Author: admin
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HARRISSED OR TRUMPED?
Thoughts on upcoming US elections
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FRATELLI TOOTI
Had I entered a Spelling Bee contest I would have failed miserably, considering that I have mis-spelt the title of Pope Francis’ encyclical “Fratelli Tutti” that he wrote during the Covid pandemic. Unlike previous Popes, he wrote in Italian, not Latin. Seven centuries earlier St Francis of Assisi also preferred Italian to the classic Latin….
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WAS JESUS A CAPITALIST?
The question seems inconceivable and the answer should be a resounding “No”. But wait a minute. First listen to what Jesus himself has to say. “For to everyone who has will more be given, and he will have more than enough, but everyone who has not, will be deprived even of what he has” (Mat…
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YOUTH ARE PRECIOUS
Going beyond Bangladesh to understand them
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YOUR SLIP IS SHOWING
Let me begin with a frank admission. From school days I have hated English grammar. On the other hand, my wife is a grammarian, knowing Wren and Martin’s grammar like the back of her hand. She compensates for my many inadequacies. The word “slip” is both a noun and a verb. The grammarian tells me…
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OLYMPICS FOR SPORTS OR S-X?
Reflections on the Paris 2024 Olympics opening ceremony
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युवा हमारे अनमोल ratn
युवा वर्ग को समझना और उनका मार्ग दर्शन कराने की आवश्यकता
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ORCHHA – SYMBOL OF COMMUNAL HARMONY
Chances are that a lot of travellers, even in India, have not heard of Orchha. It is about 25 kms from Jhansi, but in the neighbouring State of M.P. Its heyday, as the capital of the Bundela kingdom, was co-terminus with the reign of the Mughal Emperor Akbar in Agra, about 200 kms due north….
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WHY ARE CONVENTS SHUTTING SHOP?
This malaise is now assuming menacing proportions in India
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THE EVANGELISATION CONUNDRUM
The difference between evangelisation and conversions