By Vijayesh Lal New Delhi, July 11, 2020: The absolute sense of impunity generated in the administrative apparatus of India by the Coronavirus pandemic lockdown, and the consequent absence of civil society on the streets and in the courts, has aggravated the environment of targeted hate and violence against ChristiansContinue Reading
By Lissy Maruthanakuzhy Panaji, July 10, 2020: We are all fascinated by stories as they drive home messages faster and easier. A few days ago, I listened to two stories on different occasions that whispered how each one recognizes God particle in another and what happens after that. During thisContinue Reading
Lunglei, July 7,2020: Taking a risk in dangerous times and also possibly making himself a target for social stigma, a 46-year-old man in Mizoram is winning the hearts of several Covid suspect patients as he took them home without charging a penny after they completed their institutional quarantine period, asContinue Reading
By Shanti Pulickal Berhampur, July 7, 2020: Prison ministry can be called a pilgrimage to the prison to meet Jesus, the condemned prisoner. I feel privileged to have been actively involved in this ministry since 2013. The journey had been difficult but it was a time of blessings, surprises, andContinue Reading
By M K George SJ Rome, July 6, 2020: It would be strange to hear that I had a blessed lockdown of solid four months in India from March 25 to July 1 — in all 14 weeks. I witnessed the best of human generosity; so too, the worst ofContinue Reading
By M L Satyan Bengaluru, July 5, 2020: The loss of human life in India has become a regular, common and a day-to-day affair. Untimely deaths of human beings, due to various reasons do not bother us much. It is increasingly being recognized that health outcomes are a result notContinue Reading
By Dr. George Jacob Kochi, July 5, 2020: It’s 4:26 pm. I am at my appointed station in the cold environs of the ICU I work in. Right over my head is the AC blower. It almost draws a parallel between my not-so-comfortable situation and that of a dressed broilerContinue Reading
By chhotebhai Kanpur, July 3, 2020: During the Second World War this term referred to Japanese pilots who went on suicidal missions, where death was certain. The Kamikaze pilots flew their bomb-laden aircraft straight into enemy targets. Then we had the LTTE suicide bombers, like the one that assassinated formerContinue Reading
By Jose Kavi New Delhi, July 2, 2020: The death of Father Robert Astorino has created a vacuum in me and I feel orphaned. Father Bob, as we called him, was my guru in professional journalism and mentor in life. I saw Maryknoll Father Bob first time at the conferenceContinue Reading
By Archbishop Lawrence Saldanha Toronto, June 29, 2020: Here is a tribute from Archbishop Emeritus Lawrence Saldanha of Lahore, who was associated with Father Bob Astorino, founder editor and editor of Union of Catholic Asian News, who died on June 24 in a hospital in New York. I salute theContinue Reading
