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Varghese Pamplanil Attention Silence breakers please! (Note: May be it is when people refuse to face issues head on frankly and publicly that conspiracy of silence rears its ugly head. ‘Me too’ group spoke out to break out that...
Fr. Cedric Prakash, sj* 20 December 2017 One of the most meaningful features of the Christmas Season is that of gift-giving! Across the globe, people love to give gifts at Christmas to others – and of course to receive gifts...
dr. james kottoor “His (Jesus’) state was divine, yet he did not cling to his equality with God but emptied himself to assume the condition of a slave and became as men are, he was humbler yet, even...
Editorial in the Hindu 19 December, 2017 Note: The BJP won both in Gujarat and Himachal. Victory is victory; by hook or crook is a different question altogether, and debatable. 90 per cent of credit must go to Modi, to...
Isaac Gomes Asso. Editor reports from Kolkata The very eagerly awaited The Herald Catholic of the Year Honours Award event was held by the Archdiocesan Social Communications Commission (ASCC), Calcutta on Thursday 14th December 2017, at St Anthony’s School...
Building “peace-loving man” (says Fethullah Gulen, read his article below) that is, humans, man/woman, totally committed to non-violence, tolerance and dialogue, is the only sure route to lasting peace on earth. It is tedious task —...
Cover Image: CBCI president, Cardinal Baselios Cleemis, felicitates Vice President of India, Shri Venkaiah Naidu. (Source: CBCI Website). Chhotebhai The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India (CBCI) invited Sri Venkaiah Naidu, Vice President of India, for its annual Christmas celebration held...
Varghese Pamplanil (Note: As you can see from the frequency and out put, our friend Pamplanil is a voracious reader, prolific frankly speaking (a rare find) writer and a mine of critical information for those interested to choose...
Cover image: Gujarat Assembly elections 2017: The BJP’s average victory margins were almost double the victory margins of Congress during 2012 Assembly elections in the state. (Express Photo: Bhupendra Rana) THE TELEGRAPH, KOLKATA 13 December 2017 Jawhar Sircar Jawhar...
LA CROIX INTERNATIONAL Massimo Faggioli December 11, 2017 Cover Image: Pope Francis and US President Donald Trump during a private audience at the Vatican on May 24, 2017. / Evan Vucci/AFP The Constantinian dilemma that is, how far...
Varghese Pamplanil responds (Note: Both Swami Sachidananda and Varghese Pamplanil are esteemed friends, columnists and contributors of CCV. We congratulate both for coming out as the opening batsmen, to set an example of what it...
IndiaToday.in Edited by Deepali Singh December 9, 2017 After doing the damage and opening up old sores by his unilateral decision to declare Jerusalem as the new Capital of Israel, US President Donald Trump now appeals for calm. Thankfully...
Fr. Cedric Prakash sj* 10 December 2017 It...
Indiatoday.com Kamlesh Damodar Sutar | Edited by Deepali Singh Mumbai, December 8, 2017 As the Congress party continues to firefight the damage caused by Mani Shankar's derogatory "Neech" remarks against Prime Minister Narendra Modi, its leaders are leaving no stone unturned to throw...
By Chacko Kalarickal (General Coordinator) Cover Image: St Thomas Syro-Malabar Diocese USA (Note: Sri Chackochan, fondly called by friends, coordinator of KCRM, is a well-known speaker, writer of many books and an expert in...
Editorial in the Hindu 8 December 2017 Cover Image: United States ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley addresses the U.N. Security Council meeting on the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestine, at the United Nations Headquarters...
By A. C. Michael Published in Matters India December 5, 2017 (Note: World Watch List 2017 has now ranked India 15th in the list of countries where the practice of one’s faith is a high-risk activity (https://www.opendoorsusa.org/christian-persecution/world-watch-list/). We...
T C A Srinivasa-Raghavan, in Rediff.com.news,December 04, 2017 'He is 47 years old and not married. Since his son or daughter can contest for Parliament only 25 years after being born, the earliest, if he marries in December, would be...
‘Silicon Valley’ vs ‘Battle Field Church?’ (Note: Swami Sachidananda is a former Indian Air Force Squadron Leader turned promoter of peace and sustainable development after an encounter with death in an air accident in 1982. He professes himself to be an ardent disciple...
dr. james kottoor Dreaming about Indian elections I wrote in Face book Dec. 2, the following: Gujarat election is top news in India today. In any election debate, the central issue to start from should be the BREAD AND BUTTER...