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LEARNING FROM THE OTHER: THE ROADS OF INCULTURATION AND INTERCULTURATION

Question: David Joseph In my acquaintance with the Amazon Synod document, I have come across its emphasis on inculturation and interculturation. Is not the acceptance of indigenousculture and traditions through inculturation / interculturationharm our faith? Answer: Saji Mathew Kanayankal CST The term ‘inculturation’ is familiar for many of us because of its frequent usage, especially […]

Birth of God’s Son – Birth of New Humanity

Question: Fr Pius Kavalakatt The celebration of Christmas is the joyful remembrance of the incarnation of the Word of God. Some say that God becoming human itself is salvific. Are we saved by the incarnation itself? Answer: Jacob Parappally MSFS Every Christmas we celebrate not only the joy of God becoming human but also the […]

ECOLOGICAL SIN IN THE AMAZON SYNOD

Question: Lissy Paul It is heard that the Amazon Synod has defined the ecological sin. What is it? How should one understand the ecological sin? Answer: Saji Mathew Kanayankal CST A Special Synod for the Pan – Amazon Region met at Rome between 06th to 27th October 2019 at the request of Pope Francis. The […]

Open To the Possibility of the Birthing of Indian Rites

Question: Jacob Thomas As a theologian do you think Amazon Synod’s proposal to study the possibility of “elaborating an Amazonian rite that expresses the liturgical, theological, disciplinary and spiritual patrimony of the Amazon, with particular reference to what is stated in Lumen Gentium for the Eastern Churches (cf. LG 23)” is realistic, serious and practical? […]

CRITERIA FOR THE FINANCIAL ADMINISTRATION IN THE CHURCH

Question: Johnson V. These days we hear many things about the financial mismanagement in the Church. What is the position of the Church on the use of finance management and does the Church give any guidelines regarding it? Answer: Saji Mathew Kanayankal CST As money is one of the important elements in the life of […]

“Appoint for Us a King to Judge Us like all the Nations”

Question: John Manvattom Why did the Israelites ask for a king in spite of God telling them, it is dangerous; why do people fight for their servitude as stubbornly as though it were their salvation? Why is there a mass-movement of fundamentalist war mongering narcissism? Answer: Jacob Parappally MSFS The Old Testament narrates a series […]

From the Boundaries to the Horizons

Question: John D Joseph It is reported that over 19 lakh people in Assam are removed from the citizenship of India after the final draft of National Register of Citizens. What would be the consequences of such a move? How should we address the crisis of refugees? Answer: Saji Mathew Kanayankal CST By 31st of […]

The Danger of Telling Truth

Question: Anitha Mohan “You cannot hide what is wrong and move on as if nothing had happened to defend your good name at all costs: charity must always be lived in truth, in transparency, in that parrhesia that purifies the Church and keeps it going on.” These are the words of Pope Francis to the […]

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