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
One of the deepest desires of the human heart is to live in communion and good relationship with others. We are sociable by nature and hence, social life and social activities have important roles in our life. But the present global crisis due to the COVID-19 pandemic has become aContinue Reading
By Jossie D’Mello Bengaluru: The year 2020 has been a memorable for all of us as it exposed us to the new normal of wearing masks, sanitizing, social distancing, online learning and teaching and work from home. At the onset of 2020, no one ever imagined that we would beContinue Reading
We step out the threshold of 2020 and as the New Year dawns on the Pandemic Ocean we survey the horizon dotted with uncertainties – fragile vessels anchored in unsafe waters, tossed about by the waves, rudderless. We consider the swim or sink option to venture out to the NewContinue Reading
By Lissy Maruthanakuzhy Panaji: Christmas day is quickly followed by the feast of the Holy Innocents–the massacre of the little children by King Herod (Mt2:13-18), hoping to terminate Baby Jesus. He would do anything to secure his kingship, transient as it was. It is as if God is reminding usContinue Reading
By Felix Raj Kolkata: This Christmas, I remember my fellow Jesuit, Father Stan Swamy. December 25 is his 79th day in jail. I wonder how he is celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ at Taloja. As a true Jesuit, I am confident that he is reaching out to the fellowContinue Reading
By Hedwig Lewis Mumbai: “Silent Night, Holy Night, All is calm, All is … NOT SO BRIGHT!” Perhaps this will be the strain of the uplifting song at Christmas. The Pandemic Ocean that has engulfed the entire globe and created a strange new atmosphere has compelled us to adopt aContinue Reading
By Irudhaya Jothi Konchowki: An octogenarian Jesuit social activist jailed for alleged Maoist links says prison life is a great leveler. Father Stan Swamy made this observation in a poem he penned December 22 and disseminated through his Jesuit companions. In the past too, the 83-year-old priest had described hisContinue Reading
Youth saw the truth behind the words of Pope Francis when he said, “You, dear young people, are not the future but the now of God,” at the end of the Mass which officially closed the 16th World Youth Day 2019 in Panama, Central America. These words kickstarted my ministryContinue Reading
