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Bishops Demand Easter Holiday New Delhi: India s Catholic bishops have demanded that the government observes Sunday March 31 as the Easter holiday. The federal government earlier this week directed income tax department offices to open over both days of the Easter weekend, as March 31 is the deadline for tax returns for the past financial year to be filed. Returns filed after the closing date may attract a penalty. `Archbishop Albert D Souza, secretary general of the Catholic Bishops Conference, said the bishops expect the government to "do whatever possible to avoid hurting the religious sentiments of the community in India. He described Easter as "the most important and the central feast of the Christian religion" and added that income tax department may have "a specific reason to declare a working day on Easter, but the Christian community in India has more specific reason to request the government to defer the last day of filing
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the returns." Federal governments in the past have rescheduled government examinations that fell on Good Friday and Easter Sunday. We hope that the same propriety will be shown in this case also, Archbishop D Souza said. Talking to ucanews.com, deputy secretary general Father Joseph Chinnayan pointed out that there is still more than a week left until Easter. We should wait for the government s response and not rush to a conclusion, he said.
Master Builder Br. Isaac dies at 86 NEW DELHI: Salesian Brother I s a a c Puthumana of Don Bosco Alaknanda died, Wednesday 13th March at
Mrs. Benedicta Menezes of Mount Rosary Church has been re-elected as the President of Catholic Sabha, Kallianpur Deanery in the recently held election for the prestigious Association.
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5.15 am in Holy Family Hospital New Delhi. He was 86 years old. His funeral is scheduled for Friday afternoon, 15 March. Br Isaac was commonly remembered as a master builder because of some 30 buildings he put up in the Salesian provinces of Kolkata and New Delhi. Many of them he personally supervised, others he planned and directed by frequent visits and guidance as province Administrator.
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Will The Sordid Scandals Ever End? Panaji: The child sex abuse scandals that have ravaged the Catholic Church were a series of sordid revelations of abuse committed by predator priests on minors mainly between the ages of 11 and 14. They exploded onto the scene in the early 1990s in Boston diocese in the United States and spread like wildfire from the United States to Ireland, from Europe to Australia, creating a global crisis for the Catholic Church. A major aggravating factor was the actions of Catholic bishops to keep these crimes secret and to reassign the accused elsewhere where they continued to have unsupervised contact with children. This allowed the abusers to continue their crimes. Many cases span several decades and only came to light years after the abuse occurred. It has been observed that the scandal is a ticking time bomb, waiting to explode in Asia, Africa and Latin America. This means that we have just seen only the tip of the iceberg. The Church did not initially have the expertise to understand the issues of pedophilia (sexual attraction to children) and ephebophilia (sexual attraction to adolescents) and relied upon doctors' recommendations.
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In the 1950s, Gerald Fitzgerald, the founder of a religious order that treats Roman Catholic priests who molest children, concluded, "[such] offenders were unlikely to change and should not be returned to ministry." Since ephebophilia, according to some authors, is a specifically gay phenomenon, various research projects over recent years have tried to estimate the number of Catholic priests who are gay. Figures come in at between 10 and 30 percent. At the lower and more realistic end of the scale, that is nothing surprising, merely mirroring what goes on in society. But at the higher end, does it indicate the priesthood is attracting more than its fair share of homosexuals? The Church hierarchy has usually put the Church s reputation above the safety of children. Activists say that several cardinals were implicated directly or indirectly in the scourge. Cardinals and bishops themselves have been directly involved in sex abuse. The most recent revelations indicate that the most senior Roman Catholic cleric in Britain, disgraced Scottish Cardinal Keith O'Brien had a secret sex life. The UK's Independent newspaper has revealed that Cardinal Bertone
purchased a US$23 million apartment block in Rome that houses Europe s biggest gay sauna. Cardinal Ivan Dias, an Indian and former prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, has a luxurious 12-room apartment there. Cardinal Dias, the report adds, considered conservative even by Vatican standards, believes that gays and lesbians can be cured of their unnatural tendencies through the sacrament of penance. Bishop Geoffrey Robinson coordinated the response of the Catholic Church in Australia to revelations of sexual abuse from 1994 to 2003 as cochairman of the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference. His reflections on his experience are revealing and invaluable. There is no simple, one cause explanation for child abuse by priests and Religious. Child abuse in the community is most likely to occur when three factors come together: an unhealthy psychological state; unhealthy ideas concerning power and sex, and an unhealthy environment or community in which a person lives. Bishop Robinson believes that these three factors interact with each other to produce a murky world out of which abuse arises. Sexual abuse as an end result may occur in only some cases, but these three unhealthy elements have negative effects on all priests and need to be addressed. The Vatican has taken a number (Contd.. on p. 16)
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He Is Risen Indeed!!!
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o not be afraid! I know that you are seeking Jesus the cru cified. He is not here, for he has been raised just as he said. (Matthew 28: 5-6) Many attempts have been made to debunk the resurrection of Jesus, from the very time of His rising from the dead. But the following irrefutable facts can be put forth in defense of His Resurrection 1. Jesus body was missing. If the Jews could have found it, they could have stilled the preaching of Jesus resurrection that filled Jerusalem. But they could not. 2. The body wasn t stolen. The Romans had no motive. The Jews had no motive. Ah-ha, you say, the disciples stole it. There is the matter of the Roman guards, and the disciples initial disbelief when the women brought them the news early that Easter morning. This brings me to my third point. 3. If the disciples had stolen the body, you wouldn t expect them to risk their lives. People don t die for what they know is not true. But the disciples put their lives on the line, and nearly all were eventually martyred for their faith. They certainly believed it. 4. The church mushroomed size in Jerusalem, the very place he was crucified. Followers of Jesus in the city of Jerusalem grew from a few dozen to thousands upon thousands soon after Jesus resurrection. They believed it was true. 5. Contemporary documents refer to the event. Thallus the Samaritan, Suetonius, Tacitus, Pliny contain references to Jesus. Jewish historian Josephus writes about Jesus crucifixion and resurrection. They knew something had happened.
