involved in for over eighteen years around the world. Though he died suddenly in 1987, he leaves a rich legacy of spiritual teaching through his written and recorded words.

REV. J. FRANCIS STROUD, S.J., a Campus Minister at Fordham University in New York, is also the Executive Director of the De Mello Spirituality Center and worked closely with Anthony de Mello for eight years.