By Father Cedric Prakash SJ March 8, 2019: General Elections 2019 are round the corner! The dates of the elections have not yet been announced by the Election Commission of India (ECI).In all probability they will do so by 15 March. The ECI has within its powers to announce theContinue Reading
By Dr. George Jacob. Kochi, Feb. 19, 2018: On September 28 2018, the Indian Supreme Court threw ‘tradition and custom’ to the wind by allowing women of all ages to worship at the Sabarimala temple in Kerala, where until then, only women between 10 and 50 years could worship, besidesContinue Reading
By Varghese Alengaden Indore, Feb. 17, 2019: February 14 brought shocking news of terrorist attack that killed 44 CRPF soldiers when a 20-year-old suicide bomber rammed his vehicle laden with 350 kg of explosives into a bus travelling on Jammu–Srinagar highway. It was part of 78–vehicle convoy carrying 2500 CRPFContinue Reading
By F. M. Britto It was a great initiative of some lay leaders to organize a National Consultation titled “We too are Church” at Kolkata, Feb 9 -11, 2019. The credit goes to Chhotebhai, an enlightened and challenging lay leader of Kanpur, a former All India Catholic Union President. AlthoughContinue Reading
By Joyce Meyer We need young female theologians if women’s voices are to carry on the legacy of those women who began the work of breaking through patriarchal theological barriers and to continue contributing to the theological development of our Catholic Church. This is the goal of Women of WisdomContinue Reading
Don Aguia Politics is one conversation that can make every head turn. Although for some it is just a conversation that takes place over a cup of steaming tea. You can miss sports, movie, the latest trends but you can’t turn your eyes away from diplomacy and country affairs. HowContinue Reading
Chhotebhai This phrase means living in fear. There is also another phrase “getting bogged down”, which means getting stuck in a quagmire, from which it is impossible to extricate one’s self. This is what seems to have happened in Yogi Adityanath’s U.P., where I live. When he became the ChiefContinue Reading
Dominic Emmanuel It would not be an exaggeration to say that Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was not born a saint but achieved it through readings and by leading a disciplined life. Several political leaders and true Gandhians will gather today at Rajghat to pay floral and prayerful tribute to the FatherContinue Reading
By Varghese Alengaden Indore, Jan 25, 2019: The press release of the Syro-Malabar Media Commission on January 23 appears to be very childish and untrue. The commission was responding to the views expressed by Carmelite Father Jacob Peenikaparambil in his write up, “Who are the enemies of the Church?” publishedContinue Reading
WE TOO ARE CHURCH (A collective of concerned Indian Catholics seeking the Reform and Renewal of the Church) CO-ORDINATORS: Swami Sachidananda Bharathi, chhotebhai, Isaac Gomes 24th January 2019 AN OPEN LETTER To, Abp Giambattista Diquattro Apotolic Nuncio to India nuntius@apostolicnuntiatureindia.com Respected Nuncioji, For several months now we have been readingContinue Reading
