All the major superiors of the Jesuit Conference of South Asia (JCSA), headed by Fr Stanislaus D’Souza, along with the General Assistants, Frs. Vernon D’Cunha and M K George gathered at Christ Hall, Calicut, Kerala…
Higher Education and National Education Policy 2020
On July 29th the Union Cabinet approved the National Education Policy 2020. It has not been presented in Parliament. To become an Act it needs the approval of the Parliament. The Minister of Education said…
Social Media: The Indefatigable Host of Corona Content
A few years after twitter was launched, the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) had issued a justifiable guideline to its newsroom: Break news first on our platforms before tweeting. It’s no secret that today there are…
Baptism by Covid-19 Has it changed the Church?
I don’t know whether Covid-19 will change our theology or our churches, but it has certainly changed our homes. Today we are thinking of God and the Church differently, and expressing our thoughts differently. [auth]…
Post-Corona Governance Compassion, Connection and Reconstruction
One image that has disturbed me for the last two months is that of a migrant labourer, Ramu, who wheeled his pregnant wife Dhanwanta and little daughter Anuragini, from Hyderabad to their hometown in Balaghat,…
A Psychological perspective on the Pandemic
The Covid-19 pandemic may be best described as a disaster which began in Wuhan China and has now spread to many countries in the world. A disaster is a sudden, calamitous event that seriously disrupts…
The Virus of Hate
In his recent message calling for “responsibility and solidarity”, Antonio Guterres, the UN Secretary-General, said that we all face one common threat – the Corona virus. However, he said that together we can change the…
Violence against the Dalits in Nepal
On 23rd May in Nepal, reports broke out about the lynching of Navaraj BK and five of his friends. According to journalistic accounts, Navaraj, a 21-year-old Dalit man, along with his companions had gone to…
‘Thatha Sami’ Fr. Louis Lèveil
Born on 6th April 1884 at Laille, France, Louis Marie Lèveil was the youngest of ten children. Next to his mother, Julianee Lebine, Lèveil was very close to his sister Victoire, who sowed the seed…