By Elvis Fernandes Pilar, Dec 26, 2023: Chief Minister of Goa Pramod Pandurang Sawant joined government officials and civil service officers to celebrate Christmas at Pilar Pilgrim Centre in the western Indian state. “Jesus came into the world to spread the message of peace, love and unity,” Sawant told theContinue Reading
By chhotebhai Kanpur, Dec 13, 2023: On Sunday, December 10, I heard the first reading from Isaiah (40:1-5, 9-11) on freedom from the Babylonian exile. The reference to Babylon reminded me of the foot-tapping Boney M. song “By the Rivers of Babylon.” The music is pulsating, though I’m pretty sureContinue Reading
M.K.George Lionel Messi is now a household name. At least for the lovers of soccer. The Argentinian football player has won the hearts of millions. Here is the football history that makes him a legend: Prior to the World Cup, Messi has scored 695 goals in 831 games in clubContinue Reading
By chhotebhai Kanpur, Nov 29, 2022: The Advent season is upon us. It is a preparation for Christmas, depending on our priorities. The Hindi word for Advent is Aagman. It is the same word used at airports for Arrivals. Advent means just that – the coming or arrival of somebodyContinue Reading
Guwahati: Alleging harassment of Hindus in Meghalaya, the Bajrang Dal in Assam’s Barak Valley has called for a boycott of Christmas celebrations. On December 24, the Bajrang Dal took out a rally in Silchar against ‘love jihad’ and for a boycott of Christmas festivities in the Barak Valley. The massiveContinue 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
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee greeted the people on Christmas after attending services at a church in the city on Thursday. Banerjee attended Christmas services at the Cathedral of The Most Holy Rosary in Kolkata and interacted with the people. “The beauty of Bengal is that we celebrateContinue Reading
By Dr. George Jacob Kochi, Dec 13, 2019: Kerala witnesses one of the biggest pilgrimages of the country in the winter months of November and December. Thousands undertake their annual pilgrimage to the hill shrine of Sabarimala. Only men and children undertake the pilgrimage. No woman belonging to the childbearingContinue Reading
By Dr. George Jacob Kochi, Dec. 21, 2018: The Christmas story begins with Joseph and Mary plodding along snowy and treacherous terrain on a dark wintry night to register with a census as decreed by Emperor Augustus. Mary who was into her full-term pregnancy was badly in need of aContinue Reading
By chhotebhai Kanpur, Dec. 3, 2018: It was a cold winter Beijing night. Joseph Xi and Mary Li were expecting their first baby. The ultrasound test showed that it was to be a boy, a wonder boy. So they had decided to call him Ren-Zi (pronounced Zuh), Mandarin for “SonContinue Reading
