23 June – World Day for Widows
Chacko Anthony SJ Widows are humankind. They have their right to life. They have many other rights: for health, for food and shelter, for clothing and recreation, etc. They need…
Chacko Anthony SJ Widows are humankind. They have their right to life. They have many other rights: for health, for food and shelter, for clothing and recreation, etc. They need…
Jacob Hembrom SJ June 20 is celebrated as the World Refugee Day. Those who never had the experience of being refugees find it difficult to imagine what refugees go through.…
Chacko Anthony SJ Every Dad is a co-creator with God. Honouring father and mother is a virtue, a value, a noble deed. Hail, fathers of the world! Rejoice as your…
Chacko Anthony SJ We sadly remember those uprooted in life. Like Job in the Bible who became a refugee in his own home, when he lost all his wealth and…
Jacob Hembrom SJ We hardly care to hear and feel the painful groaning of the mother earth, though it is acute. It is in need of our immediate assistance. We…
Chacko Anthony SJ We humans are part of the problem. We can be the solution too! In our urge to go for more amenities, we go for felling trees, destroying…
Our elders, our seniors, our aged parents, our elderly neighbours, and all elderly persons are our co-passengers. They live up to the old age to show us the way. They…
Jacob Hembrom SJ Today, science, technology and moreover medicine have developed to the extent that we can easily transfuse the donated blood into the body system of a receiver according…
Chacko Anthony SJ World Blood Donor Day is celebrated each year on 14 June. The aim is to encourage voluntary blood donation to save lives. Theme for 2021 – Give…
Chacko Anthony SJ This day is meant to ask ourselves why we allow child labour. Do not children have their human rights? A happy future, a secure childhood, good education,…