Focus

Gift of the Spirit: Courage for the journey

May 07, 2015

Decision-making can be frightening. After all, big decisions can alter the course of people’s lives — for the better or, for the worse. So it takes strength, and even courage, to make decisions on matters of consequence.
U.N. head looks to religions for 'moral leadership' on climate change

May 07, 2015

Promoting sustainable development and mitigating climate change will take more than just global policies and agreements, it will also take a strong, unified stance from the world's religions, the secretary-general of the United Nations said at the Vatican.
Praying for those not of this fold – an open letter to roman catholic bishops

May 07, 2015

First, we should pray explicitly for other Christian Churches during our Eucharist Prayer because Jesus did. In John’s Gospel, Jesus prays explicitly for those who hold the same faith but are separated, for whatever reason, from the community to whom is speaking at that moment.
Dialogue is taught in the family

May 07, 2015

I grew up at the advent of technology. The sound of a dial up connection conjures childhood memories for me.
Communicating the family: A privileged place of encounter with the gift of love

May 07, 2015

It is in the context of the family that we first learn how to communicate. Focusing on this context can help to make our communication more authentic and humane, while helping us to view the family in a new perspective.
Who am I to judge?

Apr 29, 2015

Perhaps the single, most-often quoted line from Pope Francis is his response to a question he was asked vis-à-vis the morality of a particularly-dicey issue.
Food for Thought

Apr 29, 2015

The idea of “surrender” is one that is central to our lives as Christians.
Blessings come from spiritual surrender

Apr 29, 2015

There were three generations together in the same room: a mother, a grandmother and a 2-year-old boy. “I don’t know how you did it, mom.
In surrendering to God’s will, not ours, comfort awaits

Apr 29, 2015

A “paradox” is defined as reasoning drawn from ac,ceptable premises that leads to conclusions that don’t seem to make sense. The conclusions can seem to be absurd or self-contradictory, but on closer examination, may well be true.
Gender sensitization for seminaries, pastoral ministry programmes

Apr 29, 2015

Dr Astrid Lobo Gajiwala , Sr Lilly Frances, Marcia D’Cunha, the Women’s Commission of the CBCI, and the Indian bishops are to be congratulated for developing a truly outstanding road map for creating gender equality in our Church and in society.