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An Unchanging God in an Ever-Changing World

QUESTION: How we should think and speak about God in a changing and largely secularized world; the nature of the person and incarnation of Jesus Christ – is he fully man and fully God? – Mathew George Grock ANSWER: Jacob Parappally MSFS Speaking meaningfully about God or faith in God in a fast-changing and secularized […]

Gustavo Gutiérrez to Indian Christians

Question: Gustavo Gutiérrez, the most influential Peruvian priest known as ‘the father of liberation theology’ was called to eternal reward in Lima, Peru at the age of 96, on 22 October 2024. What does he communicate to the Christians in India? Joe Joseph Answer: Saji Mathew Kanayankal CST As a person with new insights, vision […]

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 […]

Father Sahaya Thatheus Appointed Bishop of Simla- Chandigarh

Bishop Ignatius Mascarenhas Retires After 16 Years of Episcopal Ministry