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THE BLAME GAME
The Blame Game, and shirking responsibility for one’s acts, is as old as the hills. When God questioned Adam, he blamed Eve, who in turn blamed the serpent (cf Gen 3:12-13). Their son Cain also sought to deflect responsibility for his brother’s death saying “Am I my brother’s guardian?” (Gen 4:9). This passing the buck…
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NINE MONTHS TO CHRISTMAS!
Readers would want to pack me off to the loony bin. Here we are in the midst of Holy Week and I am dreaming of Christmas! Am I nuts? There is a famous book, “Nine days to Christmas” by Aurora Labastida and Marie Hall Ets, published in 1960. It is also the subject of a…
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BELLS, SHELLS, STILL NOT WELL
This is being written on the first anniversary of another of those dramatic announcements by the pseudo sage on the stage. It was on this day last year that he did another “surgical strike” on the public, on the lines of notebandi and GST. All for dramatic effect and electoral advantage. He announced a “Janata…
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LOVE’S DARK SECRETS
Quite frankly, I must admit that I don’t like the title! How can love be bracketed with dark secrets? It should not, but so often is; hence this attempt to remove the dark secrets and bring love out into the sunshine. Let me begin with the story of Mary and John (not Joseph). They were…
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LOVE JIHAD – CATHOLIC STYLE
(A sequel to “Love’s Dark Secrets”) Once again this heading challenges us to sit up and take note. We know that the term “Love Jihad” has been coined by ultra-nationalist right wing forces that have used it to push through stringent legislation against forced conversions in U.P., M.P. and Uttrakhand, all BJP ruled States. In…
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THE ARCHBISHOP RAPHY I KNOW
Normally, when a new bishop or archbishop is appointed, we are presented with a “dry run” of when the person was born, his family history, educational background, posts held, etc. Since I am not “normal” I shall stray from the straight and narrow to share my personal experiences of Bp Raphy Manjaly who was installed…
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Well elucidated.
This is Aus News channel clip: https://youtu.be/MxHebEeDvaU?si=5xlfict3iei0BOpj My comment: “We strongly condemn the unprovoked aggressive joint attacks by the U.S.…
This is a very thorough, thought-provoking article by Chote Bhai. Lent is a time to reflect on our own “humanness”…
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We too remain helpless spectators with no clue as to what could be done at our end to prevent violence…