By chhotebhai Kanpur, Nov 22, 2024: Please don’t make haste, or waste your breath on condemning me for even asking such an audacious question. It is not altogether irrelevant or irreverent. Some years ago, there was a huge outcry in Kerala over the Malayalam drama “The Sixth Wound;” an adaptationContinue Reading

By M L Satyan Coimbatore, Nov 15, 2024: K J Yesudas has been a legend in the field of music. We can never forget his mesmerising voice. One of his prophetic songs in Malayalam was titled: Manushyan Mathangale Srishtichu (Man created religions). He sang this song on various platforms. ThisContinue Reading

By Roy Alex Thiruvananthapuram, Nov 11, 2024: A wise grandfather once told me that the world has only two wonders that he appreciates with both admiration and curiosity. The first wonder is nature’s breathtaking beauty, which always reflects God’s greatness and glory. Then he looked down at the child holdingContinue Reading

By chhotebhai Kanpur, Nov 10, 2024: What’s new? In recent times, a lot. Let me begin with the adage “Don’t carry coal to Newcastle.” This is because Newcastle, in northeast England, was known for its industry and coal fields. Hence any attempt to send coal there would be superfluous. CanContinue Reading

By M L Satyan Coimbatore, Oct 30, 2024: I was intrigued by the revelations Bishop James Thoppil of Kohima, chairman of the northeast bishops’ formation commission, made during the meeting of the formators of northeastern region held from October 21-23 at Mount Tabor Retreat Centre in Dimapur. He placed theContinue Reading

By Virginia Saldanha Mumbai, Oct 20, 2024: It was heartening to read what women said at the ongoing Synod at the Vatican this month. The women are positive and invigorated by the discussions at the Synod. Sister Catherine Clifford, a theologian and member of the Congregation of St Joseph, pointingContinue Reading

By Irudhaya Jothi Bankura, Oct 16, 2024: The World Food Day, celebrated every year on October 16, marks the founding of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) in 1945. The theme for this year, “Right to Food for a Better Life and a Better Future,” calls attention toContinue Reading

By chhotebhai Kanpur, Oct 15, 2024: Back in 2000 Arun Shourie wrote a book “Harvesting Souls – Missionaries, their designs and claims.” It was a condemnation of everything remotely connected with missionaries. In the Indian context it was about our Christian presence. For those who came in late this bookContinue Reading

By George Kannanthanam Bengaluru, Oct 14, 2024: If Ratan was a Catholic, we would have made him ‘Saint Ratan Tata.’ Does anything prevent the Church from making him Saint? It is time to reconsider our views. Sainthood is an acceptance of a person’s life as an example to others. RatanContinue Reading