By M L Satyan Bengaluru, Feb 5, 2022: What happened: In December 2021, Rudra Gowda, principal of Bhandarkar’s College in Udupi issued a circular, banning Muslim girl students from wearing hijabs in classrooms. Defending his order, Gowda said, “Students are free to wear hijabs inside school premises but not inContinue Reading
By Mathew John New Delhi, Jan 3, 2022: Let me straightaway get it off my chest. My faith in my religion has waxed and waned, oscillating from fervent belief to deep skepticism. Much like the life-long smoker, I have given it up myriads of times and then inevitably returned toContinue Reading
By M L Satyan Bengaluru, Jan 29, 2022: I begin this write-up by quoting an interesting and educative WhatsApp message. “How many Indians (educated people, scholars, teachers, social/human rights activists) know that the Constitution of India was written by hand. No instrument was used to write the whole constitution. PremContinue Reading
By Don Aguiar Mumbai, Jan 28, 2022: Most secular educated and sociopolitically active Indians today know there is something called Woke (awakened) Culture or Wokeism that is sweeping politics/politicians, universities, colleges and the common man across democratic India, it is dominating new age popular culture. It reminded me of aContinue Reading
By Sujata Jena Bhubaneswar, Jan 26, 2022: On this Republic Day, I think about how our Constitution came into effect on January 26, 1950 — a day celebrated and observed most solemnly than our Independence Day, August 15. And I pray for my country. As pre-novices, we served on FridaysContinue Reading
New Delhi, Jan 23, 2022: The Indian Christian Women Movement, an ecumenical group, has issued an open letter addressed to the leaders of various Churchesin the country. The text: We, as women of the Churches, waited for the verdict impatiently, we were so sure that the accused will be indicted.Continue Reading
By Cedric Prakash Ahmedabad, Jan 22, 2022: For the people of El Salvador, January 22 will be more than just a red-letter day. Three of their sons, Jesuit Father Rutilio Grande and his two lay associates — 72-year-old Manuel Solorzano and 15-year-old Nelson Rutilio Lemus (and Italian Franciscan missionary FatherContinue Reading
By F. M. Britto Raipur, Jan 21, 2022: The invitation from the parish priest to participate in the golden jubilee celebration of Pithora parish in my Raipur archdiocese delighted me. After my priestly ordination in May 1979, then Diocesan Administrator Pallottine Monsignor Francis Werner Hunold appointed me the assistant parishContinue Reading
By M K George Rome, Jan 16, 2022: It is not a good time to be a Catholic. Let alone, being a priest, religious, bishop or even Pope. It is all over and around: abuse cases, financial malpractices, clerical arrogance, and cries of simple sheep left high and dry byContinue Reading
By Lissy Maruthanakuzhy Panaji, Jan 14, 2022: There was a period when I spent much of my time within concrete walls, engaged in my mission activities. Rarely did I have the opportunity to let my feet touch dust or mud. When I did, I must say that those were momentsContinue Reading
