Opinion

Unceasing Prayer

Opinion | People's Edit | Michael Lunminthang |

Unceasing Prayer The COVID situation gave us different experiences which we might not have come across in normal circumstances. In spite of the unending fear around us, to my surprise, I find myself contemplating more on ‘Prayer’ in my little ways t.....

Whose Families are they anyway

Opinion | Articles | Chhotebhai |

Whose Families are they anyway This piece has been inspired by two recent events. This morning (4th July), I read that “nice guy” Amir Khan was divorcing Kiran Rao, his second wife, of over a decade. The previous day I had read a Vatican News report .....

Folklore and Folktales of the Mao Tribe

Opinion | Articles | A. Kazhiini Mao |

Introduction Every race, tribe or community has a set of beliefs, tales, legend, myth, proverb or sayings which plays a significant role in indicating the uniqueness of their group and their social cultural identity. The Mao, one of the major tribes of t.....

Clergy - Laity chemistry: Need for better blending

Opinion | Editorial | John S. Shilshi |

Late Rev. Fr. Anthony de Mello, writer and philosopher, in an introductory note to one of his most acclaimed books “The Song of the Bird” wrote, “I cannot however, hide from my readers the fact that I am a priest of the Catholic Church. I have wandered fr.....

Persecution peaks amid impunity in pandemic-era India

Opinion | Articles | John Dayal |

The absolute sense of impunity generated in the administrative apparatus of India by the pandemic lockdowns, and the consequent absence of civil society on the streets and in the courts, has aggravated targeted hate and violence against Christians by non-.....

Catholics of Zhavame: Faith triumphed over persecution

Opinion | People's Edit | Team NECARF |

Pioneer Catholic Leaders of Zhavame village, Nagaland

This poignantly touching story of grit and determination shown by the early Catholics of Zhavame village in Nagland, was carried in the publication of the 9th Nagaland Catholic Youth Movement Convention. We picked not because it tells stories of persecuti.....

Thinking Tears that Tears us

Opinion | Articles | Victor Ferrao |

We are all born with tears in our eyes. Our cry is the first sign of life to our caregivers. It is our way of coming into the world. The cry and tears are performative. They mark the distance between us and the world. This marking of distance continues ev.....

Covid Tragedy: Where is the Catholic Church?

Opinion | Editorial | John S. Shilshi |

Call it callousness, carelessness, incompetence, insensitivity or whatever; the collapse of health infrastructure all over the country, even as the second wave of COVID-19 struck hard, is unprecedented. It is harsher than we ever imagined, as we wake up e.....

Dying for Someone!

Opinion | People's Edit | Neli Linus |

“When you go home, tell them of us and say, for your tomorrow, we gave our today.” This British classical epitaph is seen in many places of war memorials. I saw it first at Kohima war cemetery. This epitaph is attributed to John Maxwell Edmonds (1875-1958.....

Learning, Unlearning and Relearning: Lessons Covid Taught to Mankind

Opinion | Articles | Victor Ferrao |

Coronavirus has put us all into catastrophic and heart-rending conditions. People are dying gasping for breath. But we witnessed in explicable unpreparedness and appalling insensitive on the part of the government, giving priorities to winning elections .....

Raising a Pandemic –Hit Generation

Opinion | People's Edit | Tracy Shilshi |

Even as the second wave of Covid-19 pandemic plays havoc with millions of lives in India, families across the country are already worried about the third wave. Experts have warned that this third wave, which could hit India in September-October, would adv.....

Covid Tale – The two Crows

Opinion | Articles | KL Moses |

On the evening of 24th March, 2020, Hon’ble Prime Minister, Mr. Narendra Modi addressed the Nation and announced a ‘sumproona’ nationwide lockdown for 21 days, with the objective of preventing further surge of COVID-19 pandemic. The lockdown was total and.....

Covid-induce Stress on the Education Sector

Opinion | Articles | Joseph M Thohrii |

For a year and six months the global pandemic COVID-19 has wreak havoc causing systemic tsunami in every phase of our life. Each time we hope for a better day the situation seems to tell otherwise. Have we counted the chicks too early before they were hat.....

The Sacrifice of a Young Lady: An Inspiring Story from Mizoram

Opinion | People's Edit | Luke Sangkima |

It is common knowledge that the Covid-19 second-wave upsurge is gripping every part of India and as a result, lakhs of people are infected and thousands others die every day. This gloomy and depressing state of affairs reminds us of what is written in the.....

As The Pandemic Scourges on - Musings In The Times Of Covid-19

Opinion | Articles | Philip Lyngdoh |

Pandemic life has been tough and we all need a fresh start. Especially as Covid now posits a mortal threat not just for people beyond 45 and with co-morbidities but also for younger people. All this while many - rather most, - liked to brush away Covid a.....