LASHED AGAIN
A man wearing protective equipment performs the last rites for his relative, who died from COVID-19, at a crematorium in New Delhi, India, on April 20, 2021 Anindito Mukherjee / Getty A telling editorial on the grim fallout of the...
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PRAYER IN THE TIME OF PANDEMIC – FR CEDRIC PRAKASH
We come to you today dear heavenly and loving Father as your children, as one family: with deep faith and a total surrender to your will We come to you today at a time when our world is...
Misogyny,Patriarchy,Clericalism,Organized-religions, Unity-equality-freedom, Fratelli-Tutti! Women Emerging from the Shadows of Patriarchy: A Prophetic challenge!
Cover photo: Sister Julie George SSpS is a women’s rights lawyer who belongs to the Congregation of Missionary Sisters Servants of the Holy Spirit. She holds a master’s degree in law with specialization in human rights and family law. ...
IF WE SIT IDLY, WE WILL LOSE OUR TRADITION : ASSERT THE INTELLECTUALS OF BENGAL ON BENGALI NEW YEAR’S DAY
Cover Photo: The Rally by Bengal's intelligentsia near Jorasanko Thakurbari on Thursday 15th April 2021 Bengali New Year's Day. Photo credit: Gautam Bose THE TELEGRAPH CALCUTTA 16 April 2021 Subhajoy Roy One of the slogans being often repeated by...
Is magic immoral? It played a role in the development of early Christianity
THE CONVERSATION AUSTRALIA Shailey Shashikant Patel The article below has been recommended by Mr Varghese Pamplanil for the benefit of CCV readers. “Magic” is often defined in the West as evil or separate from “civilized” religions like Christianity and also...
THE BENGAL CONUNDRUM: UNION HOME MINISTER AMIT SHAH’S MARATHON INTERVIEW WITH AVEEK SARKAR OF ANANDABAZAR DIGITAL : CONCLUDING PART
Mr Aveek Sarkar (left) with Mamata Banerjee On 12th and 13th April 2021, on behalf of Anandabazar Digital, Mr Aveek Sarkar, Chairman of Press Trust of India (PTI) and Vice Chairman and Editor Emeritus of ABP Group, conducted a marathon...
THE BENGAL CONUNDRUM: UNION HOME MINISTER AMIT SHAH GIVES A CANDID INTERVIEW TO AVEEK SARKAR OF ANANDABAZAR DIGITAL
On 12th and 13th April 2021, on behalf of Anandabazar Digital, Mr Aveek Sarkar conducted an interview of the Union Home Minister Mr Amit Shah. Mr Aveek Sarkar is an Indian newspaper promoter and proprietor. He is the...
“l’enfant terrible of the Catholic Church!” Interview with Hans Küng
Christianity with a human face! By Claude-Francois Jullien, In La Croix International April 10, 2021. Hans Küng, delivers a speech at 'Parliament of the World's Religions' Thursday 08 July 2004 in Barcelona, northeastern Spain, as part of 2004 Universal Cultures Forum. (Photo...
Was Constantine a ‘Great’ Emperor?
Cover Photo: Constantine the Great T/C – THE COLLECTOR Kieren Johns April 8, 2021 The history of Rome and Europe was changed forever by these 8 key events. Does he deserve the title of Constantine the Great? ...
The paradigm shift: the joy of being an animal
Varghese Pamplanil (Edited summary of the article by Melanie Challenger, Aeon newsletter) Over-boarding the catechism classes Human exceptionalism is dead. We belong to the species of mammals. For our own and our planet’s sake, we should...
The king’s men, the king’s promises
Cover Photo: BATTLE ROYALE – Rajbanshis line up outside Cooch Behar Palace THE TELEGRAPH, CALCUTTA 11 April 2021 MOUMITA CHAUDHURI IDENTITY POLITICS OF THE HEARTLAND KIND HAS ARRIVED IN BENGAL THIS ELECTION SEASON. IT HAS TRIGGERED NEW ASPIRATION AND...
THE PETO (BENGAL BOMB) DIET
Cover photo: Peto – the local name of the Bengal hand-made Bomb THE TELEGRAPH CALCUTTA 11 April 2021 Paromita Sen lays bare the innards of a common but dangerous component of Bengal Elections Today's Telegraph Calcutta discusses...
Archaeology and Bible experts work together to explain the past
Cover photo: The Dead Sea scrolls were discovered in 1947 in the Qumran Caves Heike Mund 07th April 2021 Was Christ really crucified and did he really even exist? These questions have mystified not only the followers of Christianity but...
`We’re heading for a global disaster’ unless people address their total well-being: Deepak Chopra
"If you are whole in your body, in your emotions, in your mind, and in your spirit, you can accomplish anything." (Deepak Chopra, Wellness Expert and Author) CNBC Michelle Fox Mr Varghese Pamplanil, prolific writer and great thinker,...
Why Nationalism is a threat to Multilateralism
Cover photo: Politicians continue to lie and distort history to create an illusion of superiority among “their” peopleImage Credit: ©Gulf News OPINION GULF NEWS 5th April 2021 Ashok Swain Collective intelligence and astute leadership is required to...
TOOLS FOR POWER: HATRED AGAINST MUSLIMS AND THE SEDITION LAW AGAINST DISSENT – HOW THE SAFFRON CAT HAS BEEN CATCHING THE MICE
THE TELEGRAPH CALCUTTA 5th April 2021 Amit Bhaduri Deng Xiaoping famously said it did not matter if the cat was white or black as long as it caught mice. This was considered pragmatism about an open-market-oriented economic...
AN EVEN INDIA HEADING FOR A DARKER PHASE THAN THE EMERGENCY YEARS: SAYS SALMAN RUSHDIE
Cover image: Salman Rushdie at Indian Coffee House Calcutta in 2004. Courtesy: The Telegraph File Picture. REPORTED BY AMIT ROY FROM LONDON IN THE TELEGRAPH CALCUTTA 05th April 2021 Salman Rushdie holds up a mirror to the world...
Vote out all corrupt, Vote in honest ALONE! Kerala Votes, April 6th All should:yes, no or NOTAta
Cover photo: Courtesy – TimesNowNews.com james kottoor Whom should you vote in? No political parties: all corrupt to core, so ‘NOTA’ to them! Vote in your rarest of rare, honest candidates in any party! That is democracy! That...
What Is Stoicism? 5 Ways This Ancient Philosophy Can Improve Your Modern Life
REAL SIMPLE By Sharon Feiereisen April 02, 2021 This Ancient Greek school of thought may hold the key to happier, stress-free days. Once again Mr Varghese Pamplanil has recommended a new article for the benefit of CCV readers. It is...
Op-Ed: Why America’s record godlessness is good news for the nation
Cover image: Community members take part in a program on 11 September 2019, at Glide Church in San Francisco. (Los Angeles Times). LOS ANGELES TIMES PHIL ZUCKERMAN 2nd April 2021 The post below published in Los Angeles Times...
