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FROM CATECHISM TO CATECHESIS
(Corollary to “From Catechism to Atheism“) The previous article was just a brief commentary on another person’s testimony, about the gross inadequacy of Sunday School/catechism classes that largely focused on stories about what happened, rather than why things happen. There was repetition but no reasoning, resulting in the inability to have “an answer for one’s…
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THE ROT IN THE EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM
Isaac Gomes After 37 days of protests, slogans and student gatherings, the Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) led agitation at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar was called off on July 25, after Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan resigned and the government accepted their demands amid the NEET-UG paper leak controversy. During a very recent media presentation Lok Sabha…
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FROM CATHECHISM TO ATHEISM
Can catechism lead to atheism? Not surprisingly, it can. I am sharing below the testimony of a Sunday School teacher of 20 year’s standing. It brought me to tears. If you too are a parent, priest, pastor, catechist, student or a critically aware young person, then please read this. I have also added some reflections…
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BISHOPS, THEOLOGIANS AND A COCKROACH
About 10 bishops and 50 theologians from across the country gathered at the Pastoral Centre, Agra on 25th/ 26th July for the 27th Colloquium of the CBCI’s Commission for Doctrine. As a layman I was the only cockroach. The theme was: A Rereading of the Theological Journey of Pope Benedict 16 (Joseph Ratzinger). Rev Dr…
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DOES GOD NEED OUR MONEY?
The theft and alleged misappropriation of offerings at the Ram Janambhoomi Temple in Ayodhya has been hogging the headlines. Will the big fish be caught? Were huge sums of money siphoned off to purchase the loyalty of wayward MPs from some Opposition Parties? Gong by our past record of investigation; and sensitive issues being kept…
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DID GOD CREATE COCKROACHES?
Yes, cockroaches are the flavour of the season (yuck), thanks to the intemperate remarks of the CJI, Hon’ble Sri Surya Kumar, and the satirical movement of Abhijeet Dipke, then ensconced in the USA. To his credit he returned to India to face the music at the risk of being arrested. We need to get a…
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Great catechesis
Hitting the nail as usual on the head. My kids have reached stahe three and i do not know how…
The newfound youth movement is not only Dipke, Sourav of CJP only. It’s a combination of Gen-Z factors . Sonam…
Readers may refer to the following link on CJP’s next plan of action, which is for a nationwide listening tour…
Thats very well put uncle. Also i do believe, while at the ‘questioning and discovering’ stage of one’s life, God…