The carrying of a Faith-propelled love in our conscious awareness, lies at the heart of our ability to coolly and courageously handle the effects of one cannonball after another, thereby growing evermore steadier as we…
Aaliya Mir, a resident of Srinagar, spends her days rescuing deadly vipers from Kashmiri homes, saving bear cubs and reuniting them with their mothers. [auth] The 42 year old former Maths teacher, with sports shoes,…
In 2005, a transwoman, Noori, who ran an NGO, called Solomon to say "I have an abandoned child, he is HIV+". Solomon was hesitant initially. Later he contacted many organisations only to get a negative…
Year after year, Christmas comes and goes, and we busy ourselves in the merry festivities that come with it. I once saw a hoarding on a busy freeway in New Jersey: Bring Christ back into…
Two historic events are taking place simultaneously on the world stage: the first is the Synod, and the second, the Glasgow ‘COP 26. Both are historic in the sense that all – leaders and commoners…
On the possibilities for Catholic politics in India [auth] Prime Minister Modi’s recent meeting with Pope Francis in Rome, prior to the former’s participation at the G-20 meet in the same city, generated huge amount…
[auth] St. Joseph is not mentioned in the Gospel of Mark. In the Gospel of John, Joseph is mentioned twice and both times only with reference to Jesus (Jn 1:45; 6:42). In the Gospel of…
Note: The beatification ceremony of Blessed Grande will be held on 22 January 2022, in El Salvador. [auth] On the solemnity of the Transfiguration of Our Lord, 6th August 1970, Father Rutilio Grande concluded his…
[auth] As students of Vidya Jyoti College of Theological studies, we annually organized Christmas and New Year Masses for the domestic workers, popularly known as Ayaa Bahnen in Delhi. They came for Christmas and New…
A lesson in effective preaching of the word of God. [auth] Looking back at our years of training for priesthood, there were three things that were not much discussed, or touched upon only in passing.…