The Nails of the Crucifixion

Our offences are the nails of modern-day Crucifixion; our rejection of the Message and the Messenger, an eloquent re-enactment of it!


Crucifying the King, in Meta-history

In several national governments, many of them monarchies, went crumbling like packs of cards.... No defeated king ever returned to his pristine splendour. Only…


Turning a blind eye to English is not the solution

Why can't Goa's three-in-one official language formula be extended to the medium of instruction?


Crucifying the King

If Jesus who is God could have been subjected to such an ignominious death, what makes us, poor mortals, wish to evade it?


A Ray of Hope from a faith formation seminar

Ray, a former Baptist, began with a moving testimony on how he ‘came into the Catholic Church backwards’. He highlighted some treasured doctrines of the…


Twittharoor

Tharoor’s tweet career shot into prominence rather controversially when ‘cattle class’ is how he dubbed Indian Airlines’ economy class. He eventually became…


Dona Teresinha, as I knew her

There was never a dull moment in her company.... Her ability to reach out will remain in my mind as the single most potent image of this amazing lady.


Christmas as a state of being

Have you noticed that the singing or playing of carols before Advent hardly strikes a chord in our hearts? It’s almost like getting into a sweater on a hot…