Will stigmatic be Sri Lanka’s first woman saint?
2016-04-26
Miracles, performed by her intervention, have been claimed by devotees among regular visitors to the prayer shrineContinue Reading
Pope Francis: Taking a stand for refugees
2016-04-17
He merely reiterated his consistent and unequivocal support for the dispossessed of the earth todayContinue Reading
Kollam Temple Fire: 3 Lessons India Must Learn
2016-04-12
What on earth does a sparkler or a rocket have to do with a human being’s worship of her Maker?Continue Reading
On being the first woman to lead Indian theologians
2016-04-08
Sister Shalini Mulackal teaches theology in VidyaJyoti College of Theology, DelhiContinue Reading
Braving death threats to wash women’s feet
2016-03-26
We cannot perpetuate a culture that dehumanizes or denies human dignity and rightsContinue Reading
Pedestallizing Poor Francis
2016-03-13
Pope Francis completes 3 years of his papacy this March 13Continue Reading
Indian bishops’ plenary: Time for tokenism is over
2016-03-12
Kolkata: The March 2-9 biennial plenary of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India (CBCI) crystallized on some important decisions, in line with what our Pope has been exhorting the Church to do. They are: 1. The unanimous view that “the crying need of the hour was to continue dialogue” whichContinue Reading
Hope for the rise of mercy in Yemen
2016-03-10
Mother Teresa was placing her sisters on the frontiers of battle when she entered Yemen, a primarily Muslim nationContinue Reading
Why no publicity, transparency for Bangalore CBCI Meet
2016-03-05
The General body meeting of the Catholic Bishops’ conference of India (CBCI) is a two-yearly happening. The participants in this meet are the bishops of the three different Rites – on it there are still many unresolved questions — like Latin, Syro-Malabar and Syro-Malankara. More than 180 bishops from theseContinue Reading
‘Nationalism not a marketing tool’
2016-03-02
Dear Arnab Goswami, JNU, my alma mater, deserves your tax money. Partial disclosure: I studied sociology in JNU for six years. I voted for the All India Students Association candidates in the JNUSU elections. Every time. All the time. Trust me, I’m not anti-national. My university deserves to be nurtured.Continue Reading