Cover photo: Pope Francis talks with members of the Society of Jesus at the apostolic nunciature in Bratislava, Slovakia, Sept. 12, 2021. During a private meeting, the pope spoke to the Jesuits about his health, the pastoral work of Jesuits in...
UCANEWS 17 September 2021 John Dayal The Christian community needs every single friend it can reach in civil society, and also in other minorities. Christians in the Bastar region of Chhattisgarh state, or anywhere in neighbouring...
Note from Editor: Congrats to George who raises very many questions to help readers reflect. Before all that, let me answer our dear friend Francis Mondal who on 04/09/2021 asked a good question: “Since when has Church Citizens' Voice become...
james kottoor One of the greatest achievements of our times, in the Hierarchical Clerical class in the Catholic church is that all honorific appellations – excellency, eminence, Msgr. Rev. etc. are vanishing slowly,...
Cover Photo: Hamid Karzai surrounded by supporters after his victory in the Loya Jirga in Kabul in 2002. Source: Wikipedia THE TELEGRAPH CALCUTTA 4th September 2021 Sunanda K. Datta-Ray Posted by Isaac Gomes As Afghans who failed in...
Isaac Gomes – Kolkata In the context of the on-going Afghanistan imbroglio, Anandabazar Patrika Bengali editorial of 28th August mentioned, "Mimetic Theory" a book written by the French Historian, philosopher of social science and polymath Rene Girard (25 December...
Cover photo: Pope Francis leads his general audience in the Paul VI hall at the Vatican Aug. 25, 2021. (CNS photo/Paul Haring) NATIONAL CATHOLIC REPORTER 25 August 2021 Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Is it possible to wipe out Hypocrisy...
Congrats, congrats, a three times congrats to our erudite, perceptive friend Pamplanil, equally to our versatile Asso. Editor Isaac, for starting a new BIGINNING of CCV with “Christian Concept of Human Sexuality as Sin.” Sin? SIN...
WORLD HISTORY ENCYCLOPAEDIA 27th August 2021 Rebecca Denova The following article has been recommended for readers of Church Citizens' Voice by our erudite columnist and critic Mr Varghese Pamplanil. In the ancient world, human sexuality was crucial...
Cover Photo: Chandrashekhar Azad PHOTOGRAPHER: MAYANK MAKHIJA/ NURPHOTO/AP PHOTO BLOOMBERG BUSINESSWEEK 26 August 2021 Alanksha Singh Activist Chandrashekhar Azad aims to erode support for the ruling BJP in the critical state of Uttar Pradesh. Although caste discrimination is...
Cover photo: Cardinal George Alencherry walks in St. Peter's Square in Rome after a pre-conclave meeting at the Vatican on March 6, 2013. (Photo: AFP) UCANEWS 23 August 2021 On Tuesday 6th March 2018 the Kerala High Court came down heavily...
Isaac Gomes Kolkata This has reference to the interviews of Cardinal Oswald Gracias, Archbishop Thomas D’Souza of Calcutta, Archbishop Thomas Macwan, Bishop Gerald and Bishop Alex Vadakumthala published in the Indian Currents 02-08 August issue. The respondents replied...
-*Fr. Cedric Prakash SJ Fr Cedric has written one more tellling article on Democracy, Justice and Human Rights for Indian citizens. He is absolutely right. Fr Cedric is very vociferous about democracy and justice and has held up Fr Stan...
Rev. Valson Thampu Reverend Valson Thampu, former Principal of St Stephen's College, New Delhi is at his best when he dwells on serious subjects. Here in his own inimitable style he does a clinical analysis of Power – both...
The Palai diocese under Syro-Malabar Catholic Church issued a circular stating that a family with five or more children are eligible for a monthly financial support of Rs 1500, and other benefits. THE NEWS MINUTE SUNDAY, 08 AUGUST, 2021...
Joseph Mani Introduction Age, we are told, is just a number. But as I grow older I find that age also means loss of memory, an ache here, a pain there and inflexible and creaky bones. ...
*Fr Cedric Prakash SJ 31 July 2021 A thirteen- fourteen-year-old has many dreams! That’ s an impressionable age; at the cusp of finishing school. It is also a time when one tastes a different kind of ‘freedom’: to...
Cover photo: Sister Lucy Kalapura. (Credit: ieMalayalam) Valson Thampu writes: That a nun should work all her active life, only to be cast away without a rupee, falls short even of the crudest idea of justice. THE INDIAN EXPRESS...
THE TELEGRAPH CALCUTTA 15 July 2021 Anup Sinha (Former professor of Economics, IIM Calcutta) Fr Stan Lourduswamy’s death on 5th July has evoked spontaneous pain, frustration and criticism, from all quarters including the international forum, of the Union...
Cover photo: International departure passengers at Rapid PCR testing centre at Terminal-3 of Kochi airport. (Photo | EPS) THE NEW INDIAN EXPRESS By Unnikrishnan S Express News Service 8 July 2021 Steady rise in Covid cases over past two weeks puts...
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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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