By Neethu Vijay Karthik London, Jan 8, 2026: I say I’m a decent cook. I am. Or at least that’s what I believe. I’ve been cooking for the past 18 years for me and my friends. And yet there’s an oddly consistent pattern. Whatever I cook is always slightly lowContinue Reading
By John Singarayar Mumbai, Dec 25, 2025: Something breaks when families sit together yet live apart. Parents scroll through phones while children vanish into tablets. Everyone shares one table but inhabits separate worlds. We have normalized this isolation. We barely notice it anymore. But this quiet fracture threatens everything thatContinue Reading
By Anand Mathew Varanasi, Dec 23, 2025: Hundreds of people on December 23 attended the funeral of Indian Missionary Society Father Prashant, a renowned charismatic preacher, at the IMS Dhyana Bhawan, Alleppey, Kerala, southern India. His death on December 20 has shocked millions of his fans all over the world.Continue Reading
By Neethu Vijay Karthik London, Dec 17, 2025: For as long as I can remember, I have chased achievement. Exams, quizzes, competitions, rankings. Somewhere along the way, being good stopped feeling sufficient. I needed to be exceptional, or at least visible among the best. I was a rank holder inContinue Reading
By C.M. Paul New York, Dec 15, 2025: When Michael Maliakel steps onto the Broadway stage as Aladdin, it is more than a performance: It is a cultural breakthrough. The son of Indian‑American parents with roots in Kerala, Maliakel brings a resonant baritone and commanding presence to a role longContinue Reading
By M K George Rome, Dec 3, 2025: A recent report from Kerala left me deeply unsettled. A Bengali migrant worker—after finishing his shift—was summoned in the late evening to dig a deep pit. He obeyed, assuming the task was urgent. What followed left him devastated: buckets of unused foodContinue Reading
By France Marie New Delhi, Nov 22, 2025: As part of my one-year Theology program at Vidyajoti College of Religious Studies, I enrolled in an introductory course on Islam. Before this academic engagement, my understanding of Islam had been shaped largely by second-hand narratives—particularly those conveyed through the media—which oftenContinue Reading
By M L Satyan Coimbatore, Oct 24, 2025: The following news sent shock waves all over the country: “On September 27, 2025 at least 41 people were killed and around 100 others were injured in a crowd crush during a political rally in Karur district, Tamil Nadu, India. The rallyContinue Reading
By Cedric Prakash Mumbai, Oct 23, 2025: A few weeks ago, Jesuit Father Hedwig Lewis released his latest book ‘Being Extraordinarily Ordinary’ (30 Strategies for Wholesome Living)! This extraordinary book is compact and concise, direct with no frills attached! It makes for compelling reading, challenging one to live a moreContinue Reading
Dr (Sr) Mudita Menona Sodder RSCJ On 28th August 2025, I suddenly began experiencing pain in the right hand which has lymphedema. By afternoon the pain increased, and I could not use my right hand at all. I panicked, not because of dying or getting paralysed, but because of aContinue Reading
