Will Church allow LGBT persons to live in freedom?
2018-09-15
Will the Catholic Church have the courage to be inclusive like Jesus?Continue Reading
Kuldip Nayar – Godfather of campaign for justice for Kandhamal
2018-09-07
By Anto Akkara Call it destiny or coincidence, Kuldip Nayar – the patriarch of journalism in independent India – passed away at the age of 95 on August 23, 2018 – on the 10th anniversary of Kandhamal. It was on this day a decade ago that Swami Laxmanananda Saraswati ofContinue Reading
Violated environment adds to Kerala’s monsoon woes
2018-09-06
By Dr. George Jacob Kochi: The southern Indian state of Kerala was at the receiving end of this year’s Southwest monsoon since its onset on May 29. The deluge took on Noachian proportions. The monsoon caused unprecedented destruction that measured up to second worst in 94 years in terms ofContinue Reading
Church no more ‘Christ-centric’
2018-09-04
If there is one group who requires to be converted, it is Christians themselvesContinue Reading
Whither Pope Francis? Please don’t dither now
2018-09-02
By chhotebhai Kanpur: It is with a heavy heart that I am writing this piece. God chose St Francis of Assisi in the 13th Century, saying to him, “Go and repair my church”. Those were the Dark Ages of the Catholic Church, where power, corruption and hedonism were rampant; rightContinue Reading
“We the Peoples”
2018-08-30
By Cynthia Anna Mathew CJ “We the Peoples… Together Finding Global Solutions for Global Problems.” This was the theme for the 67th United Nations DPI NGO Conference held on August 22-23 at the UN Headquarters, New York. Each day at the United Nations,member States affirm that it is only byContinue Reading
Hanan Hamid: Pearl among modern youth
2018-08-22
Hanan Hamid is a great inspiration of modern youthContinue Reading
Obedience to conscience more important than court verdict
2018-08-04
Spiritual people will humbly accept their mistakes and do penance without waiting for a court verdict.Continue Reading
Intensivist’s job no Sunday afternoon stroll
2018-07-31
It is a tussle between a profession that runs on well-laid out ethics and situations where circumspection may have to be sidestepped in the interest of humanityContinue Reading