New Delhi: As a Jesuit-in-formation, I attended a course on Islam and Muslims in India. Our instructor, Jesuit Father Paul Jackson, opened the course asking us to write down on a sheet of paper what we thought and felt about Muslims. After a while, he asked us to tell theContinue Reading
Shillong: A year has gone by since the sudden demise of Archbishop Dominic Jala in a road accident in the US. The news came to us like a bolt from the blue leaving everyone aghast and shock stricken. Most people especially his family members and close friends, found it unacceptable.Continue Reading
Kozhikode: Father Joseph Thayil (1930-2020) is no more. The Kerala Jesuit priest died September 30 at the age of 90 at Christ Hall Kozhikode, the third largest town in Kerala, southern India. But he leaves behind fond memories in a large number of people who had associated with him. FatherContinue Reading
Kochi: Covid-19 has been on a relentless march over humanity since 10 months. Infecting and snuffing out numerous lives. Globally the virus has infected 33.4 million. About a million have lost their lives. The pandemic has had India too in its stranglehold. 6.15 million Indians have been infected and 96,318Continue Reading
Pilar: On October 2, with affection and reverence, India remembers Mahatma Gandhi, the ‘Father of the Nation.” This annual ritual could be turned into a real homage if only we imbibe some of his great qualities. One of of them is his insistence on inter-faith harmony or ‘Sadbhav.’ Sadbhav (goodwill,Continue Reading
Mumbai: After a son and three daughters, I was born to my parents who were staying in Andheri, Mumbai, western Indian state. My mother was looking forward to another son because she believed that daughters were just a burden and sons would support her in old age. She was notContinue Reading
Frankfurt: When I started my journey from Kerala, my native place in southern India, my mind was full of hopes of a bright future. I had somehow collected enough money for a post-graduate course abroad. After my studies I should find a job to pay off the debts and supportContinue Reading
Montevideo: After 16 years of missionary life among the Garo and Khasi tribes of Meghalaya, a northeastern Indian state, I was invited to join our congregation’s universal mission. So, 2013, my superiors sent me to South America. I am a member of the Sons of the Immaculate Heart of Mary,Continue Reading
By Mohammed Wajihuddin New Delhi, Sept 25, 2020: Ziya Us Salam, an old friend, a prolific writer and a senior journalist associated with The Hindu group for over two decades, told me in the first week of February that he had been to Shaheen Bagh and other anti-Citizenship Amendment ActContinue Reading
By Dr. George Jacob Kochi, Sept 24, 2020: It has been nine months since first cases of Covid-19 were reported from China’s Wuhan. The onslaught of SARS Co-V-2 on mankind has been relentless. Globally 31.6 million has been infected, and 971,000 killed. India’s share of ‘viral bashing’ reads 31.6 millionContinue Reading