By Lissy Maruthanakuzhy Panaji, April 20, 2020: The lockdown. It is getting longer. We have completed one-month lockdown period. For a change I decided to try a hand on my father’s profession: gardening. He had excelled in whatever he tried out. I had watched him try new methods in hisContinue Reading
By Catherine Claret Harry Bengaluru, April 20, 2020: This is something that I felt burdened to write amid the outbreak of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. As the battle against the virus and the global public health crises worsens day after day, we need to be aware and cautious ofContinue Reading
By Jesvita Princy Quadras Mangaluru, April 20, 2020: Almost two months of quarantine has been declared in India. Well, that should be quite an experience for us all. It is not easy to stay home and do nothing, especially if you are a social person. Secondly, it impacts us mentally,Continue Reading
By Stacy Rodrigues Panaji, April 19, 2020: So lost in our day to day lives, various activities and colourful future plans– had anyone thought of this phase? Suddenly a small virus brought it all to a standstill. To many, life has paused; to a few, life has taken a U-turnContinue Reading
By Margarete Mary Kohima, April 18, 2020: When I was transferred to Nagaland, a mountainous state in northeastern India, bordering Myanmar, I was anxious due to language. One of the nuns in my Congregation of the Sisters of the Little Flower of Bethany (also known as Bethany Sisters), told me,Continue Reading
By P A Chacko SJ Sahibganj, April 19, 2020: Does Covid-19 teach humanity anything? Those who have eyes to see, they see. Those who have ears to hear, they hear. Those who have hearts to feel, they feel. Covid 19 has a message. It is a tiny virus. It hasContinue Reading
By Dr George Jacob Kochi, April 19, 2020: In December 2019, a cluster of patients with ‘pneumonia of unknown cause’ was linked to wet markets in Wuhan, China. Scientists zeroed in on a virus from the Coronavirus family, and named it 2019-nCov (n for novel), now called SARS-CoV-2. It isContinue Reading
Becare Me O Nongtdu Jowai, April 18, 2020: COVID-19 crisis offers a clarion call to humanity for self-discipline, self-realization, and self-manifestation. This article based on my experience during this unprecedented lockdown period. It makes me realized that the self (human being/individual) is a precious gift of God. He created menContinue Reading
By Prema Chowallur Guwahati, April 18, 2020: A large number religious women is in the forefront of the Catholic Church’s humanitarian works among those affected by the nationwide lockdown. Amrat Talitha Kum India, or just Amrat, is one of the largest networks of women religious engaged in anti-human trafficking activities.Continue Reading
By M L Satyan Bengaluru, April 17, 2020: National lockdown in the wake of Covid-19 has affected all sectors and people of all walks of life in India. One such sector is media and journalists. In view of the large number of lay-offs and salary cuts announced by several mediaContinue Reading