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Tomb, thou shalt not hold Him longer; Death is strong, but Life is stronger; Stronger than the dark, the light; Stronger than the wrong, the right... ~Phillips Brooks, An Easter Carol Jesus resurrection from the dead is actually more plausible than any other explanation. Christ s death and resurrection is the foundation of the Christian Faith. That s why we celebrate. This is the most joyous feast of the year. The church is now filled with the spirit of Jesus and with His Light. It is no longer silent as we join our songs of praise with the choirs in heaven. We are reminded of Christ s promise I will give you a joy which no one will take
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Parish Priest Nativity of our Lord Church Kandivli(E) from you. (John 16:22). Easter is the beginning of our new life with Christ. Jesus resurrection means that death is not the end. That though my body may lie rotting in the ground, Jesus, whom the Father raised from the dead, gives me eternal life. Ultimately, we Christians believe, our bodies, too, will be raised from the dead. What do we Christians say in the face of death? There are many mysteries. But two things we know for sure. First, death is an enemy. But second, and more important, Jesus resurrection from the grave is God s proof to us that death is not the end. The empty tomb and Jesus Spirit within us testify that Easter morning is God s triumph over death. And ultimately, Jesus promised, God will raise from the dead all who believe in His Son. I am the resurrection and the life, Jesus said. He who believes in me will live, even though he dies, and whoever lives and believes in me will never die. And since Jesus is not dead,
people can encounter him today. You can know him through a personal relationship. I could point to several people who can testify what Jesus has done in their lives to bring them from the brink of disaster to peace and meaning and joy. People who have encountered Him at a retreat and or at a healing service and were able to battle the demons of their lives and conquer them with His help. He changes people for good. While some leaders reform, ONLY JESUS TRANSFORMS Christ s resurrection brings him into new life and promises the same for us. Not just eternal life, although that s part of it, but genuinely new life. Change is hard, as so many people tell me and as I know myself. Left to our own devices, we d probably just settle for an improved version of our present life.In the words of Floyd W. Tomkins, Let the resurrection joy lift us from loneliness and weakness and despair to strength and beauty and happiness. ~ For while religious leaders have come and gone, the fact remains: only One stepped forth from the tomb. Only One has risen from the dead. Only One has conquered death. Only One offers the promise of eternal life to those who follow him.
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For A Better Life When asked what he wanted to be remembered for when his life was over, Leo Buscaglia replied, I want to be remembered as somebody who lived life fully and with passion. I ve been asked to write my epitaph and I have always thought that the perfect one for my tombstone would be, Here lies Leo who died living. Undoubtedly, being young is like riding on a carousel of emotions- problems, issues, insecurities et al. But this never deterred me from challenging life for as a Canossian student, in the 12 years I spent at my Alma Mater, I had learnt the all-important lesson that, to challenge is to live a fulfilling winning life. The Canossian pedagogy of education propounded by St. Magdalene of Canossa, foundress of the Institute (1808), helped me gain the insight that, there is no such thing as a life of smooth sailing, that I am actually doing myself a favour by taking on difficult challenges; for these will only strengthen me, that difficulties will inadvertently enable me to have a big heart and become a person of depth and substance. Unbounded love and self effacing humility, are the ingredients that form the alchemy of success of the Canossian education system. It is one that believes in empowering persons to live their beliefs, to have the ability to love and have compassion for all those who touch their lives; without having to worry about the material
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... This article is my way, of giving a fitting reply to all those who choose, to wrongly point a finger at my school... - Canossa High School
gains and losses, to be able to create smiles amongst tears; and not get agitated about small setbacks; because life is meant for a bigger purpose than one s own existence!!! In a world where values are fast diminishing, the charisma of St. Magdalene continues to mould and shape the lives of countless young girls from all walks of life, like it did mine, through the hands of the Canossian Sisters, spread over the world in every continent. These religious women who are distinguished by their courage, faith and integrity stand out as a beacon of hope and light in a crumbling world. 45 years ago, the Sisters in Mahim welcomed me when I entered the portals of the school as an ebullient 4 year old. They not only accepted me and understood me as an individual; but also loved ne for who I was; and not for what I could be in the years to come. And guess what- it has been more than 75 glorious years that the Sisters here have been successfully combining, the twin qualities of head and heart, that go a long way in empowering persons, who live in an individualistic culture; especially like the present times. My school Canossa, helped me break through my limitations and real-
ize incredible growth. I was encouraged to express my fears and doubts, to confront reality, to challenge everything that lay ahead of me; with wisdom and strength. I was able to develop a strong sense of responsibility, one that has allowed me to stand up to the fiercest storms confidently proclaiming, I ll do it, just watch. At no point of time did my school; Canossa, ever encourage comparisons of any kind, not with other schools and certainly not between us students. We were motivated enough, to believe that we have to make a meaningful difference in the world, by being true to ourselves, to feel content with our
