Editorial

The Truth of Synodality

The Synod planned for October in Vatican is being labelled as the Pope’s magnum opus. He wants the process to be an “ecclesial” event: a common discernment of the role of prayer in the life of the Church. This Synod is not expected to make laws or decide on matters on policy or doctrine. All […]

The Interior Light of life

St Basil, the first of the Cappadocian fathers who interpreted the first creation story of the book of genesis, speaks of the first day creating light and then of creating the sun and the moon. The light which God created at first according to Basil is the interior light in us. Basil refers to God […]

The Papal Visitation

An insignificant issue like the orientation of the Eucharistic celebration has snowballed into a catastrophe in the Syro-Malabar Church. The synod of bishops is fully responsible for it. I am a priest of the archdiocese of Ernakulam who told fellow priests to capitulate. This I did seeing the papal delegate conducting a procession with the […]

Invent the Future Tense

George Steiner’s autobiography Erratta: An examined life concludes with this confessional statement. “But I am unable, even at the worst hours, to abdicate from the belief that the two validating wonders of mortal existence are love and the invention of the future tense. Their conjunction, if it will ever come to pass, is the Messianic.” […]

Leap into Great Time

Disastrous times can descent upon people’s life because of those who usurp power by manipulating the electoral system. Such bad leadership can create hell for a community. It has happened in history and will continue to happen, Let us not forget how Hitler and the Nazi party came to power through the ballot. It is […]

Ethical Uprightness over Canonical Compliance

The Church authority always speaks in the canonical legal language. This legal language is something that the parishioners may not understand nor can the parish priest impose. The style and mood of the authority towards Ernakulam-Angamaly Archdiocese is one of imposition and enactment at any cost. The authority speaks only of obedience and is not […]

From Dialectics to Dictatorship

The Synod has made a decision to open St. Mary’s Cathedral basilica after it was closed for months on the condition that only the 50-50 synodal formula Mass is permitted. There will be punishment if the directive is violated. On the larger question of the crisis involving the archdiocese, the synod is silent or indecisive, […]

The Conflict of Polarities in the church

The Syro-Malabar church is deeply inflicted by the conflict of polarities by the rule of the present Major Archbishop who incidentally is the first elected major archbishop of the church. We did have two former major archbishops’ tenures which were quiet peaceful and elegant, because of the two personalities nominated by the Vatican. Even during […]

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