By Fr Cedric Prakash SJ Ahmedabad, May 24, 2020: May 24 completes full five years of Pope Francis’ path-breaking and incisive Encyclical Letter ‘ Laudato Si ‘ — On Care for Our Common Home. It was the first major papal teaching on a subject of critical importance namely ‘the environment.’Continue Reading
By Suresh Mathew New Delhi, May 23, 2020: ‘The shepherds should live with the smell of the sheep…. This is what I am asking you – be shepherds with the smell of sheep.’ Thus spoke Pope Francis addressing priests at the Chrism Mass on Holy Thursday on March 28, 2013.Continue Reading
By Ram Puniyani New Delhi, May 23, 2020: Lately when India is undergoing the massive crisis of the Corona epidemic and the offshoots of its mishandling, we have also seen the pandemic being used to demonize a particular community in India. These hate mongers, operating through powerful medium of TV,Continue Reading
By M L Satyan Bengaluru, May 22, 2020: The Delhi edition of the Hindu newspaper carried the headline in its first page on May 19: “India’s virus tally crosses 1 lakh; fatality count mounts to 3,157.” The Table in the same report mentioned the list of 15 countries with moreContinue Reading
By Varghese Alengaden Indore, May 19, 2020: Covid 19 pandemic has forced an unprecedented worldwide lockdown. The most shocking was the closing of churches, temples, mosques and other worship places. However, the priestly class kept busy by broadcasting their sermons, rituals and sacraments online. They instructed the laity to participateContinue Reading
By Justice Markandey Katju New Delhi, May 19, 2020: I read the article ‘Why the Modi government gets away with lies, and how the opposition could change that’ by columnist Shivam Vij in The Print. With due respect to Shivam Vij, the article is superficial, and only reveals the fatuityContinue Reading
By Varghese Alengaden Indore, May 17, 2020: After reading many of my provoking articles, a close friend of mine wrote to me: “Could I make an observation? All your articles speak of the failures of Church people, especially in this Coronavirus time. A question that came to my mind wasContinue Reading
By Caesar D’Mello Melbourne, May 15, 2020: One of the most devastating pandemics in human history is affecting almost every country on earth, including India, at varying stages of its development and varying levels of success in controlling it. We are incessantly updated on cases and deaths, curves and vaccines,Continue Reading
David Hollenbach, S.J May 14, 2020: The Covid-19 crisis reveals the full force of unjust structures that place refugees and very poor people at great risk. It also shows the dangers of political discourse that emphasizes national interests to the exclusion of the world’s most vulnerable people. International responses toContinue Reading
By Varghese Alengaden Indore, May 14, 2020: I received many personal emails responding to my reflection on migrant workers which was published in Matters India under the title, “Workers Deserve Justice not Charity.” Bernard Colombe from Lyon, a city in France, sent me a reflection related to the plight ofContinue Reading