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own irreplaceable lives, to understand are begging a coat of varnish/ paint. In that we possess a treasure more pow- the last 75 odd years how many times erful than power or fame. We were have you painted/ renovated your shown how to set our goals high, in a homes dear readers? If not on a large life brimming with possibilities. scale, then at least a room at a time? I never ever felt victimized as a Why grudge my school the opportunity student of Canossa high school; and to do the same? It is not easy to ensure I am a 100% sure every student will that satisfactory teaching and learning agree with this statement of mine. We is accomplished, in a classroom where all have choices we need to make in plaster like manna or should I say life. Our choices determine the kind of prasad keeps falling on your head. For persons we become. For the first 4 those bandying the word Aided School years of my formal education (Jr. K.G you would do well to get your facts to Std. 2) I travelled from Marine Lines right. The only money that this aided to Mahim. Thoughts of relocating my school receives is, salaries for the perschool, or regrets about travelling so manent staff, through the management far, never ever crossed the minds of that recruited them and that is credited my parents, for they were convinced directly into their personal accounts. they had made the best choice, of a Who cares about the electricity; water; school for their daughter, when it came and telephone bills, not forgetting counto providing me with a holistic educa- selor charges, maintenance of comtion. puter and science laboratories, salaI pen these strong sentiments ries of still to be approved staff and because I believe, that parents who support staff, additional amounts paid are not satisfied with the way Canossa, to the Shikshan Sevaks , stationery, as a minority educational institution, security, costs of all the curricular and with its goals and objectives func- co-curricular activities conducted for tions, can always avail of the choice of the children PHEW!!!!!! The list seems changing the school. Today the op- endless. For all of this, the school, with tions are truly varied. I find it down- a strength of 2000 plus has to make its right mean and spiteful, that a few own arrangements, while also looking disgruntled persons choose to give after the maintenance of the building. cheesy news bites, to a media that Currently studying in the school generally likes to sensationalize is- are girls of the 3rd and even the 4th sues, without bothering to check for the truth. And when the media bluff was called, imagine stooping so low as to fix a banner with the same details, in front of the school facade, a cowardly act, committed under cover of darkness, with the involvement of a political party. Since inService for all existing policies. stallation, my school walls have not flirted Change yourself with a paint brush dipped in quality paint, if you wish to change the world barring an occasional tryst with Calcium OxContact : ide (chunam). The strong wooden Ph.: 9833243554 / 29208899 benches, designed for Email : ilens@rediffmail.com comfortable seating,
generation of families settled in the area. Does that tell you anything about Canossa High School friends? It is a sight to behold; on the eve of the day; forms are going to be issued for admission to the Jr. K.G. Short of the four poster with its soft mattress, every other kind of sleeping gear, makes its presence felt right from 7pm and of course through the night, on the pavement outside the school gate. The other extreme is when admission is granted. Fists pumped high in the air, eyes and hands raised in surrender to the skies, heads and hands bowed before the grotto, delirious phone calls back and forth!!!!! One could be excused for thinking, that the child had become a part of the 8th wonder of the world. The icing on the cake is : Now that 1 child has gained admission, the gates are open for the rest from the family and extended family as well. I hope my school management wakes up and smells the coffee. Every admission on its own merit, elder sister s presence notwithstanding. This article is my way, of giving a fitting reply to all those who choose, to wrongly point a finger at my school. As a Canossian, today, I possess a power that is embedded in my personal sphere; which arises from a consistent ideology. I do not wear it overtly on my sleeve, but I let my walk match my talk. I grew up with a no nonsense attitude, that combines a warm affectionate human being; so secure in herself; that she is able to be encouraging towards others, is able to give people their space and freedom; to grow to their potential. As a woman of a bright present; and an even brighter tomorrow, I combine dignity and courage. Canossa, has empowered me to face the worst of crises in my personal life, endure a lot from outside and come out stronger for that.
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lessed Pope John Paul 11 , while on his knees at the tomb of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem made a profound statement . The Pope said : This is the most sacred place in the world . This empty grave is a silent testimony of the central event of human history. The Messiah has risen from the dead. This is the message to all humankind at Eastertide and for all the years to come. Rejoice ! Resurrexi , et adhuc tecum sum I have risen , I am still with you, for ever.( an ancient version of Psalm 138 (V.18b) , is sung at the start of the Easter Mass. This Easter all Christians will profess their faith to friends, neighbours and disbelievers. Everyone has an invitation to celebrate the Word of God incarnate having delivered us from the slavery of sin and death. Human life has received an indestructible and renewed power and value. When this perishable body puts on imperishability, and this mortal body puts on immort-ality , then the saying that is written will be fulfilled : Death has been swallowed up in victory. (1 Cor.15:54). Where, O death, is your victory ? Where, is your sting ? (1Cor.15:55) Topics of the Christian faith are deeply important .Subjects on the meaning of life, heaven and the hereafter have occupied the mind of humanity for millennia : at Easter , Christians are motivated to make a positive proclamation on the Resurrection of Jesus, which brings to the faith an Enlightenment that life does not end at the grave. The Risen Lord is an essential tenet of the faith. It is supported by Holy Scripture. A word of disclosure : There are many who do not believe in the Res-
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urrection. Think of the unbelief of those who were in Jerusalem ; heard the news and did not believe. Mary of Magdala announced the news to the Lord s disciples , that He had risen and had appeared to her. The disciples could not accept the news. Then , there were two other disciples on a journey to Emmaus who recognized the Lord when he broke bread with them at a meal . They hurried to Jerusalem to make the announcement. But those they met were unbelieving . Later, Jesus stood before the eleven and reproached them for their unbelief, and not believing those who had seen him. Then he said to Thomas, Put your finger here and see my hands. Reach out your hand
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and put it in my side. Do not doubt but believe. Thomas answered him , My Lord and my God ! Jesus said to him, Have you believed because you have seen me ? Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have come to believe. (Jn. 20:27-29). In this Year of Faith , Christian believers the world over will share the astonishing event of the Resurrection of Jesus with all humanity. Easter is the ultimate reward, even in the wake of scientific advances. The Christian faith is never fragile , rejecting hatred and the scourges of massevil. In commissioning the disciples, Jesus came and said to them. All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go therefore and made disciples of all nations , baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything that I have commanded you. And remember, I am with you always, to the end of the age. (Mt.28:18-20). Resurrexi , et adhuc tecum sum !
