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क्रिसमस तारों के बीच
The TRUE meaning of Christmas
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CONTRASTING & COMPLEMENTARY COUSINS
This piece is occasioned by the Gospel reading at the third Sunday of Advent. From prison, John the Baptist sent his emissaries to Jesus with the question “Are you the one who is to come, or are we to expect someone else?” (Mat 11:3). A seemingly innocuous question, but pregnant with meaning. In the midst…
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IS CONVERSION NECESSARY?
By “conversion” I here mean the explicit act of baptising a non-Christian to make such a person Christian. We know that the right-wing Hindutva brigade has always been against religious conversion, thinly veiled as “forceful conversion”. Several anti-conversion laws have been passed in various States, not just by the BJP, but even by the Congress…
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ADVENT ADVENTURES
The Advent season is upon us. It is a preparation for Christmas, depending on our priorities. The Hindi word for Advent is Aagman. It is the same word used at airports for Arrivals. Advent means just that – the coming or arrival of somebody or thing. Can Advent be an adventure? It can. However, the…
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धर्मांतरण का जिन्न
क्या ईसाईओं पर ज़ोर ज़बरदस्ती से या लुभानें से धर्मांतरण का आरोप सही है ?
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PETER UNCHAINED
(A SEQUEL TO “Generally Speaking”) In February 2017, I was in Rome to attend the marriage of my niece to an Italian. The nuptials were held in the church of San Giuseppe Dei Falegnami constructed above the Prigione Dei SS Apostoli Pietro e Paolo, near the Roman Forum. This is where Peter and Paul were…
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We too remain helpless spectators with no clue as to what could be done at our end to prevent violence…