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...
The United Nations gave recognition to the achievement of the state in fighting Covid-19 on its Public Service Day, celebrated on June 23. Published: In New Indian Express, 24th June 2020. In the pic: K K Shailja attending a panel discussion hosted...
First of all, I am no luminary, I do not have the brain of Einstein. But I am more or less a hound, out to sniff the surroundings and hunting out bandicoots hiding in deep furrows. If I were that...
Unbelievable and unheard of! Here I am referring to criminal charges brought against a Catholic Bishop in India! At the focal point is Mysore bishop K.A. William, 7th bidhop in the diocese, letting loose a virtual reign...
THE STATESMAN KOLKATA 20 June 2020 Sanjit Paul Singh Yesterday CCV published Part I of a very analytical article by Mr Sanjit Paul Singh in the Statesman Kolkata, on China's place in the international arena, particularly its intrinsic position (net...
THE STATESMAN KOLKATA 19 June 2020 Sanjit Paul Singh A very clinical analysis by Mr Sanjit Paul Singh in today's Statesman Kolkata, of the apparently invincible Chinese Regime which is on the look-out to take away parts...
Varghese Pamplanil Attention Denis, First of all, I am no luminary, I do not have the brain of Einstein. But I am more or less a hound, out to sniff the surroundings and hunting out bandicoots hiding...
VARGHESE PAMPLANIL Reply to Denis Daniel I don’t write for the likes of Dennis Daniel. As the Editor of CCV requests me, I write facts with the names, places and dates after a lot of...
Varghese Pamplanil Apropos my friend James Kottoor’s rejoinder to my letter to the editor with the captioned heading, my observations seem to have opened a can of worms. I have no personal stake or interest in...
Locked in bitter-sweet battle, 2 friends: Letter to the Editor: Varghese Pamplanil Why flog a dead horse? If vivisected, still breating & not dead yet, the need is to rejoin! You and I are half truths only, disfigured! To become the...
Photo credit: DAVID BRICKNER / SHUTTERSTOCK.COM LifeSiteNews Martin Bürger 12 June 2020 A new investigation by the Lepanto Institute has revealed that the bishops in the United States, through their Catholic Campaign for Human Development (CCHD), are funding organizations that support...
The short presentation below deals with sexual behaviour and pair bonding pattern viewed as normal biological phenomenon, delinked from religious and moral absolutisms and prescriptions. Here sex is examined as a natural biological human activity; not any sinful guilt provoking and...
LIFESITE June 1, 2020 There have been statements made by other Ecumenical Councils that have become obsolete and been forgotten or have even been corrected by the later Magisterium.' Two documents Bishop Schneider discusses in...
In Matters India, Newsletter – June 10, 2020. This report is from Matters India, Delhi including 3 reactions. The question it raises is what CCV raised more than one year ago after the Chile scandal: “Why not a repeat the Chile...
Sir, George Neduparambil has hit the bull’s eye in his recommendation to address Bishop William-like malaise. Having been a banker for many years, he has recommended Financial Reform in our churches. While in full agreement with him, my suggestion...
Cover image: Bishop of Mysuru K A William file photo (DH Photo) Matters India 9 June 2020 (originally published in Sunday Mid-day and Deccan Herald dated 07 June 2020) Note: Another Frightening Franco Mulakkal at large in the midst...
Varghese Pamplanil Congratulations dear James in locating the nails to bury the dead and rotting Zero-Malabar Church. As the story goes, many persons had to jump on the coffin containing the bloated, foul sulphur fume emitting...
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What Have You Done?
"I was hungry, and you formed a humanities club, and discussed my hunger.
I was imprisoned, and you crept of quietly to your chapel in the cellar and prayed for my release.
I was naked, and in your mind you debated the morality of my appearance.
I was sick, and you knelt and thanked God for your good health.
I was homeless, and you preached to me the spiritual shelter of the love of God.
I was lonely, and you left me alone to pray for me.
You seem so holy, so close to God:
But I am still very hungry, and lonely and cold.
So where have your prayers gone? What have they done?
What does it profit a man to go through his book of prayers, when the rest of the world is crying for help.
-Bob Rawland
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