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On Saturday 16th March, 2013, the Marian Seva Sangh jointly with Shanti Academy organized the 25th (Silver Jubilee year) annual All Mumbai walking pilgrimage for Peace, from Cross Maidan, to Mount Mary, Bandra. Mr. Ignatius Almeida and Mr. Felix D Sa are the key persons who arranged this event. The walking pilgrimage is always held in March, close to St. Joseph s Feast since he is the Protector of the Universal Church. The highlight of this year s Peace March was the Diocesan Youth Center had involved several youth to organize and attend. Close to 25000 people from various parishes of Mumbai and even people of other faiths, assembled at Cross Maidan at 10:00 p.m. Before the Peace March, the Rosary and petitions for specific intentions were held at the Cross. Fr. Aniceto Pereira offered special prayers in this year of faith and prayed for our new Pope. Fr. Joe D Souza offered prayers and spoke of his appeal to the govt. for subsidies to Christians, for going to Holy Land Israel Since Cardinal Oswald Gracious was in Rome, Fr. Lawrence D Silva, presently in Karwar, flagged off the Peace March. He also was one of the organizers of the 1st walking pilgrimage held in 1988. There were 3 floats fully decorated with flowers and lights carrying Mother Mary s statue, Jesus carrying the Cross and St. Joseph, which led the procession. The Peace March commenced at 11:00 p.m. People young and old, some of them bare feet, few with kid in arms, walked the whole night for almost 7 hours till the next morning on Sunday. Spontaneous recitation of the Rosary, Divine Mercy Chaplet, Stations of the Cross, Reading from the Bible, Psalms, prayers and melodious hymns by various groups in different languages was the hallmark. The Ambulance and Police guaranteed our safety. There were mobile toilets sponsored by some individuals and Corporates. Water, cold drink, and biscuits were distributed at regular intervals by various social organizations. We rested at Salvation Church, Dadar. There were vehicles as standby for the people who were injured, ill or couldn t continue their walk. The March concluded with the Holy Eucharist celebrated by Fr. Lawrence at Mount Mary Church, at 5:30 a.m, where key chains were distributed to all, commemorating the Silver Jubilee year. Let us show our solidarity and commitment to this sacrificial event and hope many more join this Holy Walking Pilgrimage held every year during Lent. A joyful , fulfilling and enriching faith-experience, indeed ! Lorraine D Souza
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BY A Correspondent Melvyn Brown, Founder of the Ambassadors For Jesus and Anglo-Indian Chronicler is an ex- Xaverian (Calcutta) having been with the Jesuits(as librarian) for over thirty years. He was unable at first to believe news reports on the sudden resignation of Pope Benedict XVI as most people around the world felt the same way .Despite the shock , Melvyn soon accepted the fact as having to do with God s will. Smarting from the void it might create, Brown looked forward to the Conclave and its decision. In this sea of disillusion , the hope to discover an oasis of spiritual and mundane strength could arrive only in the form of a new Pope. Who would it be ? From where would he come , if not from Europe. Melvyn Brown kept the faith even when the worst ideas came up at coffee-table conversations. Pope Benedict XVI once said, Man , created in the image of God, has an incomparable dignity . This was enough to realise the fast response to the world s concern. As we all know it took only two days to welcome the decision made by the Cardinals in Conclave. The elected Pope was Argentine Jorge Bergoglio, the first Pope from the Americas. He is called Francis, the 266th pontiff and also the first Jesuit to become Pope. This was indeed a specific blessing, according to Melvyn, (to be the first Jesuit to be Pope) . A Jesuit Pope may eventually decide on drastic changes to a past era of hard economic mis-management at the Vatican ; strong social and investment de-inrichment, amid concerns for human values, and the imbalance of present-day corruption and conflicts around the Catholic world, among others The soldiers for Christ (after their founder St.Francis Xavier), have a grand plan to prepare a strategy to weave into the Vatican s self-imposed vision of being a stronghold of the faith . Now, Rome will truly have something to say under many smiles and volumes of goodwill . But, of course, the name FRANCIS , has been officially taken by His Holiness after ST.FRANCIS OF ASSISI , the saint who desired a poor Church for the poor. On Sunday 17th March a Holy Mass was offered by Melvyn and his team for His Holiness Francis 1 at St.Mary s Church. The Thanksgiving Mass was announced : For Pope Francis I Who, in God s grace, the Wisdom of the Holy Spirit, and in the Trust of Lord Jesus will lead His flock of 1.2 million catholics across the world : sheltering in his arms the world of the weak and the wayward ; protecting the One True Faith in preserving the Word of God and in giving human life an indestructible and renewed value. AFJNS
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Government Urged to Exempt Christians from 30th and 31st March Due to Easter Weekend The Catholic-Christian Secular Forum (CSF), India's apex activist community NGO, has urged the prime minister and finance minister of the country to declare at least Easter Sunday if not Holy Saturday preceding it as a sectional holiday. The CSF general secretary, Joseph Dias in a memorandum said, "Christendom's biggest feast falls on 31st March 2013 - a day that the Income Tax department is expected to work, as per a circular issued where the income tax department offices are expected to be open not just on Easter Sunday, but also on Holy Saturday, as the weekend is the deadline for filing tax returns for the last financial year. This has hurt the sentiments of the Christian community. Normally, one would not take exception to those Christians working in the Income Tax department, except for the fact that Easter is a culmination of over 40 days of prayer, fasting, abstinence on the most auspicious day of Easter with Holy Saturday preceding it. We have therefore urged that the government considers Easter (31st March 2013) as a holiday at least for the Christian government employees of the department, if deferring the last date for filing returns is not possible ". According to Joseph Dias, "Christian employees will find it difficult to fulfill their religious obligation and also are traditionally expected to be with their families and fellow-Christians observing the feast, which is celebrated the world over.
