During my maiden visit to the central provinces of India, a fascinating thing that caught my attention was the round tables in the community dining halls. As the days went by, I realized that this…
Timor: Land of the Rising Sun
Timor - The Rising Sun The Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste is a small lower-middle income country in the World Bank’s East Asia and Pacific region. Foreigners ruled East Timor for closely five hundred years, longer…
Purifying God’s Temple: A Lenten Meditation with Pope…
For many of us, Roman Catholics, Lent is a time when we think of our personal sins. The days of fast and abstinence laid down by law enforce this mentality. Some even choose to abstain…
Voices of Young Women
The results of the flash online survey, “Global Voices of Young Women of Faith”, touch a cord in me as a Jesuit emerging from the deliberations on the 36th General Congregation of the Society of…
Unleashing the Power of Dalit Women
“There are no Dalits in our Parish. Almost all our parishioners are well-to-do, studying in schools and colleges and there are several of them who have come up in life because of the various concessions…
Are the Women in the Church Really Happy…
Any discussion on Pope Francis inevitably provokes mixed reactions among women. While his compass seems to be pointing in the right direction the ground reality often belies his intentions, forcing one to ask: Does he…
The Family That Prays Together Stays Together
YEAR OF THE FAMILY – SPECIAL Pope Francis has declared 2018 as “Year of the Family.” I am sure various Dioceses and Parishes have drawn concrete plans to observe it fittingly. There is no doubt…
The Secret of my Seventy Eight
As I started writing this article, I remembered a wise saying of late Archbishop Angelo Fernandez of Delhi. “Do not get bogged down with the idea that we are old, and get stuck. The fact…
The Wonders of Aging
The topic of Aging Gracefully has interested me for the last twenty years or so. I have shared my experiences and reflections with others (lay people, religious, and priests) and grown in practical understanding. Given…