Catholic Church and Gender issue – a major concern
2018-10-12
Sister Jessy Kurian Last few years the Supreme Court is progressively questioning patriarchy in religions to ensure emancipation for women. CJI Dipak Misra belled the proverbial cat when he wrote in his main opinion in Sabarimala case, that “historically’ women have been treated unequally, no philosophy has so far conceivedContinue Reading
The celibate debate
2018-10-04
Chhotebhai Kanpur, Oct 4, 2018: In response to my earlier article “Frightening Franco Fiasco” I received a query from Bangalore, considered the stronghold of the Catholic Church in India. I am reproducing it below: “The view that many priests and seminarians believe that celibacy does not require abstinence from sexualContinue Reading
Silence that kills: Indian Church’s cover up of abuse
2018-09-29
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
Punjabi Catholics need empowerment more than local bishop
2018-09-28
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
Frightening Franco Fiasco
2018-09-27
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
Choosing between way of Christ and man-made laws
2018-09-26
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
Sacred vocation and mission distorted
2018-09-24
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
Will nuns’ protest herald reformation in Indian Church?
2018-09-23
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
Need to strengthen grassroots responses to migrant workers
2018-09-22
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