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We join the Catholic bishops, who are of the opinion that the religious sentiments of the community need to be considered and hence have taken up the issue with the union government. Nowhere in the world is Easter a working day for Christians and hence the community has made this request ".
Father: Why did you get such a low score in that exam? Son: Absence! Father: You were absent on the day of the exam? Son: No but the boy who sits next to me was!
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How Individuals Try to Project Their Uniqueness Assets help you be ahead of others. The guy with 6 cars is definitely superior to one who has only 3. How many cars does a man require? Pope Francis has shown the way. You need none You can travel by bus.
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hen the Human DNA code was cracked Hilary Clinton made a startling discovery Why do we take so much trouble to show our superiority by color, ethnicity, features, caste, etc. when the elements that differentiate one human from another are just a miniscule portion of the total code. 99 % or close to this we are all the same. Yet my observations of human behavior for over three quarters of a century reveal that for humans it is a daily struggle to establish that they are different from others. People try to enter shells which help them determine who they are and protect contamination from others. There is the shell of Power. We fight for a position. I have made my wife and children miserable when I was by-passed for a promotion or was not selected for a position. In one society there was a virtual war over who should be in-charge of clearing the garbage. How weak and fragile this shell is I discovered when I saw at an air-port an Ex-Prime Minister pacing the corridor with no one so much as wanting to be seen near him and even the security, paid to be in attendance, dozing off in a corner. Another shell is that of wealth. It is effectively nurtured in the corporate world where differentiation is easy I am better than you. I got a 10 % rise,
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Pope Francis on the bus with cardinals
Silivilization Part X
- Francis Lobo you got only 9. How fragile this shell is I understood when I saw a person who, because of his wealth, looked down at our family struggling to make ends meet on a monthly pension of Rs. 175, struggling with the pain of a terminal cancer. Of course, education puts you in a special cell. There are the MBAs from prestigious institutions who continuously remind you of your miserable back ground with terms such as DCF [Discounted Cash Flow], Derivatives, Sweep accounts, etc. The hollow suits were ripped open during the global economic melt down of 2008. Beauty and good looks is the shell I would like to be in. The ads make you believe that these can be purchased. Diamonds are forever and jewelry sellers make you believe they make up for natural deficiencies and can stop the deterioration that ageing is heir to. However, some snooping photographers have tracked down celebrities and circulated pictures on the internet of the persons in their prime and what they look like as seniors. Fortunately, I
have not deteriorated much There was not much to deteriorate from in the first place. Assets help you be ahead of others. The guy with 6 cars is definitely superior to one who has only 3. How many cars does a man require? Pope Francis has shown the way. You need none You can travel by bus. My what a lovely outfit you have !! My son gave it to me. When I went to lift the price tag, he gave me a rap on the knuckles. Mom, in these glitzy malls you got to show class. You don t show that you are concerned about the price I read yesterday that a restaurant in Bangalore was serving gold plated dosas at something over Rs. 1000 / dosa. You create the differentiation by showing that you are no longer in the class that eats silver plated sweets you can eat gold plated dosas. The new pope has taken my name. Correctly he has informed the world that he is not Francis I. However, he has smashed the myth that you got to protect yourself by living in an artificial shell. You can define your individuality by one way in which there is no competition and the entire universe, the environment and ecology is open to you. The one way you should be unique is through SERVICE.
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Palm Sunday Celebrated with Devotion at Mira Road
The First Meeting of "Two Popes" at Castel Gandolfo
Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI
Mumbai, Mar.24th: Palm Sunday was celebrated at St Joseph church, Mira road, here on Mar. 24th. After the celebration of the Holy Eucharist in Konkani, the congregation gathered in the church ground with banners of 53 Small Christian communities (SCC). Parish priest Fr Dominic Vas along with many priests, brothers and sisters blessed the palms and distributed to around ten thousand people gathered to participate in the procession. Devotees with palm leaves walked took part in the procession through the streets of Mira road singing hymns and reciting prayers to commemorate Christ s passion and death. All people from different parishes, associations and cells helped during the procession. After the procession a solemn Mass in English was conducted in remembrance of the passion of Christ. Palm Sunday is also known as the Passion Sunday. The Palm Sunday is celebrated in two parts. In the first part of the service, we remember the entrance of Jesus into Jerusalem acclaimed by all the people. The procession started from Bethany, the village of Lazarus, Martha and Mary, and ended in the Temple of Jerusalem. During the second part of the service in the church, the people read and reflect the passion and death of Jesus. Fr.Ivan D souza
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Castel Gandolfo :The meeting of a strictly private nature between Francis and Benedict XVI, began with "a beautiful embrace," said Jesuit Father Federico Lombardi, director of the Holy See Press Office. Francis had left the Vatican shortly after 12 o'clock, by helicopter. After a flight of 20 minutes and a double salute over Castel Gandolfo's main square, he arrived at the Pontifical Villas, where he was greeted by Benedict XVI, wearing a white cassock, the bishop of Albano Msgr. Marcello Semeraro and the Director of the Villas, Saverio Petrillo. The Pope and the Pope emeritus then went to the chapel in the Apostolic Palace to pray. Benedict XVI wanted Francis to use the kneeler of honor, but the Pope wanted them to kneel down together on the same pew to pray. "We are brothers," he said. Francis brought the gift of a statue of Our Lady of humility. There was then the private face to face meeting, which lasted 40-45 minutes and lunch, along with the two secretaries, Msgr. Gaenswein and Msgr. Xuereb.
