April 22, 2011
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!
April 16, 2011
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…
April 9, 2011
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?
April 1, 2011
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?
February 16, 2011
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…
May 17, 2010
Twittharoor
Tharoor’s tweet career shot into prominence rather controversially when ‘cattle class’ is how he dubbed Indian Airlines’ economy class. He eventually became…
April 25, 2010
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.
December 1, 2009
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…