Opinion
Extending Education Service to the Far Flung
Opinion | Articles | M L Satyan | 04-Jul-2023
Extending Education Service to the Far Flung I had an opportunity to conduct training for teachers in St. Peter’s English Medium School, Barikhajuri (Garhwa district), St. Claret School, Barwadih (Latehar district) and Deepti Niketan School, Nawadih (P.....
Religiosity Versus Spirituality
Opinion | Articles | M L Satyan | 09-Jun-2023
Religiosity Versus Spirituality A few days ago, I read a news report about four nuns of a religious congregation taking their final vows. The report mentioned that these nuns were trained by a priest on “deep spirituality” as per the bishop who celebra.....
The Blame Game Continues
Opinion | Articles | Chhotebhai | 02-Jun-2023
The Blame Game Continues A highly respected and erudite clergyman from Kerala sends me his articles. Of late he has made three claims: 1. The Jews killed Jesus 2. Priests have always manipulated people to commit violent acts, justified in the nam.....
Franco Fiasco and the Wisdom of Rome
Opinion | Editorial | John S. Shilshi | 02-Jun-2023
Franco Fiasco and the Wisdom of Rome In 2018, the Catholic Church in India was shocked and shamed when Franco Mulakkal, then Bishop of Jalandhar, was accused of raping a Nun and the news made headlines in India and beyond. For the people of God in India,.....
Many Faces of Child abuse
Opinion | Articles | M L Satyan | 02-Jun-2023
Many Faces of Child abuse A few days ago, I was traveling by a taxi in Bengaluru. At a major traffic signal, I noticed a middle-aged woman on the footpath carrying a young baby on her shoulder. The child was quiet. As soon as there was red signal, all .....
Children in times of violence
Opinion | Articles | Felix Jajo | 02-Jun-2023
Children in times of violence “If there is no more war, then I want to go to Imphal”, responded my seven year old son, when my wife asked him, if they should go back to Imphal. Due to the unprecedented violence that erupted in Manipur on 3rd May, 2023,.....
The Madness needs to be defeated
Opinion | Editorial | John S. Shilshi | 08-May-2023
As human beings, we experience tragedies of different kind – some through natural calamities, and many out of human errors and willful indulgences. Among them all, it is that willful indulgence that is dangerous for any society, because its deliberate aim.....
Safety of women in India
Opinion | Articles | M L Satyan | 07-May-2023
“In our country every woman has to struggle to survive”, said a woman at Jantar Mantar. She further said to a press reporter, “Today women in our country are not safe. If the medal winning women wrestlers are sexually abused, then, what about other common.....
Ntheo Louis Yanthan: A Pastor, a Catechist and a Pioneer Catholic
Opinion | Articles | Benjamin Chang | 07-May-2023
Lt. Catechist Ntheo Louis Yanthan of Lakhuti Village was a Baptist Pastor, who later embraced Catholic Faith and became one of the longest serving Catechist in the Diocese of Kohima, Nagaland. He served as a Baptist Pastor and Catholic Catechist for 35 (t.....
Silent Slaves
Opinion | Articles | M L Satyan | 21-Apr-2023
Last week an NGO Director in Tamil Nadu sent me a news clipping. It said that in just one-day three young girls were missing in Ramanathapuram district of Tamil Nadu. The report mentions about the network of human traffickers, including bus drivers and co.....
Demand for Delisting Christians from ST List
Opinion | Editorial | John S. Shilshi | 08-Apr-2023
It is disturbing to note that in recent times, verbal attacks and allegations of wrongdoing have significantly increased against the Christian community of the Northeast of India. Until some time ago, it was all about pointing fingers at them with the acc.....
Jesus and the Rolling Stones
Opinion | Articles | Chhotebhai | 08-Apr-2023
Most of us would have heard of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s 1970 musical “Jesus Christ Superstar”. It was an attempt to re-present Christ in a modern day idiom. Nobody will have heard of Jesus and The Rolling Stones, the jazz group Mick Jagger founded in 1962. R.....
God of love or God of punishment?
Opinion | Articles | M L Satyan | 08-Apr-2023
I watched this video. I found that the focus of this video is on the “punishments” that God seems to have given to those who “desecrated church buildings.” Maybe, some of those who desecrated the church might have repented and an inner conversion took pla.....
Synodal Church: A Need to Walk the Talk
Opinion | Articles | Joseph M Thohrii | 08-Apr-2023
Pope Francis has declared that Synodality is what God expects of the Church in the 21st Century. He has put his own transformative stamp on the meaning and conduct of synods, saying that a synod involves mutual listening in which everyone has something to.....
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.....