Barcelona where humanity triumphed over terror
2017-08-21
I hope the situation will soon improve and normal life will return to Barcelona.Continue Reading
Independence Day 2017 – Open letter to The Prime Minister of India
2017-08-16
To, Shri Narendra Modi, The Prime Minister of India Dear Prime Minister, Greetings! On Good Friday 14th April 2017 (The Day commemorating the Crucifixion of Jesus Christ, instigated by the communal minded right wing religious and political leaders of the time), I had written an open letter to you expressingContinue Reading
The cow seeks its independence
2017-08-07
By Ladislaus L D’Souza Seventy years of independence from British rule! In the seven decades gone by India has achieved much to earn its place in the Sun. From the bullock-cart age to the Computer age to the age of internet, twitter, WhatsApp, Instagram and what have you, free IndiaContinue Reading
The world has lost a great friend
2017-08-02
Fr M A Joe Antony, SJ On Sunday, 23 July 2017, the world lost one of its most faithful and helpful friends. So did I; so did many others in India and New Zealand. Around 1130 am (IST) that day, Wenceslaus Anthony, 59, whom we all called ‘Wency’ affectionately, diedContinue Reading
Manila statement on Modern Day Slavery
2017-07-28
Final statement from the International Conference on Women Empowerment Against Modern Day SlaveryContinue Reading
Breath of life from an unsung heroine
2017-07-18
Dr. George Jacob At times of crisis, it is not degrees, embellishments or epaulettes that will save lives, but nerves of steel and presence of mind The anesthesia technician working in the hospital I worked in decided to take it easy on the lazy Sunday morning last weekend. Sunday isContinue Reading
Let’s talk to the Book
2017-07-16
Ramesh Venkataraman This year marks the 1,000th birth anniversary of Ramanuja, the great Vaishnava theologian who reinvented and revitalised Hinduism, and the 500th anniversary of Martin Luther’s triggering of the Protestant Reformation which fundamentally reshaped Christianity. Both events are a salutary reminder in these troubled times of how religions canContinue Reading
Buddhist’s-journey to Catholic priesthood
2017-07-12
By Sameer Nagrare Nagpur: “God so loved the world that he gave only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life (Jn 3:16). This verse refers not to me searching for God, but God in his mercy came in search of me. I was aContinue Reading
Snippets from Syria
2017-07-06
A wealth of values that still thrives in the hearts and lives of the Syrian peopleContinue Reading