Family Corner

Understanding the Gender Dimension of Christian Family

Sanjose Thomas The word ‘gender’ is one of the most understood and misunderstood words ever identified by man and many often this term is used with multiple connotations and in multiple contexts. Gender refers to a social construct built upon the sexual identity of human beings and when sexuality has a biological basis gender has […]

Words give Life and Kill Toronto

Agnes S. Thomas “Kind words can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless” Mother Teresa How do the words I choose in conversation reflect who I am? Why do words matter? New Year’s is an excellent time to review past choices, begin new habits and start fresh. As we enter […]

The Mischievous Mahatma

Prema Jayakumar ‘Generations to come will scarcely believe that such a one as this ever in flesh and blood walked upon this earth.’ That was Albert Einstein on Mahatma Gandhi. It is usual to quote what various people said about Mahatma Gandhi around this time as it is to wash the his statues and make […]

Christian Families in the Digital Age – Redefining it’s Social Dimension

Sanjose A Thomas Family is the basic unit of a society and it can be a rightly argued that without families there can be no human society. Mankind right from its inception had some form of arrangement which ensured the communion of men and women and towards its gradual march towards modernity we designated that […]

Words give Life and Kill

Agnes S. Thomas, PhD “Kind words can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless” Mother Teresa How do the words I choose in conversation reflect who I am? Why do words matter? New Year’s is an excellent time to review past choices, begin new habits and start fresh. As we […]

Changing Christmas Traditions

Rose Mary Give, and it will be given to you- 2 Corinthians 8:12 An important part of Christmas celebrations is the Christmas menu for the main meal of the day. An array of delicacies is part and parcel of the culture and tradition of different countries. While in Western countries, a roast turkey may take […]

The Seductive Charm of Procrastination

Prema Jayakumar ‘Procrastination is the art of keeping up with yesterday’. And most of us do just that, hurry along to keep up with yesterday and its tasks. Are you one of those people who have just to see a task before you to fall on it eagerly and finish it immediately? If so, you […]

Self sacrifice

Rose Mary “For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.” -Mark 10:45 A theme that often comes up against a great deal of criticism on social media is the idea of self-sacrifice, especially in the context of modern women. […]

Pope: ‘Synodality is inseparable from ecumenism’

Vatican, Catholic leaders from Europe discuss sexual abuse in the Church