Two different daughters of India
2017-06-01
Jyoti Singh and Bilkis Bano were brutalized and gangraped. What happened to them holds a mirror to the darker side of our societyContinue Reading
Women students forced to take examination without inner wear
2017-05-29
Dr. George Jacob NEET exam (the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test, or NEET-UG is an entrance examination in the country for students who wish to study any graduate medical course (MBBS/Dental course(BDS) or postgraduate course(MD/MS) in government or private medical colleges. NEET-UG(undergraduate for MBBS and BDS Courses are conducted byContinue Reading
Monsignor George Veliparambil: Pioneer and veteran journalist
2017-05-25
By Fr. Varghese Paul, SJ Ahmedabad: An era in journalism, especially in the Catholic Church, came to an end when Fr. George Veliparambil, former Managing Editor of the Kerala Times and president of the Indian Catholic Press Association (ICPA), died on May 15. According to reports and obituary write ups,Continue Reading
Meet the Catholic mother raising 15 children alone
2017-05-19
By: Jack Valero When I get in touch with Rosa Pich by Skype during Holy Week, I discover that she is on holiday with 12 of her children in Torreciudad, a shrine dedicated to Our Lady in northern Spain. “We are trying to return to normal life,” she says, followingContinue Reading
No Catholic family need suffer privation, hunger or insecurity
2017-05-16
Louis Menezes IAS (Retd) & Dr Premila Menezes It is a matter of anguish that with all the resources available to the Church, there should be a sizable number of Catholic families in want, in distress, in a state of insecurity. Many of them live in very sub- standard dwellingsContinue Reading
Mother’s Day: A million thanks, Emilia !
2017-05-14
By: Fr. Mervyn Carapiet Mother’s Day began in the United States in 1870. We owe it to Julia Ward Howe, the author of the Battle Hymn of the Republic. Initially it was named Mother’s Peace Day. It was to be a day when mothers would applaud peace and strive for it. InContinue Reading
Turning on the green lights
2017-05-11
Chhotebhai (Third part of the trilogy “Seeing Red” and “Orange or Purple Caps”) We stop at a traffic signal when the light is red. It then turns to amber (saffron), before the green light gives us the signal to move ahead. I have unwittingly followed this colour sequence in myContinue Reading
Why Christians protest : Archbishop of Madras
2017-05-11
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ Jesus, In the recent past, we have seen a steady rise in the number of protests and demonstrations across Tamil Nadu. We have been protesting for the demands of the Tamil Farmers in Delhi and different parts of Tamil Nadu. Continue Reading
Donate your organ and body joyfully
2017-05-06
By James Kottoor None of us is permanent and absolute owners even of our own bodies and its parts, is the substance of Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi’s ruling, given in the brief Indian Express editorial given below with the heading ‘Body snatching.’ The phrase ‘Body snatching’ came into vogue inContinue Reading
Orange or Purple Caps?
2017-05-04
Chhotebhai Those familiar with the ongoing Indian Premier League would know that the orange cap is worn by the batsman scoring the maximum runs, and the purple one is worn by the bowler who has taken the most wickets. They are the players in the field, performing under pressure. TheContinue Reading