By Lissy Maruthanakuzhy Panaji: Christmas day is quickly followed by the feast of the Holy Innocents–the massacre of the little children by King Herod (Mt2:13-18), hoping to terminate Baby Jesus. He would do anything to secure his kingship, transient as it was. It is as if God is reminding usContinue Reading

By Hedwig Lewis Mumbai: “Silent Night, Holy Night, All is calm, All is … NOT SO BRIGHT!” Perhaps this will be the strain of the uplifting song at Christmas. The Pandemic Ocean that has engulfed the entire globe and created a strange new atmosphere has compelled us to adopt aContinue Reading

By Irudhaya Jothi Konchowki: An octogenarian Jesuit social activist jailed for alleged Maoist links says prison life is a great leveler. Father Stan Swamy made this observation in a poem he penned December 22 and disseminated through his Jesuit companions. In the past too, the 83-year-old priest had described hisContinue Reading

Youth saw the truth behind the words of Pope Francis when he said, “You, dear young people, are not the future but the now of God,” at the end of the Mass which officially closed the 16th World Youth Day 2019 in Panama, Central America. These words kickstarted my ministryContinue Reading

Maram: Can you see the sea change that the alphabet ‘C’ has brought to world with the Corona pandemic Covid 19! As catastrophic 2020 is cast away, no one Conceived that the alphabet “C” would play a completely Contiguous role Compared with any other alphabet in English language! Have youContinue Reading

By Felix Anthony Miao: Prime Minister Narendra Modi extolled India as the ‘mother of democracy’ while laying the foundation for a new parliament building after performing a ‘bhoomi pujan’ (ground breaking ritual) guided by priests from the Sringeri Math in Karnataka, on December 10, Human Rights Day. Required as itContinue Reading

By M L Satyan Bengaluru: The farmers’ protest in Delhi has created history. The whole world is closely watching this protest. There are many lessons that we can learn from this protest. I wish to highlight some important lessons: Love for nature: Every word that is expressed by the farmersContinue Reading