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He has risen from the dead! Alleluia! Alleluia! The Lion of the tribe of Judah, the root of David has triumphed! He has risen indeed Alleluia!!! O death, where is thy sting? (1Cor.15:55). O tomb, where is thy victory? When Jesus rose on the first Easter Sunday morning. in Jerusalem, it was by the Divine Power of the Holy Spirit, He achieved this threefold immortality. As a matter of fact He is alive and lives for evermore. Death could not subjugate him for ever as it had lost its entire power over Him. Jesus Christ more than any man who ever passed through this planet, is remembered. His Divine image is so familiar to our sight, His praise so common in our mouths that memories can never ever fade. And His influence is not merely the inspiration which men derive from a life nobly lived, that wants to make them imitate it. In the divine supernatural order He is himself the fountain of every grace we receive. He is that head whose body is the church. It begins with Him since his first birth out of death ( 1Cor 1:18) We derive our nature from Adam but our super nature from Jesus Christ. In the world there are 33 religions with their founders. In all these 33 religions men go in search of God. It is only in Christianity that God comes in search of man. The Resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead is the corner stone of our Christian faith. Christ is not a prophet but He is the Son of the living God. Thus says Israel s king and his redeemer, Yahweh Sabaoth: I am the first and the last; there is no other God besides me. (Isa.44:6). Jesus Christ is the only founder who said: I am the Way, the Truth and the Life. No one can come to the Father except through Me. (Jn.14:6). No founder of any religion on this earth has ever made such a statement, Siddharth Gautam Buddha was searching for the truth, He was an atheist. Prophets, Saints and Great men died, but none of them ever returned from the dead. But Christ s resurrection was foretold which was fulfilled. Orders were given for the tomb to be
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securely guarded. An angel from heaven appeared who rolled away the large stone from the entrance of the tomb. Mary Magdalena and her companions returned in all haste and told this incident to the eleven apostles. They too came and saw the linen cloth in which Jesus was wrapped was folded and kept on one side. The prophecy was fulfilled. The empty tomb in Jerusalem may be the strongest proof Jesus Christ rose from the dead. Two major theories have been advanced by unbelievers: someone stole Jesus body or the women and His apostles went to the wrong tomb. The Jews and the Romans had no motive to steal the dead body. Christ s apostles were too cowardly and would have had to overcome the Roman guards. The women were astonished to see the tomb empty had earlier watched
- Capt. Mervin John Lobo Jesus being laid away; they knew where the correct tomb was. Even if they had gone to the wrong tomb, the Sanhedrin could have produced the body from the right tomb to stop the resurrection stories. Jesus burial cloths were neatly folded inside, hardly the act of hurrying grave robbers. Angels said Jesus had risen from the dead. Changed lives are yet another proof of the resurrection. Anyone who understands human character knows people do not change that much without some major influence. That influence was seeing their Master, bodily risen from the dead. The living Christ appeared to them in the locked upper room, on the shore of the Sea of Galilee, and on the Mount of Olives. After seeing Jesus alive, Peter and the others left the locked room and preached the risen Lord Jesus Christ, unafraid of what would happen to them. They quit hiding because they knew finally the living truth. A large crowd of more than 500 eyewitnesses saw the risen Jesus Christ at the same time. The Apostle Paul records this event in 1 Corinthians 15:6. He states that most of these men and
... In the world there are 33 religions with their founders. In all these 33 religions men go in search of God. It is only in Christianity that God comes in search of man... women were still alive when he wrote this letter, about 55 A.D. Today, psychologists say it would be impossible for a large crowd of people to have had the same hallucination theory is further debunked because after the Ascension of Jesus into heaven, sighting of Him stopped. An isolated group may give up their lives for a cult leader, but Christian martyrs have died in many lands, for nearly 2,000 years, believing Jesus conquered death to give them eternal life. The impact of the resurrection of Jesus should not go unfelt in our lives as a historic event it has everlasting significance of the resurrection. We should ask ourselves Do our lives demonstrate that we serve a risen Lord and Savior? Do we possess the hope, peace and strength that the reality and power of His resurrection give us. Easter, the feast celebrating the Resurrection of Christ from the dead is the most profound and momentous change that has ever taken place. Easter takes the sting out of Death. Death is not the End. Easter offers forgiveness of sin. Those who have died believing are saved from their sins and we have a purpose and power for living the Christian life, and preaching the unique event. We learn to remain undeterred because of our Lord Jesus Christ has come out victorious over death and sin. Indeed, He rose as He said, Alleluia. Jesus Christ lives. He has triumphed over death, he has overcome sorrow, anguish and the power of darkness. Happy Easter to One and All
