• DO WE NEED BISHOPS?

    In the light of the recent appointments of bishops and archbishops, this question may seem audacious. But it is not altogether without merit. Do we really need bishops, what is their role in our lives, and if at all we do need them, then who should decide on their appointments? The role of the recently…

  • SYCOPHANCY ISN’T FANCY

    Ouch! They’ve done it again.  Those Gandhi topi wearing Congress wallahs.  The original Gandhi topi has been replaced by another Gandhi hat – the obsequious and sycophantic one, before the descendants of another Gandhi – Indira. This sycophancy was at its worst display at the meeting of the Congress Working Committee (CWC) held on March…

  • NUNC DIMITTIS NUNCIO

    This title would be intriguing for those who don’t know Latin. Neither do I!  It is the title of the prayer in the Breviary that priests are expected to recite before going to sleep at night. It is the prayer of the Prophet Simeon who had been waiting unendingly for the coming of the Saviour.…

  • SUICIDE MISSION

    During the Second World War this term referred to Japanese pilots who went on suicidal missions, where death was certain. The Kamikaze pilots flew their bomb-laden aircraft straight into enemy targets. Then we had the LTTE suicide bombers, like the one that assassinated former Prime Minister Rajive Gandhi. It gave rise to a host of…

  • SHOULD ONE GO TO CHURCH NOW?

    A week ago religious leaders heaved a collective sigh of relief when they came to know that places of religious worship would be opened w.e.f. 8th June. Some even issued victorious press statements hailing the decision. They had obviously not read the fine print on the distinction between places of worship, and holding of religious…

  • Corona Virus Ka Agni Pariksha

    Kya yeh virus koi Divya prakop tho nahin

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