HALF MAST
2016-02-23
Smriti Irani has caught the bull by the tail. And thereby hangs a tale of gross miscalculation and immaturityContinue Reading
At 12, I Was Moved From India To The US. How I Coped.
2016-02-06
The first morning I woke up in America, I could smell bacon frying. I was nearly 12 years old. I had spent the night sleeping in the living room of a family friend. His wife was cooking us breakfast in the adjoining kitchen when I opened my eyes. It wasContinue Reading
Saying “good-bye” for now
2016-01-21
January 17th 2016 – is being observed as the ‘World Day of Migrants and Refugees’ – it’s an appropriate day, I feel, to share with you a New chapter in my life! I am really not sure where to begin! What I want to share – has many different dimensions;Continue Reading
Welcoming gays into the church: voices from India
2016-01-12
‘This man is it. A Christian who is actually a Christian. He’s so Christian, he confuses other Christians with his Christian-like actions. If he were the pope when I was young and forced to be a Christian, I’d have been a freakin nun.’ – (Comment from Internet forum) Throughout hisContinue Reading
Glossary of 13 obscure Catholic words
2015-12-30
How’s your Catholic IQ? If you’re a cradle Catholic and “Et cum spiritu tuo” slides easily off your tongue, you may still find yourself challenged by some of these uniquely Catholic words. A score of 1 to 5 = postulant; 6 to 10 = novice; 11 or higher = professionalContinue Reading
When Mother Teresa scored over hard-nosed bankers
2015-12-22
Mother Teresa’s greatest miracle was her life and workContinue Reading
Why Diwali-observing Hindu family celebrates Christmas
2015-12-21
The Christmas carols play in the background while my 9-year-old daughter and I decorate the tree. It’s propped up in a corner of our living room, the green limbs stretching their reach while the mini-lights create constellations on the branches. As a sweet treat, I’ve made hot chocolate with marshmallows.Continue Reading
Christmas is Birth of God’s Tenderness!
2015-12-10
He came to befriend the lowly and down trodden – the last, least, lost and those sans Labor, Lodging & Land – with the warmth of tenderness and mercy spreading through the angel song: “Peace to men of good will.” How can anyone fail to respond?Continue Reading
Wanted: CEO for peace unlimited
2015-12-09
Shortly after the Paris carnage I, perchance, read a column in The Times of India, by Jug Suraiya, an avowed agnostic/atheist. He asserted that such turmoil could never end because it was caused by religion, that had a powerful CEO – God! Coming from an agnostic, such an accusation wasContinue Reading