By David Mackett Halifax, May 21, 2020: Father William James Augustine Bourke was a Jesuit missionary who died on November 29, 2019, in Gayaganga of West Bengal of natural causes. He was 94. The renowned educator who was also a polyglot was born on May 28, 1925, in Halifax, theContinue Reading
By K P Sasi Two recent reports deserve our attention. The first one is the case of a young laborer named Amrit, son of Ramcharan and his friend Mohammad Yakub was travelling to Basti in Uttar Pradesh from Surat, Gujarat. Suddenly Amrit became unconscious. Since the passengers in the truckContinue Reading
By Inaliza Nongbyrsaw Shillong, May 18, 2020: Today, India is fighting Covid-19 the most tragic pandemic spread throughout the world. The federal and state governments have put all their efforts to prevent and control the spread of coronavirus and bring back normalcy. So, our government has declared nationwide lockdown, whichContinue Reading
By Mazhar Farooqui Dubai, May 17, 2020: As Islamophobia rages in India and Indian Muslims continue to be blamed for the spread of the coronavirus, Indian journalist Mazhar Farooqui came up with a heartfelt yet extremely powerful Indianite version of Dr Martin Luther King’s famous speech, I Have a Dream.Continue Reading
By Jacob Peenikaparambil Indore, May 17, 2020: The newspapers in Madhya Pradesh on May 17 published a moving picture of a migrant worker Yakoob calling for help from passersby while his friend Amrit lay on his lap. Amrit and Yakoob were part of a group of migrant workers travelling fromContinue Reading
By M L Satyan Bengaluru, May 15, 2020: The recent death of a woman religious candidate in a convent in Kerala came as a shock to many. Some of the questions raised were: “Was it a suicide? Did she fall into the well by accident? What time did she fallContinue Reading
By Doctor George Jacob Kochi, May 14, 2020: We observed the ‘International Nurses Day’ on May12, the birth anniversary of Florence Nightingale, ‘the lady with the lamp.” For a day, nurses became the focus of much attention. Their efficiency and qualities like dedication, practical finesse, and discipline make them worthyContinue Reading
By M L Satyan Bengaluru, May 7, 2020: Within the span of two weeks I have seen four reports published in Matters India (April 24, 30, May 6 and 7) about Bom Jesu Basilica in Goa. The basilica claims to have the following importance: 1. It houses the mortal remainsContinue Reading
By Varghese Alengaden Indore, May 7, 2020: Covid-19 and lockdown forced to cancel all the training programs for the youth in Universal Solidarity Movement at Indore. The movement which is being sustained by the income from the training programs faced a serious crisis of sustaining itself. Knowing about the crisisContinue Reading
By M L Satyan Bengaluru, May 4, 2020: The report on “Bishop Jacob Muricken’s plan of leaving the bishopric to lead an ascetic life” raises many questions: Leaving the bishopric to become an ascetic is purely a ‘personal decision.’ Why should others raise questions? Who are we to pass aContinue Reading