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Will the sordid scandals ever end? (Contd.. from p. 3) of recent initiatives, including an unprecedented conference at the Gregorian University in Rome last year, which brought together victims, bishops from around the world and psychologists. In 2011, the Vatican also called on bishops' conferences around the world to come up with guidelines on how to deal with abuse, but not all countries have responded and there is concern that countless abuses remain hidden. Some critics of the Vatican s handling of the Church s sex abuse scandals have breathed a sigh of relief, and hope that a changing of the guard will mean a change in the handling of current and past sex crimes. But Vatican officials and Church leaders will never be the ones to bring an end to this crisis because they are part of the problem. It is up to courageous survivors and organizations and others around the world to continue to demand accountability and change, and for the rest of the world to listen. We re not in the least bit optimistic," said Sue Cox of the Britainbased Survivors Network Europe, herself a victim of a pedophile priest when she was 10-13 years of age. Barbara Dorris of the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests, or SNAP, in the United States said the
tide of revelations couldn t be turned back. Criminal cases are breaking all over, she said. The floodgates are opening. If the new Pope is not sufficiently committed to transparency and rooting out corruption and nepotism, it can be expected that fresh leaks of sensitive Vatican documents will occur, a mole within the Holy See told La Repubblica newspaper. Paolo Gabriele, Emeritus Pope Benedict s disgraced butler, was not the only person stealing and leaking confidential papers. He had the sympathy and support of around 20 others, including members of the Secretariat of State, the Vatican administration and L Osservatore Romano, its official newspaper. I hope that there will no longer be a need for moles to speak out, remarked one. Dubbed Vatileaks, it was intended to expose nepotism and intrigue at the heart of the Holy See and improve transparency. Can the new Pope bring a closure to the sex scandal in the Church? It would seem, despite our best hopes, not in the foreseeable future! Redemptorist Father Desmond de Souza formerly served as the executive secretary of the Office of Evangelization in the Federation of Asian Bishops Conference. He was closely associated with the Churches in Asia from 1980 to 2000. He is now based in Goa
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Government Urged to Exempt Christians from 30th and 31st March Due to Easter Weekend
The Catholic-Christian Secular Forum (CSF), India's apex activist community NGO, has urged the prime minister and finance minister of the country to declare at least Easter Sunday if not Holy Saturday preceding it as a sectional holiday. The CSF general secretary, Joseph Dias in a memorandum said, "Christendom's biggest feast falls on 31st March 2013 - a day that the Income Tax department is expected to work, as per a circular issued where the income tax department offices are expected to be open not just on Easter Sunday, but also on Holy Saturday, as the weekend is the deadline for filing tax returns for the last financial year. This has hurt the sentiments of the Christian community. Normally, one would not take exception to those Christians working in the Income Tax department, except for the fact that Easter is a culmination of over 40 days of prayer, fasting, abstinence on the most auspicious day of Easter with Holy Saturday preceding it. We have therefore urged that the government considers Easter (31st March 2013) as a holiday at least for the Christian government employees of the department, if deferring the last date for filing returns is not possible ". According to Joseph Dias, "Christian employees will find it difficult to fulfill their religious obligation and also are traditionally expected to be with their families and fellow-Christians observing the feast, which is celebrated the world over. We join the Catholic bishops, who are of the opinion that the religious sentiments of the community need to be considered and hence have taken up the issue with the union government. Nowhere in the world is Easter a working day for Christians and hence the community has made this request ". For more info, contact: Joseph Dias, MA (Economics) General Secretary, The CSF +91 9769555657
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Sitting in the seat of silence, a realisation dawned one day. Fill the heart with gratitude. Never put anyone away from that heart. While I must do everything to protect myself and others, while I might put someone away from my home, from my office, even from my life, let me never put anyone out from my heart. Pain, fear, anger creates more pain, fear and anger. To dissolve them, you must let go of them and not to keep them. When I keep people who gave me pain and confusions in my heart, I let go of the pains. Only then,I am free. If you do this difficult task then there will be a feeling of goodness and self righteousness. Those people were unpleasant, isolated and lost. When you decide on forgiving people, it will always make you feel light, peaceful and very spiritual. It made me feel strong.
