As we all know, we are in an era of ever-increasing finance related statutory compliance. As days go by, the volume of compliance keeps increasing so much that quite many of us are at a
About two years before his ordination, this seminarian who belonged to the Holy Cross Congregation, was diagnosed with advanced tuberculosis. He had to be in the hospital for months. After a year the doctors told
In 2025, the Catholic Church will observe a significant milestone, as it marks the Jubilee Year, a sacred period with the inspiring theme “Pilgrims of Hope” bestowed by Pope Francis. In the following article, Sister
God’s Best Ideas! Fr Fio Mascarenhas (1998) This publication is a concise guide to spirituality for the third millennium. The book, written in response to John Paul II’s call to "broaden horizons," explores key Catholic
Even before the invention of thermometers, people knew when they or someone else had fever. Don’t you remember your mother putting her hand on your neck and saying, “You have fever”? Similarly, what we today
In the Christian calendar, the season of Advent is a period of expectation and planning. It serves as a period of thought and anticipation before the celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ and signals
The Global Compact on Education (GCE), titled “Together to Look Beyond,” is not a plan for a new educational system. Instead, it is an invitation to dialogue and work together. It encourages us to come
Today we experience ‘a comprehensive crisis’ that cannot be reduced to any single sector. Pope Francis says, “The pandemic has led us to realize that what is really in crisis is our way of understanding
“The roots of education are bitter, but the fruit is sweet.” These words of the third century Greek philosopher, Aristotle (who lived before Christ), are quoted frequently, so much so that it has become a
Fr. Joseph Thekkedathu was a reputed Church historian. A man of slender frame and few words he had a prodigious memory. He was considered a just and upright person. Apart from his classes which were