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By Fr. Cedric Prakash SJ Ahmedabad, April 6, 2020: The famed political cartoonist Manjul has a powerful cartoon in his Mumbai Meri Jaan, series in today’s ‘Mid-Day.’ There are two frames. In the first frame there is the idiot box (TV) blaring “Friends! I’m here to ask for something!” ThereContinue Reading

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By Varghese Alengaden Indore, April 4, 2020: The government ordered nationwide lockdown to contain the coronavirus pandemic is a golden opportunity for people to connect to their creator without mediators. Because the virus has sent our godmen, priests and preachers scurrying for cover. All their claims of divine powers toContinue Reading

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By S Harikrishnan On March 24, Prime Minister Narendra Modi declared that India would go into lockdown for three weeks to tackle the coronavirus pandemic. The aim is to minimize contact between people as experts have established that “social distancing” is the most effective way to contain the spread ofContinue Reading

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By Varghese Alengaden Indore, March 21, 2020: The world has suffered from epidemics of different types, natural disasters and manmade tragedies of communal violence and terrorism. These tragedies, epidemics, wars and calamities affected a particular country or a few countries of a region at a particular time. However, they didContinue Reading

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By John Horvat II Pennsylvania, March 17, 2020: Our reaction to the coronavirus reflects the crisis of our secular godless society. The problem is not the virus—as potentially lethal as it might be. This outbreak is a biological fact, like so many that have plagued humanity over the ages. WhileContinue Reading

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By Don Aguiar Mumbai, March 12, 2020: An element of panic has settled among YES Bank account holders a day after the Reserve Bank (RBI) put restrictions on the fourth largest bank in the country. YES Bank customers can now withdraw only 50,000 rupees a month. The Finance Minister meanwhileContinue Reading

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By J. Felix Raj Kolkatta, March 12, 2020: Looking at the mood of the country and the sad state of affairs, I find myself failing to repeat the words of Christ on the Cross: “Father, forgive them; they do not know what they are doing.” The non-violent protests and repeatedContinue Reading

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By Inés San Martín Rome, March 10, 2020: Recently the Vatican announced Pope Francis has created a task force to help bishops’ conferences around the world address the clerical sex abuse crisis. The lineup is impressive, but much like a high-profile February 2019 summit on child protection, laypeople — womenContinue Reading