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GENRALLY SPEAKING
This reflection begins with two Generals, but doesn’t end with them. It is actually about an action packed octave from Sunday 25th September to Sunday 2nd October. I met the first General in Kanpur on the 25th. She was Sr Elvira UMI, former Superior General of the Ursuline sisters. I had last met her in…
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BELLS – FLAGS – NECTAR
The Amrit Mahotsav is over. This 15th August I had to hoist the flag at one event and arrange for it at another. At both events I spoke on the “Har Ghar Tiranga” (The Tricolour in Every home) campaign. My first thoughts went back to 2020 when our Prime Minister asked us to ring bells…
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IDEAL, IDLE OR IDOL INDIA?
Every Indian has his or her own idea of India. Pseudo-nationalists would have us believe that India is now an ideal country. Never mind that 400,000 citizens left the country last year seeking greener pastures and greenbacks elsewhere. The “Idea of India’ was the theme of a seminar organized on Saturday 27th August at the…
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बदला नहीं बदलाव चाहिए।
Revenge is self defeating. With reference to the recent National and international spate of violent incidents in the name of God, religion and politics.
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WAS MOTHER MARY A PRIEST?
The answer apparently is “No”, because the Catholic Church doesn’t accept women to the ordained priesthood. Does this merit re-consideration? Though not a theologian or church historian I would address the question from three angles: (i) The objections to women’s ordination (ii) The nature of the priesthood (iii) The life of Mother Mary. THE OBJECTIONS:…
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Your play on the words scribe, scribble, scrabble and scramble is very apt and has neatly traced the route to…
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Quantum of sorrow appropriate title Just thinking of the trauma those Altar boys r going through
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