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
Kottayam, Oct 15, 2024: As a community of partners for mutual enrichment and accompaniment, a critical voice in defense of justice, human rights and dignity and a catalyst for alternatives, we, the members of the Indian Christian Collective for Justice (ICCJ) call for permanent ceasefire in Palestine and an endContinue 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
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
