Let a myriad flowers bloom
2018-02-02
A national seminar on “Christian Leadership for a Culture of Peace” will be held in Delhi April 13-15Continue Reading
Holy cows and loose cannons
2018-01-29
Avay Shukla As befits a country with 33 crore Gods, India has a corresponding pantheon of Holy Cows – both hallowed concepts and hoary individuals – of the religious and secular varieties. Let us talk of the latter since the former is a minefield you enter at your own peril.Continue Reading
The extraordinary power of a 500-year-old arm
2018-01-17
St Francis Xavier’s arm is touring CanadaContinue Reading
Still Dreaming
2018-01-16
If MLK were alive today, he would still be deeply concerned about what is still happening to his peopleContinue Reading
Dalits are also human beings
2018-01-14
By : A J Philip A few weeks ago, I mentioned Dr Jose Kananaikil in a Facebook post. It was written in the past tense. And horror of horrors, I prefaced his name with “the late”! Immediately, my friend Jose Kavi contacted me to say that he was alive, thoughContinue Reading
Padmavati engraves ‘chop, chop’ culture into Indian ethos
2018-01-09
Dr. George Jacob. What is Padmavati? Padmavati is an Indian epic period drama film directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali, based on the epic poem Padmavat (1540) by Malik Mohammed javasi. The film features Deepika Padukone in the title role as Rani Padmavati, alongside Shahid Kapoor as Maharawal Ratan Singh andContinue Reading
In the name of land Church becomes a bureaucratically complex corporation
2018-01-06
Lack of transparency and ignorance or misinterpretations of Canon law, reckless circumvention of structures and policies raise serious moral concerns.
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A celebration robbed of simplicity
2017-12-23
By Dr. George Jacob Christmas celebrates something as grandiose as the birth of God’s son and the world’s Redeemer as Christians believe. The very first Christmas, which witnessed the Holy Birth 2000 years ago, was known for its simplicity, humility and involvement of common folk, which is the unique event’sContinue Reading
“Ambassadors of God”: A Christmas Reflection
2017-12-22
We are called, in “poverty of spirit” to divinize our humanity Continue Reading