Father Joe Pereira is a priest, a student of BKS Iyengar, and a teacher of yoga to addicts to help them cope better with rehabilitation therapy In his early days as a priest, people knew Fat... Read more
In my growing up years, John Bunyan’s Pilgrim’s Progress left a mark on me. The book became a challenge for me. Even if I forgot all about the book in the intervening years, the message rema... Read more
Christians worldwide marked November 2 as ‘All Souls’ Day’. The official name of the celebration in the Roman Catholic Church is “The commemoration of all the faithful departed” but the pop... Read more
Missioners, migrants, international business people, diplomats and refugees all find that the experience of moving from one culture to another changes them. They remain themselves, yet find... Read more
Sensational issues aside, global gathering held deeper meaning. Manila: Most of the prominent reports on the 2015 Synod of Bishops on the family were prepared by Western journalists. Many of... Read more
One of the most enduring and memorable scenes for a disciple of Jesus is that of the ‘ Last Supper’ which takes place on the evening before the crucifixion of Jesus. Several things take plac... Read more
No other institution has done more to empower women and encourage them to run with their heads New York Times columnist Maureen Dowd took the occasion of his triumphant visits to Cuba and th... Read more
Bit by bit, year by year, almost imperceptibly, we separate ourselves from who we really are. For a lucky few, we somehow rediscover that Self. A beautiful story from the indigenous people o... Read more
AGONY OF MISCARRIAGES CHRISTENE BARBERICH For the past six years, I’ve been writing in a diary to a child who doesn’t exist. This was supposed to be my child. Our child. My husband’s and min... Read more
While sensational new claims of a “lost manuscript” documenting Jesus’ alleged marriage and fathering two children grabbed global media attention this week, scholars from a... Read more