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DCCW celebrate International Women s Day cum Valentine Day with Senior Citizens International Women s Day is here again. On Saturday the 9th of March 2013, about 250 Senior Citizens dressed in their best strolled into the Apostolic Carmel Convent Hall, Bandra, all set for the celebration. This is an occasion that they eagerly look forward to a stepping back down memory lane. Rev. Bishop Percival Fernandez was the first among the revered guests, later came Fr. Joe Pereira, Fr. Michael Goveas .Fr. John Mascarenhas. Mrs. Karen D Mello, Mrs. Aeisha de Sequeira and the rest. The guests were welcomed by President of the Diocesan Council of Catholic Women, Mrs. Phil Fernandes. A meaningful prayer dance by a troupe trained by Amit Jadhav was an appropriate starter assuring every one present that the Almighty. Is Always Near Us . The King of Hearts , towering over the crowd strolled in majestically arrayed boots, mantle, crown et al,
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BRIDES MUMBAI : Mangalorean Roman Catholic Divorcee, aged 43 years, Ht. 5 , Wt. 42 kgs, Wheatsih Complexion, Edn. B.Com., working as a Office Assistant. Seeks a suitable match. Contact : 25948048 (Regd. No 5899) 5870. MUMBAI : Goan Roman Catholic Spinster, 23 years, Ht. 5 5 , Wheatish Complexion, Edn. B. Pharm., working as a Trainee, Seeks a suitable match. Contact Email : ra29137@gmail.com OR 8097033180 (Regd. No. 5870) MUMBAI : Mangalorean Roman Catholic Spinster, 48 years, Ht. 5 3 , Wt. 42 kgs, Wheatish Complexion, Edn. HSC, employed as a Office Executive. Contact Email : sairafleur@yahoo.com OR 9870356752 / 9773466716 (Regd. No. 5868) MUMBAI : Mangalorean Roman Catholic Spinster, 27 years, Ht. 5 4 , Wt. 54 kgs, Fair Complexion, Edn. B.E., M.B.A., working as a Marketing Professioanl, Well settled, Seeks a suitable Mangalorean boy, below 30 years, Well qualified. Contact Email : theo_valli@yahoo.co.in OR 8452870455 (Regd. No. 5867) MUMBAI : Roman Catholic Spinster, 25 years, Ht. 5 6 , Fair Complexion, good looking, Edn. B.A., CPL., working as a Pilot, Seeks a well qualified preferably Doctors/ Civil Services/Businessman below 30 years. Contact Email: royaltyping.2010@gmail.com OR 9820092831 (Regd. No. 5866) UDUPI : Mangalorean Roman Catholic Spinster, 27 years, Ht. 5 6 , Wt. 68 kgs, Wheatish Complexion, Edn. MBBS, MS., Doctor by profession. Seeks a suitable match. Contact : joycepascalrozario@gmail.com OR 9880702121 (Regd. No. 5865) 5864. UDUPI : Mangalorean Ro-
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MATRIMONIALS man Catholic Spinster, 24 years, Ht. 5 4 , Wt. 65 kgs, Wheatish Complexion, Edn. B.E. (Tele com) Working in BANGALORE. Seeks a suitable match. Contact Email: helenandrade79@gmail.com OR 0820-2546093 (Regd. NO. 5864) MUMBAI : Mangalorean Roman Catholic Spinster, 25 years, Ht. 5 4 , Wt. 59 kgs, Fair Complexion, Edn. B.E. (IT) MS working as a Software Engineer. Contact Email: dawdsouza@gmail.com OR 9869036355 (Regd. No. 5862) MUMBAI : Mangalorean Roman Catholic Spinster, 36 years, Ht. 5 61/ , Wt. 64 kgs, Wheatish Complexion, 2 Edn. B. Sc., working Associate Manager in Foreign Bank. Contact Email: mail2jans@yahoo.com (Regd. No. 5860) MUMBAI : Tamilian Roman Catholic Spinster, 25 years, Ht. 5 2 , Wt. 52 kgs, Wheatish Complexion, Edn. B. Com., (MBA), working as a International Sales coordinator. Contact : 9819715377 (Regd. No. 5858) MUMBAI : Mangalorean Roman Catholic Spinster, 28 years, Ht. 5 2 , Wt. 60 kgs, Wheatish Complexion, Edn. B. Com., Diploma in Journalism. Working as an Asst. Editor. Seeks a simple, graduate and well settled bachelor. Contact Email : daisy_dsouza2008@yahoo.com OR Mob : 9768515457 / 9833662998 (Regd. No. 5854) AURANGABAD : Mangalorean Roman Catholic Spinster, 23, 5 4 , Wt. 58 kgs, Fair Complexion, Edn. M.Com., M.B.A. Student, having own Business. (Beauty Therapist) Seeks a suitable match. Contact Email: robertaurangabad@gmail.com OR Mob.: 9370707116 (Regd. No. 5852) MUMBAI : Roman Catholic Spinster, 31, 5 4 , Wt. 62 kgs, Wheatish Complexion, Edn. B.Com., working as a Marine Personnel Officer in a reputed Shipping Company. Seeks a Roman Catholic Bachelor below 36 years, above 5 6 , minimum graduate and fi-
nancially stable. Contact 9892217659 / 9769432469 Email : reni_dias1981@yahoo.co.in (Regd. No. 5851) MUMBAI : Mangalorean Roman Catholic Spinster, 28, 5 2 , Wt. 62 kgs, Wheatish Complexion, Edn. B.D.S., (Dentist), Doctor by profession. Having own Dispensary. Seeks a Professionaly qualified bachelor. Contact : email : apoline_ubi@yahoo.co.in OR Tel.: 9920283957 (Regd. No. 5850) MUMBAI : Mangalorean Roman Catholic Spinster, 30, 5 2 , Wt. 56 kgs, Wheatish Complexion, Edn. M.Pharm, Ph.D., Seeks a well settled qualified bachelor. Contact : email : apoline_ubi@yahoo.co.in OR Tel.: 9920283957 (Regd. No. 5849) 5848. MUMBAI : Parents of Goan Roman Catholic Spinster, 32, 5 6 , Slim, Fair, goodlooking, smart, B.Sc., Assisant Manager in Tatas. Seeks a suitable well settled Goan Bachelor. Contact : email : fradina2000@gmail.com OR Tel.: 24461697 (Regd. No. 5848) MUMBAI : Mangalorean Roman Catholic parents of spinster daughter 1973 born, 5 4 1/2 , fair complexion, well educated and employed in a good position in Mumbai, invite matrimonial alliance of Mangalorean Catholic Bachelor, with graduate or post graduate qualification employed in Mumbai or abroad, with sober habits, good family values, age upto 45 years. Kindly reply with full details with recent photograph to email bellwether 77@yahoo.com Or Call mobile No. 9892700617 (Regd. No. 5441) Address your replies to :
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