The scenario: Pandemic, both the first wave and the second wave, created fear and the recurring death news of our brethren gave us jitters. The statistics proved that in South Asia the highest number of…
Remembering Fr. Britto Joseph, SJ who brought health to thousands of patients across the country. [auth] John Britto Joseph was born near Madurai, Tamilnadu, into a large Catholic family. His mother, a traditional healer, was greatly respected…
The word ‘Alternative Medical Care’ brings to our minds the idea of one or more choices available to restore health or wellness that is alternative to the existing conventional system of medicine. Dr. Samuel Hahnemann…
Because I spent my entire professional life as a geriatric internist and psychiatrist, I chose to add the question of aging and old age to the suggested title "A Healthy Mind in a Healthy Body." …
It was a Lenten Sunday that year. Manjula had lent her voluntary service at a blood donation camp organised at her parish belonging to Coimbatore diocese. Along with several others, she donated blood and also…
Herbal medicine has its origin in every home. The book of Wisdom says, “The Lord created the medicinal herbs which grow on the earth, and these a sensible person will not despise. The physician uses…
Doubt and disillusionment, discouragement and despair, dread and fear are emotions that are common to all of us at some point or other in our lives. When we are confronted with the death of a…
When suddenly faced with a diagnosis of a life-limiting condition, many would be completely devastated; "How could this happen; I have done nothing wrong!" they cry. Others are made of sterner stuff; "One has to…
The Commission on the Role of Women in Jesuit Apostolate observed its first anniversary on 8th March 2022, expressing its resolve to facilitate the worldwide Jesuits and their collaborators in their efforts to align themselves…
The book is a tribute to the author’s birthplace Bandra, a suburb of Mumbai. Its title is Bandra Boy, and it’s a historical novel -- or better, four short stories about Bandra’s past, starting in…