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Life After Death

QUESTION: What grounds for hope of life after death are offered by the Bible and by our faith tradition? Will we lose our personality in the resurrection? And how do concepts around the resurrection of the body fit in with the idea of an immortal soul? – Duston James Lopez ANSWER: Jacob Parappally MSFS The […]

Hustle Work Culture: Gain Or Pain?

QUESTION: The hectic load at the workplace brings a lot of confusions, psychological disorders and imbalances that lead even to death. Though there are many incidents, our response and legal system seem to be clumsy and narrow. What kind of work culture should we promote? George M Mathew ANSWER: Saji Mathew Kanayankal CST The tragic […]

The Power of Resurrection

QESTION : What is the significance of Christ’s Resurrection for the Christian faith and for the world? Do you see any relation between the uprising of the oppressed and the rising of the Crucified? – Jerin Jose ANSWER : Jacob Parappally MSFS Christian faith is based on two foundational experiences: “This Jesus of Nazareth is […]

Ecological Conversion: A Request For An Inevitable Action

QUESTTION: In many of the discu-ssions on ecological crisis, we speak of ecological conversion. What does it mean? Is there any signi-ficance for it today? – JOE JAISON ANSWER : Saji Mathew Kanayankal CST In his video message on 30 August 2024, Pope Francis speaks on the ailing of the earth and he requested the […]

Partial and Plenary Indulgences

QUESTION: What are partial indulgences and plenary indulgences? Is the concept of Catholic indulgences biblical? – Colin Jose ANSWER: Jacob Parappally MSFS The teachings of the Catholic Church on heaven, hell, purgatory, and indulgences are frequently misunderstood, even by many Catholics themselves. Human minds often struggle to comprehend realities that transcend space and time, such […]

Self-Deception To Critical Thinking

QUESTION: It seems that many organisations in our society, including the governmental systems and administration in the Church, are hijacked by some flatterers. When somebody dissents sincerely, they are forced to leave. Is there any way out? -Jaison George ANSWER : Saji Mathew Kanayankal CST It is true that we often prefer to be flatterers […]

The Significance of Jubilee

QUESTIONS: Pope Francis solemnly proclaimed the upcoming Jubilee Year 2025 with the Bull of Indiction, “Spes non confundit – Hope does not disappoint.” But what is a Jubilee? What are the origins of Christian Jubilees? And why is the Jubilee Year 2025 important for all Catholics? – SIJAN JOSE ANSWER: Jacob Parappally MSFS Jubilees are […]

Revisiting The Emergency After A Half Century

QUESTION: The Government of India has made June 25th the ‘Constitution Murder Day’ to commemorate the days of the Emergency. How should we look at the Emergency in the present Indian context? – Gilson Jacob ANSWER: Saji Mathew Kanayankal CST The announcement of the Union government on the 50th year of the Emergency that June […]

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