By Robancy A Helen Dalits are the so called untouchables of the Indian society. They are still treated untouchables in the Church, and in society. The government too treats them unequal. They are considered Dalits among the Dalits. The washer men community who are called Thurumbar in Tamil are forcedContinue Reading
By Cynthia Anna Mathew CJ New York, March 8, 2019: The theme for International Women’s Day 2019nis “Think equal, build smart, innovate for change.” The theme focuses on innovative ways in which we can advance gender equality and the empowerment of women, particularly in the areas of social protection systems,Continue Reading
By Arockiasamy J. Barrackpore, March 1, 2019: A symposium on evangelization in South Asia was held at Morning Star College, Barrackpore, Kolkata. As desired by Pope Francis, the theme of the February 14-16 event was “Baptised and Sent: The Church of Christ on Mission in the World.” It was partContinue Reading
By chhotebhai Kanpur, Feb. 16, 2019: On February 14, a fidayeen (suicide) bomber attacked a CRPF convoy of 78 vehicles transporting 2547 troopers. It was a hit that ran up a casualty figure of 45 at last count. The next day Prime Minister Narendra Modi flagged off Train 18, renamedContinue Reading
“I attribute this cancer cure to Our Lady of Lourdes” Continue Reading
By chhotebhai Kanpur, Jan. 29, 2019: The gutsy fighter, the dynamite man of yesteryears, is no more, having just passed on with two fat ladies (tambola language) at 88. I first met George Bhai in July 1990, when he was the Railway Minister in the Vajpayee cabinet. I had justContinue Reading
By Rohit Kumar New Delhi, Jan. 9, 1090: The first time I heard the term ‘Yeshu baba’ was in Tihar jail. I was not a prisoner – I was visiting along with a group of school-children who were performing a Christmas program for about a thousand women inmates in JailContinue Reading
By Rajiv Theodore New Delhi, Oct. 31, 2018: In this era of a digital boom and media blitz, the spoken word still is the most frequently used and important mode of communications. The spoken word contains subtleties that the written word – even with emojis – cannot convey. Perhaps, becauseContinue Reading
By Jose Abraham New Delhi, Dec. 29, 2018: Access to competent legal services is too costly for many Indians to afford, especially for people on the move. Migrants, within and outside the country, lack normal support systems to approach the legal system. It was with the purpose of assisting suchContinue Reading
By Dr. George Jacob Kochi, Dec. 21, 2018: The Christmas story begins with Joseph and Mary plodding along snowy and treacherous terrain on a dark wintry night to register with a census as decreed by Emperor Augustus. Mary who was into her full-term pregnancy was badly in need of aContinue Reading
