Author: CCV

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This ugly Indian church must change!

This article titled "മാറണം, മാറിയേ തീരൂ!" written in almayasabdam blog (Malayalam) was my response on the heinous sex abuse case, recently unearthed in Kerala, according to which a Syro-Malabar top brass raped a 16 yr old girl and she eventually gave...

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The Rediscovery of Kasundi – Mustard Sauce of Bengal

(Note:  Isaac Gomes, Associate Editor, reproduces an interesting article, courtesy livemint,  KASUNDI, the Bengali mustard sauce, one of the very handy and essential ingredients on Bengali cuisine).   The Bengali mustard sauce has found its way to kitchens around the world,...

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Gospel of Nonviolence

By Ken Butigan  in the February 2017 issue of U.S. Catholic                          (Note: Virtue stands in the middle (Virtus stat in medio)  avoiding both the extremes, especially physical violence and the age-old stupid just war theory.  Where is place for it when more...

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Better to be an atheist than a hypocritical Catholic: Pope

Associated Press in the Guardian,UK, 23 February 2017 Pope criticises ‘double life’ led by some members of his own church during the sermon of his private morning mass. In the pic:  Pope Francis at his weekly general audience in Vatican City...

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Islam predicted to overtake Christianity by 2070

  9News.com.au Adam Duggan1 hour ago – 02 March 2017     (Note: Alarm bells especially for European countries like France, where the demography has been witnessing a metamorphic change in terms of increase in muslim population,  resulting in serious law...

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Shooting Indians out of US?

The Kansas shooting  Editorial,in the Statesman, Kolkotta, February 26, 2017 (Note: "Murderous gun culture!” What else is American culture? The nation was established in the rivers of blood of the native Indians exterminated; then it grew to be the biggest military...

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Bishop donated body to science!

Paglia praises generosity of bishop who donated body to science after death – Domenico Agasso Jr.Fabrizio Assandri, in Vatican Insider, 25-01-2017 The bishop in question is the bishop emeritus of Girona, Camprodon i Rovira. The new president of the Pontifical Academy for Life...

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A Brave New Self-help World

Happymon Jacob, in the Hindu,  FEBRUARY 21, 2017   UPDATED: FEBRUARY 21, 2017 01:03 IST                       (Note: Francis Pappa used to advise, nay exhort youngsters, ever since the World Youth meet in Brazil, to go and mess-up things where institutions...

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Bishops to become disruptors? San Diego Bishop challenges

In powerful speech, San Diego bishop challenges organizers to disrupt, rebuild – By Brian Roewe, in NCR,  Feb. 19, 2017 A line from San Diego Bishop Robert McElroy’s speech — “We must all become disruptors” – is captured by artist Sonia Sawhney on a...

‘Unbreakable’: World Meeting for Justice Opens in California 0

‘Unbreakable’: World Meeting for Justice Opens in California

Popular 700 movements meet USA By  Brian Roewe, in National Catholic Reporter, USA, Feb. 17, 2017 World Meeting of Popular Movements co-founder Juan Grabois, right, addresses other grassroots leaders and the assembly in Modesto, Calif., Feb. 16. (NCR photo/Brian Roewe) (Note: It...