World Day of the Sick – 11 February
Many are sick bodilyMany suffer a mental burdenMany may be sick or confused in the spiritual terrainSome are socially sickSome are economically weak and debilitatedWe are politically sick All need…
Inspiring Story – From Dustbin to World Championship!
The girl who was thrown in the dustbin (doorstep) as soon as she was born is today the former captain of the Australian cricket team. There is an orphanage in…
6 February – International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation – 2025
P. A. Chacko Female genital mutilation (FGM) is a horrendous and inhuman practice of human rights violations, affecting over 230 million girls and women worldwide. FGM is said to be…
World Cancer Awareness Day
Jacob Hembrom SJ Today, on World Cancer Awareness Day, we pause to reflect on the alarming rise in cancer cases across the World, a growing concern that touches countless lives.…
4 February – World Cancer Day
10 million cancer-related deaths globally in one year! Not a joke! That was in 2020. Every year more numbers are added. We are told that cancer is becoming a significant…
4 February – World Caner Day
P. A. Chacko 10 million cancer-related deaths globally in one year! Not a joke! That was in 2020. Every year more numbers are added. We are told that cancer is…
World Wetlands Day – 2 February
P. A. Chacko We need to protect and preserve our wetlands to support our eco system and to promote universal well being. A wetland is understood as a semi aquatic…
Bahurani and Choti Bahu!
P. A. Chacko It is almost like Sarai and Hagar in Abram’s (later Abraham) life in the Bible. Hagar the poor and docile woman and her son being thrown out…
Bahurani and Choti bahu!
P. A. Chacko It is almost like Sarai and Hagar in Abram’s life in the Bible. Hagar the poor and docile woman and her son being thrown out of Abram…
Martyrs Day, 30 January
Is Mahatma Gandhi relevant today?It is a question oft-repeated by the followers of those who killed Gandhi. On 30 January,1948 he was brutally killed, under public gaze, during a prayer…