Verghese V Joseph – The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India (CBCI) on Friday mounted a wide-ranging intervention before the Union Home Ministry, urging a rethink
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The Culture of Power: Why Politics Is Losing Its Purpose
By Lavoisier Fernandes – There is a growing sense across the world that something has shifted in the way politics is understood and practised. Across
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Does God Need Our Money?
# chhotebhai – The theft and alleged misappropriation of offerings at the Ram Janambhoomi Temple in Ayodhya has been hogging the headlines. Will the big
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Saint Thomas’s Witness Still Matters for India
Legend has it that a skeptical apostle stepped off a boat on the Malabar coast sometime around AD 52, carrying nothing but conviction and a
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‘Listen to Jesus and Do What He Says’
One thing I’ve noticed is that sometimes when someone stops coming to church or misses church, our first reaction is to ask, “Why didn’t you
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Foreign Funds, Familiar Virtues
For most Indians, 22 June 2026 was an ordinary Monday. In the offices of the Ministry of Home Affairs, however, it was the day a
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Intergenerational Challenges for the Church in a Globalized World
By Lavoisier Fernandes – “The world is a global village” has become one of the most familiar metaphors of describing modern existence. Although coined by
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Magnifica Humanitas – A Moral Vision for the Digital Age
The danger is not that AI thinks for us, but that we stop thinking for ourselves. The time has come to awake. Yes, “Magnifica Humanitas,”
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She Sat Down and That Was Enough
My grandmother had a gift that made people uncomfortable. She would stop, right in the middle of whatever was happening, and look at someone the
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FCRA Amendments: Freedom vs Regulation
By S Gerald Jacob and Dr. Karamala Areesh Kumar – The proposed 2026 amendments to the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act (FCRA) have once again sparked
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The Fear of “If I” in Family Life
“If I…”. It is a small phrase, but it carries a heavy weight. Many young people today approach marriage with a long list of “ifs.”
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Lent Calls Us to Love Differently
There is something quietly unsettling about the way many of us observe Lent. We follow the calendar, choose our sacrifice, and complete the forty days
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The Ministerial Priesthood and St. Maximillian Kolbe
By Paul Suski – Nothing is more doomed to failure than a layperson trying to tell the clergy what they ought to do. Well, perhaps
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Are Religions Commercialised?
Just recently I hired an autorickshaw in Bengaluru. While traveling in the autorickshaw I noticed a printed caption above the driver’s seat. It read: “Price
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“He Has Loved Us”: 10 Takeaways That Moved Me from Dilexi Te
By Lavoisier Fernandes – When I first heard that Pope Leo XIV was preparing to release his first Apostolic Exhortation, I was genuinely curious. What
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