Church Citizens' Voice
Uniting people of Goodwill from around the world
Mattersindia.com 16 July 2020 Mattersindia.com reported that Robin Vadakkumchery a former Catholic priest, currently in jail for impregnating a minor girl three years ago, has moved the Kerala High Court seeking suspension of his sentence for two months to enable...
VARGHESE PAMPLANIL Jesus has been the most controversial person in history! Is that what makes him undying or “Everlasting Man”(Chesterton), Eternal Galilean (Fulton J.Sheen)? There is the Jesus of Faith, of fancy, of millions of Churches who...
People are afraid, I should rather say Christians, specially Catholics, to discuss publicly sin and punishment – in heaven or hell. Why? Because they are thought-controlled by the Church, by their “infallible” high priests: Bishops and priests. The simple faithful...
Nepal PM KP Oli questioned how Ayodhya came to Janakpur to marry Sita if it was in the place claimed by India. (Photo:N PTI) Are we brgging about an Ayodhya in Nepal? If so where will the Ram temple be...
Joseph Mani In his inimitable style Joseph Mani draws a wonderful analogy of warfare and it's raison d'etre. He has backed his points of view with statistics and in historical perspective. Isaac Gomes, Asso. Editor, Church Citizens' Voice....
Trying to understand Jesus! Jesus has been the most controversial person in history? Is that what makes him the undying or “Everlasting Man”(Chesterton), Eternal Galilean (Fulton J.Sheen)? There is the Jesus of Faith, of fancy, of millions of Churches who...
james kottoor IS THERE SIN you all believe in? Are you a sinner? Who created SIN in this world first? The following is what I heard from a Soap-box orator in London's Hyde-park corner, some 50 years ago. I was...
Cover Photo: Retired Major General Harsha Kakar HARSHA KAKAR THE STATESMAN KOLKATA 7th July 2020 This article in today's Statesman Kolkata lucidly explains why instead of muscle-flexing and browbeating India, China needs India's friendship more than India...
Cover photo: A Robinhood statue at Nottingham Castle in the UK. (Shuttercock) Rev. Valson Thampu THE TELEGRAPH ONLINE 6th July 2020 We don’t like criminals. But we vote for them. The proportion of those with criminal records among...
When & where was true Communism practiced? Giving Marx to our leaders! Since Marx was the paramacharya of communism, it’s only fair to begin by asking whether our communist leaders contributed according to their ability? – T J S George, in New...
ASWINI K. MAHAPATRA THE STATESMAN, KOLKATA 05th July 2020 The Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) over-reliance on history, for legitimising one-party rule for perpetuity, constitutes a potent challenge for President Xi Jinping. The Chinese bubble to become world's number...
On 26th June 2020, the Department of Social Work (St Xavier’s University Kolkata – SXUK) and International Justice Mission (IJM), Kolkata, jointly organised International Webinar on Covid-19: Emerging Cyber Threats, Psychological Dimension and the Way Forward for Students. Isaac...
F.A. NATHAN Writes an open letter to the Papal Nuncio, New Delhi After chhotebhai and several others, now F.A. Nathan, President of New Life People's Party, a registered political party, formed for protecting the Minority Rights of the Christians and for...
Are you a believer, agnostic, religious, spiritual or nones? Notes: Here is a call for new set up, a non-centralised set up to cater to the needs of people not very keen on churching. They would range from believer, unbeliever,...
chhotebhai During the Second World War this term referred to Japanese pilots who went on suicidal missions, where death was certain. The Kamikaze pilots flew their bomb-laden aircraft straight into enemy targets. Then we had the LTTE suicide...
Photo courtesy: The Indian Express BUSINESS STANDARD 1st July 2020 On Monday 29th June 2020 the government of India banned 59 apps originating from China, including very popular ones like the short video platform TikTok, UC Browser,...
Of late I am a bit perplexed by the articles published in Almaya- sabdam (Church Citizens Voice) which was started as the mouthpiece of Kerala Church Reform Movement (KCRM) . The movement seems to have been behaving like Don Quixote...
James Kottoor Social distancing or Social outreach? That is the ONE question uppermost in my mind! We need to practise both at once, yes SIMULTANEOUSLY! That is the dilemma we are faced with: Social distancing to counter Corona, and Social...
– *Fr Cedric Prakash SJ Wanted Now: A John the Baptist! – who brings hope. For many, these past months have been a period of hopelessness, of despair, of despondency and of dejection. There is a listlessness and...
Cover photo: Retired Justice Michael Francis Saldanha, popularly known as M. F. Saldanha, is an Indian judge and former Justice of the Bombay High Court. https://almayasabdam.com/mysore-bishop-accused-of-sexual-misconduct-murder/ CHHOTEBHAI Abp Giambattista Diquattro Papal Nuncio to India Apostolic Nunciature...