Time to develop integral pedagogy for inter-dependent world
2016-12-28
By Sunny Jacob, SJ New Delhi: Father George Pattery heads more than 4,000 Jesuits, who work in South Asia, the largest segment in the Society of Jesus. He was among 46 Jesuit delegates from the region who attended the congregation’s 36th General Congregation (GC) that elected their superior general. InContinue Reading
Nun’s rubber plantation turns Garo villages around
2016-12-21
(Editor’s note: This story is about Garo, a matriarchal ethnic group in the northeastern Indian state of Meghalaya, whose common surnames are Marak and Sangma. Therefore, first names are used in subsequent references in the story to avoid confusion.) “We would have been still poor working for others if SisterContinue Reading
Making dolls to tell cultural stories
2016-12-16
by Philip Mathew Sr. Francoise Bosteels has been making dolls and exhibiting them for people regardless of their age, faith, language or color. The 74-year-old Belgian member of the Sisters of the Divine Savior says dolls can tell stories and spread messages of hope and values. The stories of theContinue Reading
Delhi professor offers kidney to Kerala bus-cleaner
2016-12-12
On December 21, John will donate his kidney to this “complete stranger” in KochiContinue Reading
Recognition of Church on periphery: Cardinal D’Rozario
2016-12-05
By T S Thomas and Jose Kavi Negombo, Sri Lanka: Bangladesh’s first cardinal says his elevation is Pope Francis’ way of recognizing a Church on the periphery. “This new status has humbled me because I know that I am not worthy to receive it,” Cardinal Patrick D’Rozario, Archbishop of Dhaka,Continue Reading
Celebrating 25 years in the field of communications
2016-12-02
An interview with the publishers of the Secular Citizen by Ladislaus L D’Souza for Matters India “Publishing is a business. But journalism never was and is not essentially a business, nor is it a profession.” The person who said this knew what he was saying for he went on toContinue Reading
Mentor Extraordinary
2016-12-02
by Jhinuk Mazumdar A bunch of children, who have made Sealdah station their home, sit huddled on a dhurrie spread out on a platform as a young priest teaches them. A train rolls in and passengers stop amid the rush at the strange sight. The teacher waits patiently for theContinue Reading
Bringing love to orphans in southern India
2016-11-23
The nun from Florence give children security and shelter in KochiContinue Reading
Sonam Kapoor receives Mother Teresa Award
2016-11-21
Kapoor palyed the role of Neerja Bhanot, who died while saving passengers of a hijacked planeContinue Reading