Dr Astrid Lobo Gajiwala The Indian Church is bleeding, and my “holy anger” is now laced with deep sorrow. Did it have to come to this? Women religious, priests and people from the pews, protesting publicly against the silence of the Indian bishops; leaders of the Missionaries of Jesus, attackingContinue Reading
By Father Nithiya Sagayam The problem is not just having a local bishop in Punjab but to ensure empowerment of Punjabi Catholics in social, economic and structural levels. The empowerment could come through education, vocation promotion, higher studies, and employment. Let us speak of the Punjabi Catholics and their empowermentContinue Reading
By chhotebhai Kanpur: Blitz, the weekly brought out by R.K. Karanjia, had three Fs on its masthead – Free, Frank, Fearless. The blitzkrieg that has hit the Catholic Church in India over the last couple of months could verily use another set of three Fs – the Frightening Franco Fiasco.Continue Reading
By Varghese Alengaden I was sad when told about the orders against Sr. Lucy Kalappurackal by the parish priest and the superiors of her congregation. The member of the Franciscan Clarist Congregation had participated in a protest to show solidarity with five nuns of the Missionaries of Jesus demanding justice.Continue Reading
By Varghese Alengaden Failure to contemplate on the sacredness of God’s call and mission by the consecrated men and women and those in leadership is the cause for the increasing scandals and stagnancy in the Church. A vast majority of them have drifted away from the way of Christ. TheContinue Reading
By Jose Kavi New Delhi: It was a historic protest with a difference. There was less sloganeering and no stone throwing. Protesters sang and danced and listened to each other. Amid them were five members of the Missionaries of Jesus congregation who undertook a sit-in for 14 days at VanchiContinue Reading
By Justine Gitanjali Senapati The recent Regional Conference on Migrant Workers with Asian realities was the third in the series of the meetings that dealt with the issues on migration. The September 9-11 meet focused on the Asian context with the theme of “Migrant Workers: An Asia-Pacific Experience.” The firstContinue Reading
[Editor’s Note: We are reproducing an editorial The Statesman newspaper on the Church leadership in India] There is actually small need for a Biblical reference to link dereliction of duty with a display of moral cowardice: just over six decades back President John F Kennedy [of the United States] hadContinue Reading
The present crisis also presents the Church with an opportunity to examine the failure in its leadership.Continue Reading
Let us not make an excuse of delegating our job to GodContinue Reading
