Where are families in Family Synod?
2015-10-12
With not a single Catholic family having any voting right, are you family-folks part parcel of that Synod?Continue Reading
Catholic journalism in northern India – challenges, concerns, scope
2015-10-04
The previous speaker was asked to present a bird’s eye view; but the topic given to me is so vast that it would require a wide-angle lens to cover it! Nevertheless, here goes. I will attempt an analysis of the six key words – North India – Catholic – JournalismContinue Reading
Why private schools take Christian saints’ names
2015-09-17
When the principal of a Catholic-sounding school was arrested in Mumbai last week, most people assumed it was a Church-run institution headed by a priest. The confusion is understandable.Continue Reading
Patel stir: Gujarat version of Arab Spring
2015-08-27
Is this a clever move by RSS and BJP to do away with the reservation system?Continue Reading
India-Pakistan talks failure — who loses, who gains?
2015-08-23
If ever there was a time to display maturity, it is nowContinue Reading
Catholic men need priests who will lead
2015-08-20
The New Evangelization has been a major effort in the Catholic Church for more than 40 years. Unfortunately, it has failed to stem several significant downward trends among faithful in the United States. Since 2000, 14 million Catholics have left the faith, parish religious-education participation of children has dropped byContinue Reading
Modi’s foreign trips, expenditure in crores and sufferings of the poor
2015-08-14
There are variety of problems that the government needs to address, especially poverty and the increasing number of suicides by farmers who are not able to repay the debts and finding it difficult to meet daily needs. According to the United Nation’s Millennium Development Goal (MGD) programme, 270 millions orContinue Reading
Why Sundar Pichai matters
2015-08-12
When Google CEO and co-founder Larry Page blogged about the creation of Alphabet, he had another exciting announcement. Former Chrome and Android chief product manager Sundar Pichai is slated to become Google’s new CEO. This is exciting to me on two levels: First, despite employing many Asians and Asian AmericansContinue Reading
Naga Peace Pact: what does it mean?
2015-08-04
Vested interest of officials, politicians, businessmen and local collaborators has been making optimum use of insurgency just to fill in their pocketsContinue Reading