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By Prabhu Chawla, in New Indian Express, 21st August 2016 (Note: A male-dominated nation of 1.3 billion sent a contingent of 117 sportpersons (63 males among them) to compete. But no male could lift even a bronze. Two young ladies had...
The Evangelical Fellowship of India’s Religious Liberty Commission's (EFIRLC) report (in mattersindia.com on 22 August 2016 and reproduced in CCV) on increase of violence on Christians in India is no doubt DEPLORABLE. The Commission is right in observing that...
Published on: 12:41 pm, August 22, 2016 Story By: mattersindia.com (Note: The Evangelical Fellowship of India’s Religious Liberty Commission (EFIRLC) has recenty released a report on cases of violence on Christians in India. This report is for the period...
By Jose Kavi., in Matters India, Aug.22/16 (Note: The root cause of all sexual abuse in the Catholic Church is making celibacy compulsory for priesthood and religious life. Since it is not good for man to be alone and since human...
(Note: Jesus may have been ethnically and religiously a Jewish, but his universal message and vision are reflected in the very definition of the word ‘catholic.’ – Isaac Gomes) Source: U.S. Catholic Historical Jesus scholars all agree that...
Published in Matters India, By: Santosh Digal, 22/8/16 In the Pic: Holy Spirit Sr Julie George of “Streevani,” (the voice of women) (Note: In an earlier post it was highlighted how the present seminary training is mainly responsible for cultivating and promoting ...
Jim Purcell, in NCR Aug. 20, 2016 (Note: What is central to following Jesus? It is best described in the Nazareth Manifesto (Lk.4.18-19): Preaching the good news to the poor, proclaiming liberty to captives, giving sight to the blind and setting the...
By Maleeva Rebello, forwarded by Bernard, NY The Vatican has scheduled Mother Teresa’s canonisation ceremony for September 4. Usha Uthup has been scheduled to perform there a day earlier The wait for Mother Teresa to become Saint...
(Note: Below we give the "Instructions" that Delhi Catholics received from Vatican, in response to their memorandum to the Pope. The dispute was on a pastoral letter issued jointly by the Arch BIshops of Delhi and Faridabad, according to which...
(Note: In a multicultural society like India with so many languages, religions and enthic groups, education imparted cannot be unicultural or unidimensional. The Catholic church has been in the forefront in imparting education to the illiterates for a long time....
Seminaries such as Maynooth perpetuate unjust rule of church men over women By Soline Humbert, in the Irish Times, Aug 15, 2016 ‘Churchmen claim to have divine knowledge as to what God can’t be and do in women and...
Gay & ideological colonizing? By James Roberts, in The Tablet UK, 12 August 2016 Pope says money to push theories against teachings of the church are 'ideological colonising' Pope Francis has unequivocally criticised gender theory and the encouragement of the idea...
Fr Seán Fagan: ‘Brilliant thinker’ who was ‘broken’ by Rome By Patsy McGarry, in Irish Times, Jul 17, 2016 Late priest was censured by Vatican until former president Mary McAleese intervened (Note: This story is posted just to...
Indian NGO urges Pope Francis to pledge eyes In Matters India, August 12, 2016 (Note: This note is for the benefit of those interested to know more about donating one’s eyes and body after death. “Gift of Life, Gift...
The Assumption of Blessed Virgin Mary Author: Sarah Jane Boss (Note: August 15th is a day of double festival for all Indian Catholics as they are very much attached to Mary mother of Jesus and to India’s independence...
Published on: August 11, 2016 in Matters India Fr. ChiramelKochi: With Father Davis Chiramel founding the Kidney Federation of India, Kerala has witnessed a good number of priests and nuns donating organs. Father Chiramel was the first priest in...
(Note: There may be a great deal of truth when one says that a US president did the groundwork for laying the foundation of ISIS in Iraq. But that president was George Bush, not Obama who actually did a...
(Note: What an eloquent tribute to Keralites with convincing facts and figures from former frankly speaking judge and writer, Markandey Katju. So it is time that each Keralite who reads this piece checks each noble quality he sees and...
World day of Indigenous people – In UCAN India, Aug.10/16 Many government policies are anti-tribal especially those related to natural resources. (Note: It may be news to many that there is a day called: “International Day of the World's Indigenous...
(Note: It is a sensible sign that the Prime Minister did not wink first, looked at the MP delegates (who met him with their petition for a 100% pay hike) straight in the eye and advised them to hold their...