By John Dayal New Delhi, April 22, 2020: Friends will remember, in the early days of the Lockdown, I had put up a post appealing to the Prime Minister that my medical supplies to combat my insulin-dependent diabetes, were running low. A friend, Rohit Kumar, responded immediately. He was theContinue Reading
By Lissy Maruthanakuzhy Panaji, April 20, 2020: The lockdown. It is getting longer. We have completed one-month lockdown period. For a change I decided to try a hand on my father’s profession: gardening. He had excelled in whatever he tried out. I had watched him try new methods in hisContinue Reading
By Jesvita Princy Quadras Mangaluru, April 20, 2020: Almost two months of quarantine has been declared in India. Well, that should be quite an experience for us all. It is not easy to stay home and do nothing, especially if you are a social person. Secondly, it impacts us mentally,Continue Reading
By Stacy Rodrigues Panaji, April 19, 2020: So lost in our day to day lives, various activities and colourful future plans– had anyone thought of this phase? Suddenly a small virus brought it all to a standstill. To many, life has paused; to a few, life has taken a U-turnContinue Reading
By Stacy Rodrigues Mapusa, Goa, April 14, 2020: So lost in our day to day lives, various activities and colorful future plans, had anyone thought of this phase–lockdown? Suddenly a small virus brought it all to a standstill. To many, life has paused, to a few, life has taken aContinue Reading
By Lissy Maruthanakuzhy Panaji, April 14, 2020: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on April 14 extended the 21-day lockdown to May 3 and gave his countrymen seven tasks to perform during the period. The 21-day lockdown from March 25 has got on people’s nerves that many groups, including Christians, had toContinue Reading
By M K George, SJ Jamshedpur, April 7, 2020: It may be too early to speak of post-pandemic times. No one really knows when and where the pandemic will end. But, hoping against hope and looking at some of the stabilizing or downward trends and the social responses to theContinue Reading
By Jose Kavi* New Delhi, April 7, 2020: Catholic parish priests in India say the nationwide lockdwon has given them new insights to their role as pastors while seeking new ways to retain their smell of sheep. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on March 24 announced a 21-day lockdown forContinue Reading
By Tushti Namisha Aind Bengaluru, April 6, 2020: God works in mysterious ways, but always for our good. I have always believed that I live a decent Christian life. I have my daily prayers, go to church often, do community service. But who knew God will take us out ofContinue Reading
By Fr. Cedric Prakash SJ Ahmedabad, April 6, 2020: The famed political cartoonist Manjul has a powerful cartoon in his Mumbai Meri Jaan, series in today’s ‘Mid-Day.’ There are two frames. In the first frame there is the idiot box (TV) blaring “Friends! I’m here to ask for something!” ThereContinue Reading
