By Robancy A Helen Madurai, March 7, 2024: In India, women have achieved so much over the years, but how it is exercised does matter. At times, only the richest women, born with silver spoons—women belonging to the so-called dominant caste—are entitled to certain privileges. There is no equality amongContinue Reading

By Thomas V Kunnunkal New Delhi, March 2, 2024: The world we inhabit is a truly remarkable creation, brimming with complexity and diversity that is both unique and interconnected. Despite its magnificence, we have only scratched the surface of understanding the intricate workings of our world, with countless complex actionsContinue Reading

By Stanislaus Alla New Delhi, Feb 5, 2024: Fraternity is very close to the heart of Pope Francis. Historians will employ ‘fraternity’ as an important key to unlock, understand and interpret the ministry of Pope Francis. Personally, he embodies the virtue of fraternity even as he regularly refers to itContinue Reading

By Stanislaus Alla New Delhi, Jan 26, 2024: Among the key words and adjectives found in the Preamble of Indian Constitution, ‘sovereign’ is a word that is little understood and discussed. Qualifiers such as socialist, secular, democratic, and principles like justice, liberty, equality and fraternity come more easily into ourContinue Reading

By Stanislaus Alla New Delhi, Jan 20, 2024: Several of us have our own bucket lists: starting with a list of places to visit, persons to meet, delicacies to relish, books to read, things to achieve, goals to realize etc. In the life of the Church, the liturgical calendar remindsContinue Reading

By Midhun J Francis Rome, Jan 16, 2024: We are with the Pope as long as he asks us to obey the 50:50 formula of synod, but Don’t ask us to wash women’s feet; that is for the Latin church. We are with the Pope as long as he asksContinue Reading

By M K George Rome, Jan 11, 2023: Yearend perusal of journals and newspapers gives a lot of insight about what went by and what people dream for. There are always the optimists and the pessimists, the romantics and the doomsayers. The world is better than ever One of theContinue Reading