By Ram Puniyani Mumbai, Jan 10, 2022: ‘Unity in Diversity’ has been a major phrase which I picked up during my school days. Enjoying Ramlila for ten days before Vijayadhami ran parallel to seeing the Tazia processions, to the Jains processions with slogans Vande Viram (Hail Lord Mahavira), the celebrationsContinue Reading
By P. A. Chacko Sahibganj, Jan 3, 2022: That India is being taken to a suicidal precipice is not a mirage. It is the decided agenda of the rightwing BJP led government at the centre, and in some states, that the secular democratic set up of the nation is doneContinue Reading
By M.K.George Rome, Dec 19, 2021: You know who they are. In case you do not, it is time you found out. A friend of mine who works in an Indian central government office once told me. ‘You know a shocking change of mindset has happened in our office. FifteenContinue Reading
By M.K.George Rome, Dec 14, 2021: K P Sasi, to the best of my knowledge, is not a believer in any religion. At best, he is a communist and a humanist. However, he has been in the forefront fighting for justice for Kandhamal Christians. Recently he sent me an e-mail:Continue Reading
By Stanislaus Alla Delhi, Dec 12, 2021: Here are a few thoughts on the Church’s involvement in the social movements in the context of the just concluded historic protests of farmers in India. Using the word ‘Church’ can be tricky: if a few priests, religious and seminarians join a protest,Continue Reading
By Varghese Alengaden Indore, Dec 7,2021: Although I had suggested many practical proposals of crisis prevention and management in my previous articles I feel it worth repeating many of them. I suggest the following practical tips after experimenting and found fruitful over last three decades. • Start interfaith prayers inContinue Reading
By Jessy Kurian New Delhi, Nov 23, 2021: November 19 this year marked a great history in India’s Independence history. On this day ‘sovereignty’ of India was reaffirmed, when Prime Minister Narendra Modi a announced the repeal of three Farm Laws. They are: 1. The Farmer’s Produce Trade and CommerceContinue Reading
By Cedric Prakash Ahmedabad, Nov 20, 2021: Our farmers know the way, go the way and show the way! Thanks to their relentless struggle and their great sacrifices, for all of us – the three anti-farmer laws have finally been repealed. For more than a year now – with blood,Continue Reading
By chhotebhai Kanpur, Nov 20, 2021: We are on the cusp of Advent, the precursor of Christmas. Till not so long ago this was the time that we started sending out and receiving Christmas cards, now a thing of the past. A popular banner on these cards was “Glory toContinue Reading
By Isaac Gomes Kolkata, Nov 15, 2021: On November 14, the Children’s Day in India, a priest gave a startling sermon at the 8 am Mass in a large parish in Kolkata. He extensively quoted Pope Francis who said that the poor are the treasures of the Church; that theContinue Reading
