Lenten Refelections 5: Compassion as integrative love-force
2017-03-31
Fr Hedwig Lewis continues to reflect on lent Continue Reading
In the line of fire – from racists
2017-03-27
By Sharon Verghis On a Wednesday evening at a local bar in Kansas, Indian software engineers Srinivas Kuchibhotla and Alok Madasani were chatting over their customary after-work whiskies. Another patron, Adam W. Purinton, a Navy veteran, 51, started hurling racial slurs at the pair. Purinton was tossed out by security,Continue Reading
The young women at United Nations CSW61
2017-03-26
By: Justine Gitanjali Senapati, CSJ. The Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) is one of the major UN conferences. It was established in 1946 as a functional commission of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC). It is one of the principal global intergovernmental bodies exclusively dedicated to the promotionContinue Reading
Catholic nuns of India’s toughest terrains
2017-03-24
Only that deep faith in Christ and commitment to spread his message of liberty and freedom keep the missionaries goingContinue Reading
Lenten perspectives – 4: Jesus Christ as sinner-friendly
2017-03-24
No disclaimers about what to do if your neighbor happens to be a “sinner”Continue Reading
Academia needs to be in dialogue with the times
2017-03-16
Valson Thampu Professors are unsure if they constitute the intelligentsia. They are not even sure if they should. Should academia be responsive to the world beyond its small confines? Since the writings of Marx and Engels, it is a point well settled that the two factors most decisive in theContinue Reading
‘Double suffering’ when women targeted also for religion
2017-03-08
Olivia Jackson On International Women’s Day, one statistic you may not hear much is that 83% of global women identify with a religious faith. Pew Research asked people in 84 countries how often they pray; in half of them, substantially more women than men say they pray on a dailyContinue Reading
Lenten perspectives – 3: Forgiveness is a mindset
2017-03-07
By: Hedwig Lewis SJ “Giving, thanksgiving and forgiving” are three kindred spirits in the heart. It is said that usually where one is found, all three exist. Developing each is a life-long process with the Grace of God. Forgiveness is the most complex quality that needs to be cultivated withContinue Reading
Women Strike!
2017-03-05
By: Fr Cedric Prakash SJ March 8th dawns every year! As the world observes International Women’s Day (IWD), there will be the usual round of cosmetic programmes, with speaker after speaker using the politically correct words and with the typically patronising attitude towards women. The sad and cruel reality is thatContinue Reading