By M L Satyan Coimbatore, Oct 12, 2024: Every day news headlines, both in print and digital media, give us terrible shocks. News about murders, robberies, human trafficking, cheatings, corruption, atrocities on women, sectarian violence, caste-based discrimination, abuse of nature and natural resources, and delayed justice raise many questions inContinue Reading
By Dr George Jacob Kochi, Oct 8, 2024: World Hospice and Palliative Care Day is being observed on October 12 this year. This day is a unified day of action to celebrate and support Hospice and palliative care globally. Palliative Care is increasingly being recognized as a rapidly developing medicalContinue Reading
By Kampan Chinnam Guwahati, Sept. 26, 2024: An officer of the Indian Police Service hailing from Arunachal Pradesh has created history in the national capital with his unique program, known as “Jan Sunwai,” listening to people. Robin Hibu, and a native of the Ziro Valley in Arunachal Pradesh, is basedContinue Reading
By Virginia Saldanha Mumbai, Sept 23, 2024: Swami Vivekananda’s soul stirring speech at the World Parliament of Religions in Chicago in 1893 is so relevant in India and even the world today. This was the view of about 200 people from different religious traditions who on September 18 gathered forContinue Reading
By John Singarayar Raigad, Sept 12, 2024: As the Divine Word Society (Societas Verbi Divini, SVD) steps into its 150th year of foundation on September 8, 2024, the celebration invites a reflection on the central theme that has shaped its mission: “Witnessing to the light from everywhere for everyone.” ThisContinue Reading
By chhotebhai Kanpur, Sept 12, 2024: Had I entered a Spelling Bee contest I would have failed miserably, considering that I have mis-spelt the title of Pope Francis’ encyclical “Fratelli Tutti” that he wrote during the Covid pandemic. Unlike previous Popes, he wrote in Italian, not Latin. Seven centuries earlierContinue Reading
By M L Satyan Coimbatore, Sept 6, 2024: Of late I have been watching a few Tamil television serials. I was surprised to note a running thread in all the serials – hatred. This hatred is usually fuelled by different types of revengeful activities. For this purpose, every serial hasContinue Reading
By Tessy Jacob Bhubaneswar, Sept 4, 2024: On this teacher’s day, my thoughts go to a school in Odisha, which is the lifeline of many students and a ray of hope for many teachers. Vidya Jyoti Girls High School, Kahupani, a tribal hamlet in the Kutra Block of Sundargarh district,Continue Reading
By Roy Alex Thiruvananthapuram, Sept 3, 2024: The teachers decorated the school entrance, corridors, and classrooms with colorful balloons and other items to welcome the little ones on their first day. With heavy hearts and high hopes, parents brought their children to the school. The teachers greeted them with greatContinue Reading
By M L Satyan Coimbatore, Sept 2, 2024: Whenever I have conducted training for schoolteachers, one question bothered my mind: “When does a teacher really teach?” Last week, I read an inspirational story that gives a meaningful answer to the above question. This may be considered a relevant message onContinue Reading
