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Right at the outset, I admit that I am not a staunch feminist, yet this presumption doesn’t stop me whispering the truth of my inner voice. As someone said “say the truth and run away”, I do not mean such assumption despite the fact that I, a male, writing on such a significant phenomenon woman .           One cannot but accept the significant role of a woman in building a family or a society. Hence, we must appreciate woman’s contribution in nation building. Neither the governments, nor the civil or church laws build families. Instead, it is a woman who builds the family. If so, why there are rapes, domestic violence, and female-foeticide, divorce and unjust wages? State or religion is no exception. Hence, we must question the system, because if the system is corrupt what can we hope for? Hindu, Islam, Judeo-christian systems and the Greek, Roman, Eastern civilizations were all part of this inequality without being judgemental. Let us now get into the heart of the matter.         

We don’t see things as they are. We see things as we are. It is one’s attitude towards life and reality that makes the individual growing or dwindling. Today, we have examples of individuals who grew from tiny to giants and from giants to pathetic. What makes the difference is disposition/attitude/discernment. Bible is full of such examples. Young people are immensely blessed by God’s choicest blessings. Some young people become pro-active and productive in life and others become over-active and yet unproductive. The difference between the two cases is the distance and discernment. Yes the former is close to God in prayer and discernment and the latter is distanced from God and worse still no prayer and no discernment. Dear young friends in Christ, our God never abandons us; he is always there to help, provided we allow him to transform us, like the blind man who cried out “Jesus son of David have mercy on me.” Lk 18: 38.        God surprises us provided we allow God to surpr

We all know a famous saying "A good teacher teaches. A better teacher exhorts and the best teacher inspires." Fortunate if you have such teachers who walk into your student life. For sure they teach, encourage and inspire you to become better and the best. Unfortunate if you have poor and pathetic teachers who neither teach nor prepare for the class. Such teachers do come into our student life who paradoxically inspire by their despair. Strange but true. But to reach to this aptitude one requires an open mind and heart to accept the things that they cannot change but change one self instead. However, what I want to say is that today during two hours of class we experienced such poor and pathetic performance of a professor who only talked and taught nothing. Plenty of words bla bla bla....I just had a look around the class that was packed with students but then, most of them were all like as if suffocated and some constipated and still worse few were indifferent catching th

Life is thrilling when we come together and still better to work. But then you know the paradox of life is that there are always differences of opinions and view points. This is what makes life more interesting although challenging. One such moment happened yesterday and today here in the study house. Every noon all the students do some cleaning in the house. And so everyone one is on the heels working and advertising their work by noise, shouts, singing and humming. One student comes late and looks for his moping cloth and finds it missing. Then begins the show, going around hunting for the moping cloth. Looks here there and finally finds it with another student who was using the cloth not knowing  the danger of using someone's belongings. The owner comes and shouts at the other left and right and laughs and shouts and grabs the cloth and goes as if the winning warrior. But the tragedy is that he never comes on time to do his job. For sure tomorrow also he cloth will be used by s

Hi friendzz... It is all about a new book that I flipped through this noon up to evening. Well something interesting is written by the author despite the God question that has been chasing the giant minds over history. Author begins introducing himself as a scientist and as an astronomer. However his Catholic faith in God was still fresh. Hence as a blend of science and faith he makes God particle rather convincing. But as Catholics, we need to be aware of certain risks that he took in the book particularly explaining God as an Energy, Intellect and Consciousness making his Love, Light and Beauty manifesting in the world. This sounds great and catholic but when he jumps over to other conclusions like God is all embracing and all accepting. Hence, as God, he cannot shun his own creation no matter what he/she does. Because there is no heaven and no hell. If so God contradicts himself; for God cannot punish his own. However, there other interesting and significant insights that he un

One of the economists said that "Discovery of America and India" is the most turning points in the history of civilized economy. Given the question what would be or what was the most fatal thing in the world? Is it the world war, is it the epidemic...  I would say the moment we read the mind of the other. It is deadly even to think about it and how fatal it would be if others can read my mind, thoughts and intentions. If so violence will prevail over the civilization and the civilization would be left toothless, one-eyed, one-legged and one ear left for all...That is why Gandhi years ago said "If violence prevails then the society will be left only with blind people.  How wonderful is God by making us so unique and amazing. Particularly bestowing the humanity with graces necessary for survival. Mind sens signals and thus body organs are operated and stabilized according to the stability of the environment. Perhaps why Mind is so unique that it operates the en

Hiraclitas a Greek Philosopher said "World is in a state of flux". Gautama Buddha said "We are in a world of Temperance, for, nothing is permanent". Besides, Hinduism has a notion "The power of Maya/illusion."  Today's Enadu (Telugu News Paper) covered an Issue of a young girl named Alicia a thirteen years old who spends lot of time surfing Internet. She spends time in the Social Networks chatting an unknown friend since 2003. Once he called her out and she found him fat like pig and tried to escape from him. But he caught her and took her to an unknown place, bounded her in chains and molested her for two months. He uploaded the  videos in the internet. She did not listen to her parents neither to her friends...but was an internet freak. The result of her addictions and irrationality was that she ended her life miserably. Today she is in her thirties under parents observation. What went wrong with her????? 1. Listen to Parents 2. Report t

