By Fr. Cedric Prakash SJ Ahmedabad, July 25, 2020: John Lewis is no more and the world will miss him! When he died on July 17, he left a great void which will never be filled! He was one of a kind who roamed this earth, impacted on the livesContinue Reading
By Doctor Beena Madhavath UMI Mumbai, July 21, 2020: The beginning My journey with Covid 19 pandemic began in February, when I heard about the first few cases in India. Initially, I was gripped with fear and anxiety as I knew very well what had happened in China and Italy.Continue Reading
By Azmathulla Shariff Bengaluru, July 18, 2020: As a journalist with a regional news channel, I was a mute recipient of the Coronavirus crisis news like other journalistic fraternity across India. Initially, the pandemic impact was ignored by the Government of India as they were busy toppling the legally electedContinue Reading
By John Dayal New Delhi, July 6, 2020: Many people do not realize it, but the Covid pandemic has not just changed everyday life, family life and employment, it has changed many of the things that we have taken for granted as citizens of a democratic, republican, secular country governedContinue Reading
By Varghese Alengaden Indore, July 3, 2020: In comparison to the reports of suicide by nuns in the Church suicide by priests has been rare. Surprisingly the Catholic Church has been rocked by the suicide of three priests within 14 days in three different dioceses and three states. A fewContinue Reading
By Fr. Cedric Prakash SJ Few will forget that infamous night of 25/26 June 1975 when emergency was declared in India. No right-thinking Indian will ‘celebrate’ that event as one marks its 45th anniversary. There will be some muted voices perhaps, who will attempt to justify its imposition. There willContinue Reading
By Fr Cedric Prakash SJ Ahmedabad, June 22, 2020: On June 20, the United Nations observed yet another ‘World Refugee Day.’ In a statement for the day the UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi said, “We are marking this year’s World Refugee Day against a backdrop of a dramaticContinue Reading
By Dr. George Jacob Kochi, June 21, 2020: India and her entertainment industry Bollywood were left shell-shocked on the afternoon of June 14. Upcoming and promising actor Sushant Singh Rajput was found dead in his Bandra residence. I will dwell no more on the tragedy as initial investigations point toContinue Reading
By Varghese Alengaden Indore, June 20, 2020: Although I have friends from Bahai religion I was ignorant that it was a religion without priests. For the first time, I attended a Bahai funeral when one of my friends passed away. With many friends and relatives, I also went to aContinue Reading
By M L Satyan Bengaluru, June 19, 2020: Of late we have been frequently hearing about sex scandals involving priests and nuns/lay women, misappropriation of church funds/properties, misuse of authority and murders in the Catholic church. Some recent cases are Kadapa bishop who resigned, former bishop of Jalandhar, bishop ofContinue Reading