Rome: Cardinal George Pell of Australia, who returned to the Vatican on September 30, is likely to remain there at least until June 8, when he turns 80. His long-term plan, however, is to return to Sydney, according to a source close to the cardinal, who asked not to beContinue Reading
Mumbai: When James Mill periodized the Indian History into Hindu Period, Muslim Period and British period, he not only gave the tool to British to pursue their policy of ‘divide and rule,’ but also gave the potent weapon to the future pursuers of communal politics to intensify the divisive policiesContinue Reading
By Varghese Alengaden Indore, Sept 13, 2020: Four decades ago as a student of philosophy I was shocked to learn the expression, “God is dead” by Friedrich Nietzsche, a 19th century German philosopher. Seeing the addiction of people to religion and its innumerable rituals another German philosopher Karl Marx said,Continue Reading
By Varghese Alengaden Indore, Sept 4, 2020: India has a sacred tradition of venerating teachers. Our scriptures are full of references glorifying teachers. Much before we started celebrating Teachers on September 5, we had the tradition of celebrating Gurupurnima. All of us know and quote the famous quote from GuruContinue Reading
By George Cheriyan Jaipur, Sept 3, 2020: The Covid 19 pandemic will have severe negative impacts on achieving the targets of most of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). However, while unlocking and reconnecting, pandemic offers countries an opportunity to rebuild recovery plans that will reverse current trends and change theContinue Reading
By chhotebhai Kanpur, Aug 31, 2020: This title would be intriguing for those who don’t know Latin. Neither do I! It is the title of the prayer in the Breviary that priests are expected to recite before going to sleep at night. It is the prayer of the Prophet SimeonContinue Reading
By Goutam Ghose Kolkata, Aug 28, 2020: I feel very sad at the demise of Father Gaston Roberge. Father had been close to our hearts for many, many years. Just imagine his incredible journey — a Jesuit priest, who came all the way from Montreal to Kolkata at a youngContinue Reading
By Varghese Alengaden Indore, Aug 24, 2020: The intellectual and spiritual bankruptcy of the Church leadership is exposed every time the final statement of the Syro-Malabar Synod of Bishops is published. The major focus of the previous Synod held in January 2020 was about ‘love jihad’ which brought much criticismContinue Reading
By M L Satyan Bengaluru, Aug 21, 2020: Did you ever notice that the alphabet “C” has shot to prominence in this Covid-19 era? See the “Sea of Change” that the alphabet “C” has brought! No one expected that the alphabet “C” would play a completely overwhelming role compared withContinue Reading
By Tehmina Arora New Delhi, Aug 20, 2020: Seventy years ago this month, India as a young nation passed a presidential order to ensure fundamental freedoms and rights for Dalit people. However, the same order also prevented them from exercising their freedom of conscience and belief. The Constitution (Scheduled Castes)Continue Reading