By Lissy Maruthanakuzhy Panaji: “You give them something to eat” (Mt 14:13-21). The command of Jesus to reach out to those in need is echoes in our hearts today when we come across the poor, the hungry, the sick, the abandoned, ostracized in society. Like the disciples most of usContinue Reading
By Don Aguiar Mumbai: Have been reading about the vaccine in almost every newspaper including a dozen professional newspapers. When Covid was running amok and spreading like wild fire every one of us were praying for a vaccine, as early as possible. Even now it’s in its 2nd peak inContinue Reading
By Bharat Dogra New Delhi: High hopes reposed in the talks between the representatives of farmers’ organizations and the government on January 4 were not fulfilled and the entire issue got postponed to the next round of talks scheduled for January 8. This is very disappointing. Why is the stalemateContinue Reading
By Sujata Jena Bhubaneswar: Before Christmas, I visited 12 rural parishes of Berhampur and Rayagada dioceses to mobilize students for civil service preparation and become part of nation-building The visit was undertaken as part of a campaign of the Excellent IAS Academy, an initiative of Odisha Catholic Bishops’ Council toContinue Reading
One of the deepest desires of the human heart is to live in communion and good relationship with others. We are sociable by nature and hence, social life and social activities have important roles in our life. But the present global crisis due to the COVID-19 pandemic has become aContinue Reading
By Jossie D’Mello Bengaluru: The year 2020 has been a memorable for all of us as it exposed us to the new normal of wearing masks, sanitizing, social distancing, online learning and teaching and work from home. At the onset of 2020, no one ever imagined that we would beContinue Reading
We step out the threshold of 2020 and as the New Year dawns on the Pandemic Ocean we survey the horizon dotted with uncertainties – fragile vessels anchored in unsafe waters, tossed about by the waves, rudderless. We consider the swim or sink option to venture out to the NewContinue Reading
By Lissy Maruthanakuzhy Panaji: Christmas day is quickly followed by the feast of the Holy Innocents–the massacre of the little children by King Herod (Mt2:13-18), hoping to terminate Baby Jesus. He would do anything to secure his kingship, transient as it was. It is as if God is reminding usContinue Reading
By Felix Raj Kolkata: This Christmas, I remember my fellow Jesuit, Father Stan Swamy. December 25 is his 79th day in jail. I wonder how he is celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ at Taloja. As a true Jesuit, I am confident that he is reaching out to the fellowContinue Reading
By Hedwig Lewis Mumbai: “Silent Night, Holy Night, All is calm, All is … NOT SO BRIGHT!” Perhaps this will be the strain of the uplifting song at Christmas. The Pandemic Ocean that has engulfed the entire globe and created a strange new atmosphere has compelled us to adopt aContinue Reading