By M K George Rome, Oct 3, 2022: Many fear that India is fast moving towards being a Hindu Rashtra (nation). If that would happen, would India turn out to be another theocratic country in the world? Should we be concerned? Maybe one should begin by learning lessons from theContinue Reading
By Tessy Jacob Bhubaneswar, Sept 29, 2022: Recently, in one of my WhatsApp groups, I saw a message from someone asking for help. The person who sent the message was asking the group whether anyone knew a priest in the Diocese of Lucknow, India — they needed his contact number,Continue Reading
By M L Satyan Bengaluru, Sept 17, 2022: The country witnessed a vehicle-ramming attack and mob lynching incident at Lakhimpur Kheri during farmers’ protest against the three farm laws passed by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) led Union Government. It happened on October 3, 2021, at Banbirpur village near TikuniaContinue Reading
By M L Satyan Bengaluru, Sept 13, 2022: During Covid-19 period (April 2020) a circular from the Archdiocese of Bombay went around through WhatsApp. The title was: “Attending the Eucharist online.” The main message read: “Though you will be viewing the Mass online, do remember that you are in theContinue Reading
By Dr George Jacob Kochi, Sept 6, 2022: A 27-year old man was admitted with Acute Pancreatitis to Division of Surgical gastroenterology where I work. Acute Pancreatitis, a benign condition involving the pancreas is potentially lethal. It causes failure of other organs, entailing prolonged hospital stay, usually in ICUs. Multi-organContinue Reading
By Adolf Washington Bengaluru, Sept 5, 2022: Ask any Marian devotee the reason for their devotion. You are sure to get one or all of these replies: “I am thankful to Her. She interceded for me to Jesus. My prayer was answered.” “I seek her intercession for my important needs.”“IContinue Reading
By M L Satyan Bengaluru, Sept 3, 2022: According to the World Health Organization (WHO), close to 800,000 people die by suicide every year; that is one person every 40 seconds. For each suicide, there are more than 20 suicide attempts. While the link between suicide and mental disorders (inContinue Reading
By chhotebhai Lucknow, Aug 30, 2022: Every Indian has his or her own idea of India. Pseudo-nationalists would have us believe that India is now an ideal country. Never mind that 400,000 citizens left the country last year seeking greener pastures and greenbacks elsewhere. The “Idea of India’ was theContinue Reading
By M L Satyan Bengaluru, Aug 26, 2022: A few days ago, I met a small group of priests and nuns. I just asked them a question, “Are you aware of the Bilkis Bano’s case?” Surprisingly none could give me an answer. Taking this as an example, I can concludeContinue Reading
By M L Satyan Bengaluru, Aug 23, 2022: One of the issues that has been haunting the minds of every Indian is ‘black money’. In layman’s language, it is money that has been acquired through illegitimate means or money which is unaccounted for, that is, for which tax is notContinue Reading