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Sanctity and Integrity of the Constitutional Institutions

QUESTION: The Supreme Court of India punished Adv. Prashant Bhushan, a well-known civil activist and social critique for a contempt case based on some critical tweets. Can one bluntly argue that the sanctity of a constitutional institution fades though few tweets or through the remarks in the social media? – Paul T. Thomas ANSWER: Saji Mathew Kanayankal […]

Cunning Politicians Play On the Weakness of the People

QUESTION: Two pictures we saw in the current news; India’s Prime Minister conducting the initiation of the construction of Ram Temple in Ayodhya and the Turkish president in the Hagia Sophia conducting Islamic prayer with the imam preaching with a sword repeating 481 years of history of conquest. What do you read out of the […]

HUMAN RESPONSIBILITY AT THE FACE OF CLIMATE CHANGE

QUESTION: The continual flood in Kerala prompts me to think about global warming and climate change. Some would say that life becomes impossible on the earth within a few decades. Do we have any studies related to it? Do you think that human beings have a serious role to play at this juncture? – Thomas Shaji […]

Sign of Lack of Trust in the Courts and the Legal Process

QUESTION: In an interview to the India TV in June 2017, the BJP Chief Minister of UP infamously said, “Agar apradh karenge toh thok diye jayenge (if they commit crime, we’ll take them out).” In UP alone 103 criminals were killed and 1859 injured in 5178 police engagements in the last more than 2 years. […]

THE ARROGANCE OF LANGUAGE AND THE ABSURDITY OF WAR

Answer: As I started to pen down these reflections, the news has come that India and China had agreed to ‘cool down’ the tension at the line of Control. Indeed, it is a hopeful movement to keep peace in the boarder. However, the latest reports say that China has not removed its forces from the […]

THE SPECIAL ‘LAUDATO SI’ YEAR

Question: Sr Reeta I have heard about the forth coming celebration of Laudato Si year. What is it and what are the motivation and impacts of such a celebration? Answer: Saji Mathew Kanayankal CST Recently Vatican announced a ‘Special Laudato Si Year’ to commemorate the fifth anniversary of Laudato Si, Pope Francis’ ‘watershed’ encyclical on […]

The “Hell” Experience of Jesus on The Cross

Question: Fr. Jacob Neduvazhy “Thus it is just as possible to maintain that Jesus’ being forsaken by God was the opposite of hell as to say that it was hell (Luther, Calvin) or even the ultimate heightening of hell…. His experience of being abandoned on the Cross is timeless. Here too it is analogous to […]

DREAM OF A RENEWED WORLD!

Question: David Joseph It is true that the corona has infected us unimaginably. Despite of all the tragic events what can this contribute to us? Answer: Saji Mathew Kanayankal CST Any serious events like pandemic, war or natural calamity will have its long-lasting effects in the rhythmic flow of the world. At present the humanity, […]

Eviction-facing Indian Catholics to fight Muslim charity’s claims

Goans oppose tourism project near 16th century basilica