By Prashant Bhaware Yavatmal: I studied in a boarding school. Every day, two hours of the evening were scheduled for outdoor games. Before we could begin playing, our sports teacher would instruct us to run two rounds of the playground as warm up. A few of us, including myself, wereContinue Reading
By Cedric Prakash Ahmedabad: It is Lent once again: a very Special Season for Christians throughout the world. It is a time for repentance and renewal; to rekindle our initial fervor and the intense practice of our baptismal promises. What we do in these forty days will hopefully extend intoContinue Reading
By Bishop George Pallipparambil Miao: Introduction Leader: Human migration from place to place has been a life reality from the early history of human beings. Majority of the people who live in some parts of the world and claim it to be their homeland also will realize that their ancestorsContinue Reading
By chhotebhai Kanpur: Quite frankly, I must admit that I don’t like the title! How can love be bracketed with dark secrets? It should not, but so often is; hence this attempt to remove the dark secrets and bring love out into the sunshine. Let me begin with the storyContinue Reading
By M. D. Thomas New Delhi: February 1-7 is observed globally as the “World Interfaith Harmony Week.” The United Nations on October 20, 2010, called for this observance in response to the proposal of King Abdullah of Jordon in the UN General Assembly on September 23, 2010. The backdrop ofContinue Reading
By Ittoop Panikulam Mumbai: An article on January 10 by Shoaib Baniyal in ‘Scroll.in’ had a question: “Why does poor West Bengal have healthier children than rich Gujarat I suppose the answer is, Gujarat has money, but not Gujarat’s poor children. Am I right, Shoaib? What does our future cryContinue Reading
By Lissy Maruthanakuzhy Panaji: “You give them something to eat” (Mt 14:13-21). The command of Jesus to reach out to those in need is echoes in our hearts today when we come across the poor, the hungry, the sick, the abandoned, ostracized in society. Like the disciples most of usContinue Reading
By Don Aguiar Mumbai: Have been reading about the vaccine in almost every newspaper including a dozen professional newspapers. When Covid was running amok and spreading like wild fire every one of us were praying for a vaccine, as early as possible. Even now it’s in its 2nd peak inContinue Reading
By Bharat Dogra New Delhi: High hopes reposed in the talks between the representatives of farmers’ organizations and the government on January 4 were not fulfilled and the entire issue got postponed to the next round of talks scheduled for January 8. This is very disappointing. Why is the stalemateContinue Reading
By Sujata Jena Bhubaneswar: Before Christmas, I visited 12 rural parishes of Berhampur and Rayagada dioceses to mobilize students for civil service preparation and become part of nation-building The visit was undertaken as part of a campaign of the Excellent IAS Academy, an initiative of Odisha Catholic Bishops’ Council toContinue Reading
