Is the Indian Church serious about Lay Collaboration?

Is the Indian Church serious about Lay Collaboration?

‘It is ‘Laity Sunday’ once again on 26 June! A time for the Church once again to introspect and to see whether the much flaunted ‘lay collaboration’ actually exists in reality or not!‘ says Fr Cedric Prakash SJ In a highly clerical and patriarchal Church, which has stubbornly refused to accept in toto the changes […]

Shame!

Shame!

The arson, and damage to the Nation’s wealth by so called ‘students’ is an Act of War Enough is enough! To those are trying to find some devious political excuses to condone the burning of trains, and destruction of property happening in Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana and other places: why are you supporting a bunch […]

Hate Speech begins here!

Hate Speech begins here!

Today,on the 18th of June, is the very first ‘global’ day dedicated to ‘Countering Hate Speech’. According to the UN, hate speech is any kind of speech or writing that attacks or discriminates against a person or a group based on religion, ethnicity, nationality, race, color, descent, gender, or any other identity factor. Speech should […]

Is ‘Hate Speech’ being mainstreamed in India?

Is  ‘Hate Speech’ being mainstreamed in India?

Social rights activist and writer CEDRIC PRAKASH SJ reminds us that June 18 is the very first INTERNATIONAL DAY for COUNTERING HATE SPEECH The decision by the United Nations General Assembly to declare 18 June as the International Day for Countering Hate Speech (beginning this year 2022) is significant. It comes at a special moment […]

The Devil is in the Details of a new ‘MM’ dispute

The Devil  is in the Details of a new ‘MM’ dispute

The dust has barely settled on one Masjid-Mandir [MM] dispute, and another one ‘Gyanvapi Mosque- Kashi Vishwanath ‘ is hogging the nosy TV spaces and polarizing the discourse on social media. The Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act, 1991, says that a mosque, temple, church or any place of public worship in existence on August […]

Wars are Wrong!

Wars are Wrong!

The world is at war once again! The Russian invasion of Ukraine continues unabated – with the fear of going nuclear ! Several of the world’s democracies are with Ukraine; some big names, like China, are with Russia. India is a fence- sitter (like some others)– who blow hot and blow cold, as per their […]