By Suresh Mathew New Delhi, June 5, 2020: The Constitution of the United States of America starts with the words “We the people.” But George Floyd’s feeble voice “Please, please… I can’t breathe” as he was being crushed under the knees of Derek Chauvin, a fatty white police officer, changedContinue Reading
George Cheriyan and Nimisha Sharma Jaipur, June 4, 2020: Pressing times due to Covid-19 pandemic have once again reminded us the need of co-existence for a peaceful and beautiful world. As the world observes yet another World Environment Day on June 5, to remind us regarding the need to protectContinue Reading
by Lavina D’Souza Mumbai, June 2, 2020: For the past few weeks an entirely new experience has engulfed us here in Mumbai. Living in a commercial metropolitan city like Mumbai, where lives are defined by “rush,” and with everyone being busy all the time, I felt it too strange toContinue Reading
By M L Satyan Bengaluru, May 29, 2020: The worship places of all religions in India were closed for 67 days. This has been the case in other countries too. However, the number of days of closure may differ from one country to another. Incident-1: On May 18 several headsContinue Reading
By chhotebhai Kanpur, May 27, 2020: Absurd! This is an oxymoron, a contradiction in terms. How can one be both a Catholic and a Pentecostal? When we use caps to denote Proper Nouns then it may seem contradictory. But if we use small letters to denote adjectives, then the apparentContinue Reading
By Fr Cedric Prakash SJ Ahmedabad, May 24, 2020: May 24 completes full five years of Pope Francis’ path-breaking and incisive Encyclical Letter ‘ Laudato Si ‘ — On Care for Our Common Home. It was the first major papal teaching on a subject of critical importance namely ‘the environment.’Continue Reading
By Suresh Mathew New Delhi, May 23, 2020: ‘The shepherds should live with the smell of the sheep…. This is what I am asking you – be shepherds with the smell of sheep.’ Thus spoke Pope Francis addressing priests at the Chrism Mass on Holy Thursday on March 28, 2013.Continue Reading
By Ram Puniyani New Delhi, May 23, 2020: Lately when India is undergoing the massive crisis of the Corona epidemic and the offshoots of its mishandling, we have also seen the pandemic being used to demonize a particular community in India. These hate mongers, operating through powerful medium of TV,Continue Reading
By M L Satyan Bengaluru, May 22, 2020: The Delhi edition of the Hindu newspaper carried the headline in its first page on May 19: “India’s virus tally crosses 1 lakh; fatality count mounts to 3,157.” The Table in the same report mentioned the list of 15 countries with moreContinue Reading
By Varghese Alengaden Indore, May 19, 2020: Covid 19 pandemic has forced an unprecedented worldwide lockdown. The most shocking was the closing of churches, temples, mosques and other worship places. However, the priestly class kept busy by broadcasting their sermons, rituals and sacraments online. They instructed the laity to participateContinue Reading
