By Augustine Singh Kandhamal, Jan 19, 2020: Kandhamal district in Odisha, eastern India faced the worst kind of anti-Christian persecution in 2007 and 2008. The second attack lasted for more than three months, causing massive damage. Their effects have been devastating to the core. Along with the loss of property,Continue Reading
By Don Aguiar Mumbai, Jan. 17, 2020: It is not an insignificant fact that most of the tall leaders of India’s freedom movement — were formatively influenced by the Christian culture via their exposure to the West. Sri Aurobindo lived with a Christian priest-family for several years in England. GandhiContinue Reading
By Dominic Emmanuel If one goes by the findings of a survey that appeared on the Internet recently, one would be quite discouraged at the start of the year. The survey finds that most people end up breaking their New Year resolutions within the first three weeks. By January 19,Continue Reading
By Tessy Jacob Jharsuguda, Jan 14, 2020: Two years ago, Pope Francis declared that Oct. 1, 2019, would be the beginning of Extraordinary Missionary Month. Celebrating that month for the first time this year made me ponder my own life as a missionary. Since childhood, this was how I picturedContinue Reading
By Lissy Maruthanakuzhy Panaji, Jan 13, 2020: The Christmas season has concluded and we move on with life to the ordinary time in the liturgical circle. As I stand at the threshold of this new year, overshadowed by the gloom spread by our government I am reminded of a thoughtContinue Reading
By Ajay Kamalakaran Kottayam, Jan 13, 2019: In the distant past many famous international travelers to coastal Kerala penned their impressions of the landscapes, nature and people of the state. These travelers came from a variety of places such as the Arabian Peninsula, the Levant, China, Italy, and even Russia.Continue Reading
By Mark Joeverth Rafael Zamora Manila, Jan 11, 2020: Growing up in a diverse family is like a roller coaster ride. There would be ups and downs in the journey, but the togetherness in every struggle is what matters for me. But that was before. It has been years sinceContinue Reading
By Fr Kavin Ward Oh East is East and West is West And never the twain [=two] shall meet, Till Earth and Sky stand presently At God’s great Judgement Seat… When Kipling penned these lines in his Ballad of East and West, he was probably conscious of the gulf betweenContinue Reading
By Don Aguiar. Mumbai, Jan 7, 2020: This government was elected on their promise that they would enact better schemes for the economic growth of the country in comparison to the previous government but we have experienced till date that this government is expert in fooling us: They told demonetizationContinue Reading
By Sujata Jena Manila, Dec 30, 2019: Saint Joseph Freinademetz, a Divine Word missionary to China, once said, “The most beautiful vocation in the world is being a missionary.” His words has special meaning for me as I wrap up my nearly two-year stay in the Philippines. To tell youContinue Reading
