By M L Satyan Bengaluru, June 24, 2022: In 2018 I had an opportunity to attend the monthly meeting of domestic workers at Good Shepherd Convent, Andheri, Mumbai. There were 35 women, mostly young unmarried girls. Just two women were of middle aged and married. All of them belonged toContinue Reading
By Molly Fernandes Sancoale, June 22, 2022: Kiran Niketan is one of the social centers started by the Congregation of the Sisters of Holy Family of Nazareth. It is in Sancoale, Goa, established in 1986 on a plateau contaminated by the Birla Zuari fertilizer industries. Located at Lamani colony ofContinue Reading
By Celine Paramundayil Bhopal, June 23, 2022: That evening, our novice mistress was going out for a golden jubilee celebration and said, “Celine, can you show a motivational film to our novices?” I agreed, and reading from a list of the films we had, asked them which they wanted. TheyContinue Reading
By George Jacob Kochi, June 21, 2022: As the country observes Doctors’ Day on July 1, my tributes go out to a young doctor. She is a student pursuing Diplomate of the National Board in Anesthesiology in the hospital I work in. Being a student in a busy department, leavesContinue Reading
By Sujata Jena Bhubaneswar, June 11, 2022: Lalita Beero, an unlettered and homebound homemaker from Mohana, a rural village of the Gajapati district of the eastern Indian state of Odisha, is a member of the diocesan synodal team of the Diocese of Berhampur. “I used to be very fearful,” sheContinue Reading
George Kannanthanam Bengaluru, June 4, 2022: When Jesus said “You are the light of the world” (Mt 5/14) more than 2000 years ago, I don’t know whether he ever imagined that some of his disciples would literally go around fixing lights in places where there is no light. This isContinue Reading
By chhotebhai Kanpur, June 3, 2022: The just concluded Indian Premier League (IPL) would be fresh in people’s minds. Hence one cannot be faulted for presuming that this piece is about cricket! It isn’t. It’s not about red balls but about red hats, the red Berettas given to Cardinals. TheyContinue Reading
By Don Aguiar Mumbai, June 3, 2022: Free thinking is good but right thinking is better. There is God. It is not just I who say that to you. The whole universe says it if you will but hear its voice. Just listen now and if you are really aContinue Reading
By Manna Abraham Bengaluru, May 29, 2022: Jesuit Father Ephrem Manikompe, a renowned schoolteacher, died May 22, leaving a deep grief in the hearts of hundreds. After a cardiac arrest on May 19, he had a brief hospitalization. He was 80. The member of the Kerala Jesuit province will alwaysContinue Reading
By Lissy Maruthanakuzhy Panaji, May 27, 2022: When I saw the theme for the World 56th Communications Day 2022 ” Listen with your Heart” the song that came to my mind is: Listen, let your heart keep seeking Listen, to his constant speaking… Listen to the spirit calling you. ThisContinue Reading