By Avi Selk No. Stephen Hawking, according to Stephen Hawking, is not in heaven or with God, neither of which he believed in. His consciousness has not reunited with any kind of divine force behind the universe, the late theoretical physicist and cosmologist would say. If there was ever anythingContinue Reading
By Fr. Cedric Prakash SJ On 14 February, seventeen students and teachers were gunned down in their school in Parkland, Florida; however according to the non-profit organization, ‘Everytown for Gun Safety’, “as of 2 March almost two dozen school shootings have already occurred on school campuses across the United States.”Continue Reading
By Sudha Varghese The world is very complicated or rather it is made very complicated. Until women achieve equality in her family, in society, and in the whole system changes will not come in her favour. Gender equality is a cry which needs to be taken more seriously than theContinue Reading
A rewriting of history, a rewriting of text books, means that the rewriting of the Constitution is but one step awayContinue Reading
By Sujata Anandan The interference of men of religion in the political affairs of various states is neither new nor unique to India or the present government in the country.The earliest known example is of the Borgias from Spain who tried to take over Renaissance-era Italy. Two of them, uncleContinue Reading
Rome: Gayatri Lobo Gajiwala and her sister Nivedita were two young Indians who addressed the March 8 Voices of Faith meet in Rome on the occasion of the International Women’s Day. They shared with women representatives from all over the world their experience with the Church and their expectations fromContinue Reading
By Dr. George Jacob Kochi: Just the other day, a group of 10-15 people in Kerala apprehended Madhu, a tribal youth who was accused of stealing rice from a local store. The 27-year-old hailed from the Attapadi region of Palakkad district the southern India state, which is ironically called God’sContinue Reading
Fr. Cedric Prakash SJ* A few days ago a twenty-seven year old poor Adivasi youth was lynched by a mob in the Palakkad District of Kerala for apparently robbing some Rs 200/- worth of foodstuffs; sadistically some others were busy taking selfies at the site, even as the youth wasContinue Reading
The Supreme Court on February dismissed petitions against songContinue Reading
Ramachandra Guha In the eyes of our media, ties between India and Australia are mostly defined by cricket. Yet many other things bring the two countries together. Both were once colonies of the British Empire; both are now democracies. Both have growing economic ties with China; both are wary ofContinue Reading
