Editorial
Human Trafficking: The Invisible Crime against Humanity
Opinion | Editorial | John S. Shilshi | 06-Mar-2023
Human Trafficking: The Invisible Crime against Humanity It may at times sound absurd to some when they hear the term "human trafficking," because after all, human beings are thinking species; therefore, how could anyone smuggle them like animals? The rea.....
The Power of Words
Opinion | Editorial | John S. Shilshi | 12-Feb-2023
An organization of repute once reached out to 13 people to write articles on different contemporary topics for their annual publication. Being an important project, each writer was briefed carefully about the word count, deadline, editorial vetting of wor.....
A Spiritual Carnival at Jakhama
Opinion | Editorial | John S. Shilshi | 18-Jan-2023
Between 13th to 16th of January 2023, the Angami village of Jakhama - a village said to have been established by the brave warrior Viken-e - was bustling with a colourful congregation of people. They were not the usual adventurous campers, who normally tr.....
Guarding Against Fake News
Opinion | Editorial | John S. Shilshi | 04-Dec-2022
We live in a an era where social media rules the roost, when day in and day out, Facebook, WhatsApp, Twitter, Instagram etc. are literally flooded with news and information of all hues, making it extremely difficult for users to understand which informati.....
Social Media as Tool to Evangelize the Youth
Opinion | Editorial | John S. Shilshi | 07-Nov-2022
Social Media as Tool to Evangelize the Youth With Social Media having deeply entrenched into people’s lives, particularly amongst the younger generation, there appears to be a serious contemplation on how the medium could best be put to use, by the Catho.....
“Forced Conversions”: Christian Response to the Allegations
Opinion | Editorial | John S. Shilshi | 05-Oct-2022
The onslaught on Christians and Christian institutions has been an ongoing affair in this country since long. In the North-East region however, the frequency of such aggressions were much less as compared to other parts of India. Except in some parts of T.....
Time for ‘Pioneers’ to think beyond Conventional Learning
Opinion | Editorial | John S. Shilshi | 02-Sep-2022
Time for ‘Pioneers’ to think beyond Conventional Learning To say that the Catholic Church has invested much human and material resource in the education sector is no exaggeration. It is an acknowledged fact from all stake holders, irrespective of communi.....
Putting Things in Perspective
Opinion | Editorial | John S. Shilshi | 13-Aug-2022
Putting Things in Perspective Even as the North East Catholic Research Forum (NCARF) is preparing itself to meet physically for the first time on the 20th of August, 2022, we are tempted to put few things in perspective. Come 16th of September 2022, and.....
How long will we ignore Mother Nature’s wake-up call?
Opinion | Editorial | John S. Shilshi | 10-Jul-2022
Mid-2022 has been a tough period for north-east states in terms of natural calamities. Floods, landslides, torrential rain – almost all states suffered huge losses of property and lives, the worst being Assam. But can we merely call this the wrath of natu.....
Father’s Day: A day to reaffirm Caring and Compassion
Opinion | Editorial | John S. Shilshi | 15-Jun-2022
Come June 19, and the world will be celebrating Father’s Day in different ways. Social media platforms will be abuzz with messages of greetings and wishes for long life and happiness to individual fathers, and also in groups that include fathers. Companie.....
Spirit of Christian Unity
Opinion | Editorial | John S. Shilshi | 15-May-2022
Across the globe, ecumenical movement is gaining ground as Christian leaders not only realize the futility of division along denomination lines, but also recognize how it defeats the very teachings of Christ and the Bible. However, in complete contrast to.....
Catholic Institutes must learn the art of saying ‘NO’
Opinion | Editorial | John S. Shilshi | 14-Apr-2022
Catholics in North-East India account for less than 4% of the total population of the region, but for decades, they have had the privilege of shouldering a bulk of the education workload, particularly in respect of reaching out to remote and inaccessible .....
Salute to Two Brave Hearts
Opinion | Editorial | John S. Shilshi | 15-Mar-2022
Salute to Two Brave Hearts As the war between Russia and Ukraine assumes a threatening proportion, with the Russian onslaught causing a humanitarian disaster by the day, the news of two Missionaries of Charity (MC) nuns from India’s north-east state of M.....
Has Social Media Become a Necessary Evil?
Opinion | Editorial | John S. Shilshi | 15-Feb-2022
The internet has revolutionized the way human beings communicate to one another, so much so that even those who created it perhaps were not aware of the potential and its ultimate outcome. Today the world is abuzz with social media, which is the byproduct.....
Keeping the House in Order
Opinion | Editorial | John S. Shilshi | 15-Jan-2022
When India became independent and subsequently gave herself one of the most comprehensive Constitutions in the world, secularism was given a place as one of the cornerstone of this document. It was so because the founding fathers of the Constitution recog.....
‘SILENT NIGHT’: Not Just a Song, but a Powerful Prayer.
Opinion | Editorial | John S. Shilshi | 14-Dec-2021
When the Austrian priest Joseph Mohr wrote the song 'Stille Nacht" in 1816 and asked his friend, teacher and Church organist, Franz Gruber to compose the music, he would have never in his wildest of imaginations, thought that the song would be a Christmas.....
Pope-Modi Meet: Beyond the Optics
Opinion | Editorial | John S. Shilshi | 15-Nov-2021
On October 30th, 2021, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi had a one-on-one meeting with Pope Francis at the Vatican. Photos of the “warm meeting” showed both leaders embracing each other, smiling and chatting, and exchanging gifts. Reports claimed that t.....
Freedom of Expression: A Prerequisite for Peace
Opinion | Editorial | John S. Shilshi | 15-Oct-2021
The Norwegian Nobel Committee has yet again surprised the international community with their selection of the recipient of the Nobel Prize for Peace, by naming two journalists - Maria Ressa of Philippines and Dmitry Muratov of Russia - as joint winners of.....
A Year of Fulfilled Indulgence
Opinion | Editorial | John S. Shilshi | 15-Sep-2021
In our fast moving world, where time flies by so swiftly, twelve months is hardly a period of reckoning. Events or developments that took place a year ago seem as if they happened just the other day, before we realize that much of time had since elapsed......
Tokyo 2020: Not just a Sporting Spectacle
Opinion | Editorial | John S. Shilshi | 13-Aug-2021
Since the first Olympics in 1896, the mega sports event held every four years have successfully brought the World’s Athletes together that scripted histories of incredible achievements, triumphs, and even heartbreaks. It has also been a century and quarte.....