“Save wildlife, you save the planet: The importance of wildlife in the eco-system” Earth is the common home for all of us. If we don’t take care of it, the future generation will curse us. The freedom and prosperity will be ours if development and sustainability of our planet go hand in hand. We need to take responsibility to make earth green. Therefore, UNO announced 2015 as the international year of “Green Earth.” Pope Francis in his encyclical Letter Laudato Si , says that “If we destroy creation, creation will destroy us.” He says human greed is the cause of the loss of biodiversity. By our short-sighted behavior he says “thousands of species will no longer give glory to God by their existence, nor convey their message to us.” He ends saying that we have no such right to manipulate and put an end to those innocent animal world. Therefore let me give some information about how we are the cause of this environmental imbalance.         1. Do not Kill Me: This is the voic

      Many great people are born and died. Few are forgotten and few are remembered and few are living as legends. This reminds us that life is all about relationship and memory. When living people are forgotten they are almost dead and when dead people are still remembered they still living.         It is wonderful to think about one's date of birth. It is still wonderful to think of friend's birthday. That is why many friends of us time and again remind us about the upcoming birthday. They love us more than the birthday itself, however there are moments when we feel how some friends who sincerely care us. It is all the more wonderful to think of such God-given friendz. They make not the birthday special but our life special. I thank God for such friends who walk into my life and make life splendid indeed. 

“It is not how long we lived but how well we did” says Martin Luther King the Junior. Of late the Provincial of Shillong Province said that the contribution of Fr P.V to bring up the DBCIC is beyond words. Therefore, with a heart of appreciation and hope of admiration we offer him a token of gratitude on behalf of the SHTC family. Because what he has achieved as DBCIC director is great indeed.              “For nothing will be impossible with God.” Luke 1:37 .  When God is with us, be sure, we are destined to do great things; beyond the borders and across the rivers. This is exactly what Fr P.V has achieved in last seventeen years. “ Great things happen when God mixes with us, great and beautiful, wonderful things...great things happen when God mixes with us.” As we think of Fr P.V. this is exactly the hymn that flashes through my mind at the moment.        He loves green, prefers green and goes green. Perhaps that is why , he is ever green with an enchanting smile on his f

Today we had a Seminar Class on the Letter to the Collossians. One of the students was presenting his paper, the class was rather serious. After the presentation of the theme there was time for discussion, debate and clarification. The class was rather hot and debatable. Many students questioned the person concerned and clarified a lot of doubts. As usual there were a couple of students who acted smart and kept quite and looked wise. Noticing this the teacher asked them if any question two can ask. One of them raised voice and dared to ask. Other students were lost as if another serious doubt would be asked. But to our surprise that so called smart student said, "a small correction, that there are two capital letters in word. It is good if there is only one capital letter." I could bot but laugh hearing this mystical doubt or a question....difficult to term. But to my surprise the other students were equally in the clouds lost in the heat of the day. After the class, I poi

OUR GOD IS THE GOD OF HISTORY ... Introduction  God is the power and wisdom manifested in the human history and the world created. Thus God is revealed in the salvation history significantly by the prophets and through the prophets. This wisdom and the power is understood and comprehended by the human beings in the given situation. Thus God has plan for human beings even before we were born. The purpose behind this plan and power is that we find his plan and obey his will. Perhaps this is what we call discovering the divine vocation. God’s love and message for us humans is that he never abandons us despite human predicament. This is called in Latin Mysterium Iniquitas meaning the mystery of evil. In this context freedom is God’s choicest blessing to us by which we have the capacity to transcend that evil by God’s grace, help and mercy. Thus God’s presence is pervading everywhere in the form of wisdom, power and love. Thus one of the patriarchal promises of Yahweh is still co

He was committed to his motto “Death Rather than Sin” and made a pledge of faith “Jesus and Mary shall be my friends.” In this light of faith and grace he was guided by Don Bosco another spiritual giant of the times. Thus Dominic Savio proved the world that sanctity is not monopoly of the sages and monks. Sanctity and holiness can be achieved by anybody provided we are guided by the Holy Spirit and assisted by the enlightened elders. Be it teenagers, youngsters or children all can reach to the heights of holiness and sanctity, for which Dominic Savio is a perfect example of such holy living.   Dominic Savio, a 14 year old lad manifested holiness in his short span of life. All his virtuous life is rooted in his upbringing in a devout family. In such conducive family atmosphere and accompanied by devout parents - the result of this holy family is a saint among us today. He was brought up in a Family that was cradle of love and charity. He was abundantly blessed to live among th

 Down the history we heard about many ideologies, theories, philosophies and religious traditions but no one has ever claimed as “the way, the truth and the Life,” (John 14:6) except Jesus Christ, the living God, who said “Whoever finds their life will lose and whoever loses it for my sake will find it,” (Matthew 10:39) for “I have come to give you life and life in all its fullness” (John 10”10). Therefore, he is “the way, the truth and the life” (John 14:6).    In life, there are certain essentials that guide us and lead us to the Father in Heaven. Hence, Jesus begins his public ministry with Beatitudes (Sermon on Mount) which are the measure of our earthly life. By these beatitudes Jesus once again sets the importance of the Ten Commandments that were given by God the Father. By this teaching and preaching he sets the tone for us to live to the full.   However, there are many young people today, who live life anyhow and somehow as if there is no God. This in fact is a com