Category: Christian World

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Who wrote the four Gospels? Varghese Pamplanil

Note:  Coming  as it does from our columnist Pamplanil, some diehard  believers may even question the relevance of this article itself in the midst of a land controversy which also will die down and we also, to be forgotten for...

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White Knights of a scam

File photo of Bofors gun 155mm. Photo courtesy: Wikimedia Commons THE STATESMAN, KOLKATA 05th January 2018 By Devendra Saksena*                                                The accused in scam cases are extremely...

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THANKS AMBROSE!

​A tribute to Fr Ambrose Pinto SJ (KAR) who left this world on 3 January 2018 By Fr. Cedric Prakash sj*   Early this morning, when I received a WhatsApp message from my Provincial Fr. Francis Parmar saying that you...

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The message from Gujarat

  THE TELEGRAPH, CALCUTTA 04th January 2018 SWAMI AGNIVESH & VALSON THAMPU   A very indepth and forboding article on today's politics at the cost of humanity, by Swami Agnivesh and Valson Thampu, in the Telegraph Calcutta. Isaac Gomes, Asso. Editor,...

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Christmas in the Midst of Unseen Violence

By Father Dr. Anand Muttugnal Cover Image: Priests and seminarians in detention near Satna. (Source: Express photo) Father Dr. Anand Muttugnal is a great social thinker and promoter of Sarvadharma. He has multifaceted qualifications – Ph.D in Psychology, Bhopal, M.P.; Master of Philosophy,...

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PURSUING PEACE

  Fr Cedric Prakash sj* 1 January 2018 A new year has just dawned! To the hoots of sirens and the blasts of trumpets, to firework displays and the singing of ‘Auld Lang Syne’ the world bade goodbye to 2017...

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Cardinal Reinard Marx’s plan for laypeople to lead parishes

LA CROIX INTERNATIONAL Christa Pongratz-Lippitt December 29, 2017   Cover image: Cardinal Reinhard Marx / Wolfgang Roucka / Wikipedia / CC BY-SA 3.0   Parish clustering is no answer to priest shortage, says German Cardinal Reinard Marx, a top aide and adviser to Pope Francis. He...

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Brother Modi’s Talaq Deterrent

  THE TELEGRAPH, CALCUTTA 29 December 2017 J. P. YADAV New Delhi Cover Image: Ravi Shankar Prasad, Union Law Minister, introduced the bill on instant "Triple Talaq" in the Lok Sabha. The Lok Sabha has passed a landmark bill that makes...

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CHRISTMAS IS A STAR

  Fr Cedric Prakash SJ, human rights activist, needs no introduction.  Here is Fr Cedric's poetic reflection (which he sent me today) on Christmas for CCV readers. Isaac Gomes, Associate Editor, Church Citizens' Voice.   FR CEDRIC PRAKASH A poetic reflection...

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Teach values without touching faith: Dalai Lama

THE TELEGRAPH, KOLKATA 25 December 2017 On Christmas Eve, the Dalai Lama gives a great message to us and also to the world, that despite different traditions or religions, India has stood as an example to the rest of the world...