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Sr. Mary Vas, CFMFS Recipient Of ThePro - Ecclesia Et Pontifice Medal. Highest Medal

The Pro Ecclesia et Pontifice(Latin: For the Church and thePope) medal is an award of the

Roman Catholic Church. It is alsoknown as the “Cross of Honor”. Themedal was instituted by Pope Leo XIII(July 17, 1888. “Quod Singulari”) inmemory of his golden sacerdotal jubi-lee.

It is currently given for distinguishedservice to the church by lay peopleand the religious. It is the highest medalthat can be awarded to the laity and thereligious by the Papacy.

On Saturday June 21 2014, a Mass ofthanksgiving was celebrated by HisExcellency Archbishop SalvatorePennacchio and concelebrated by Rev.Msgr. Romanus Mbena, Rev. Msgr.Marco Sprizzi, Rev. Fr. Dr. CharlesVas, (Brother of Sr. MaryVas and Director ofSangeet Abhinay Acad-emy, Mumbai) and Rev.Fr. Royal Anthony (Edu-cation Director CatholicDiocese of Bareilly) atthe Chapel of theNunciature New Delhi.

During the year the Nun-cio petitioned the HolySee to bestow upon Sr.Mary the Papal Honor,Pro Ecclesia et Pontifice,“In recognition of her ef-fective and distin-guished service to the Nunciature, NewDelhi, India”. By the act of decree andmedal, “The Holy See has recognizedAWARDED TO LAITY AND THE RELI-GIOUS BY THE PAPACY. her extraor-dinary service to the Church and hergenerosity of mind and heart in shar-ing her many gifts and talents to thenunciature for 23 long years”.

The current version of the medal isawarded in golden. The obverse de-picts the Apostles Saint Peter and SaintPaul. On the left arm of the cross is theinscription pro Ecclesia (For theChurch), on the right arm of the cross

is Et Pontifice (And Pope). At the point ofthe bottom arm of the cross is the coatof arms of the reigning pope His Holi-

ness Pope Francis I. At thepoints of the other arms arethe small Greek crosses.

Sr. Mary Vas, with hermaiden name Cecilia, wasborn at Omzoor, in the dio-cese of Mangalore in De-cember 1935. She is thedaughter of Late Mr. JacobVas and Late Mrs. SeraphinePereira Vas. She comesfrom a family of 5 children -3 girls and 2 boys. Amongstthem, three are religious viz.Rev. Fr. Charles Vas SVD,Mumbai, Sr. Mary Vas

CFMFS, Delhi and Late Sr. JosephineVas PDDM. Amongst the other two, oneis a teacher viz. Mrs. Stella D’Souza,Mangalore and the youngest one is arenowned Lawyer of the Bombay HighCourt viz. Mr. Pius Vas, Mumbai. Aftercompleting her High School studies inMangalore, Sr. Mary joined CFMFS inDelhi in 1955. She went to Italy in 1981and studied Music for six years andstayed there for another three years. Onreturning to India she joined theNunciature in February 1991 and hasgiven her service for a long period of 23years.

Sister Mary remarked that she was quite

surprised when she received the newsof the award. She thanked the Nunciofor the same. She owed her gratitudeto the sisters of the congregation whohave always walked with her and es-pecially her parents and family mem-bers for all that they mean to her.

The other distinguished guests presentfor the function included Mr. Pius Vas(Advocate, Bombay High Court), hisson Mr. Jason Vas (Solicitor), the nieceand nephew of Sr. Mary viz. Ms. EmmyVas and Mr. Sunil D’Souza respec-tively. Also present were Mrs. ShantiD’Souza, Mrs. Lucy and Mr. PeterGabriel with their respective families.Also present for the occasion wereother Sisters of the Community of Sr.Mary, her Provincial Sr. Ivy and Supe-rior Sr. Lincy. Mr. Pius Vas, the young-est brother of Sr. Mary spoke duringthe felicitation programme and ex-pressed his gratitude to the Holy Seeand the Nuncio and heartfelt wishes toSr. Mary. He recollected the humblebeginnings of the family and beauti-fully expressed as to how the parishfrom where the family began viz. HolyFamily Church has become a reality inthe life of the Vas Family, allbecause of the good works and piouslife led by their parents. The speechwas so touching that it made the wholeatmosphere in the library of theNunciature very emotional.

—Rons Bantwal

Sr. Mary Vas

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Let's Not RepeatThe Galileo Fiasco

In the 16th and 17th centuries, advances in astronomy came faster than people -- including Churchleaders -- could understand the new ideas and

adapt to them. That was among the reasons thatGalileo was condemned by the Inquisition. Churchleaders had not had (or taken) time to reconcile thenewly discovered facts of science with traditional reli-gious views. So, they did what we all do in suchsituations: they became more vehement in holding tothe old. It remains one of the more embarrassingevents of Church history.

It is a safe assumption that we will increasingly find ourselves saddled with out-of-date scientific views and teachings based upon them as scientific progressaccelerates and broadens. And it is an equally safe assumption that we willeither ignore new discoveries and understandings in the sciences or try to makethem fit old prejudices until we are forced to admit that demonstrated realitymust take precedence over venerable intellectual presuppositions.

For example, astronomers had added such planetary acrobatics as epicycles(basically loop-the-loops) to the ancient Greek idea of the universe in order tokeep up with observed phenomena. But, the complications became so involvedthat when Copernicus presented a sun-centered picture that simplified it all, thePtolemaic system was doomed.

In fact, the system presented by Copernicus, in a work he withheld frompublication until after his death in 1543 because he feared the sort of treatmentGalileo eventually received, was less accurate than the traditional one, but it wasclear that though adjustments were needed, it was closer to the observablefacts. (The adjustment entailed abandoning the prejudice that planetary motionmust be circular because the circle is a "perfect" form. Planetary orbits areactually ellipses, or squashed circles.)

BY FR WILLIAM GRIMM

Contentspg. 3 - Let's Not Repeat The Galileo

Fiascopg. 6 - Reader's Viewspg. 7 - India Needs A "JP" Today!pg 9 - Mr. Jaitley, How Is The Cur-

rent 'Undeclared Emergency''Any Different From That Un-der Indira Gandhi?

pg 11 -Breaking The Breadpg 16 - The Highway...pg 17 - Paying Tribute To Martyrs

For Christpg 18 - The Beautiful Game!pg 17 - Inspirationpg 20 - Matrimonialspg 22 - Book Review

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MUMBAI: Christian leaders have de-manded reservations for ChristianDalits, most of whom are poor, asMuslim leaders welcomed 5% reser-vations for their community in educa-tion and jobs.

Abraham Mathai of the Indian Chris-tian Voice said, "The governmentshould give reservations to Christianstoo as most of them in the state are

Christians Also Demand ReservationsEventually, of course, we came to ac-cept that the Earth is not the unmovedcenter of the solar system, though itwas only in 1992 that Pope John Paul IIdeclared that Galileo was right in say-ing that the sun is the center of the solarsystem and that the Roman authoritieswho condemned him as being "sus-pect of heresy" were wrong.

The Catholic Church has a better recordwhen it comes to scientific theories ofevolution. Perhaps in part because ofembarrassment over the Galileo affair,Catholic teaching has been pretty muchat ease with the ideas of Darwin and hissuccessors and has taken time to seehow traditional teachings might haveto be adapted or understood in newways. Instead of using biblical accountsto describe the how of creation, we usescience to describe it and biblical wis-dom to understand it.

Today, where might we find leaders ofthe Church struggling to maintain dis-ciplines, ideas and practices based onout-of-date scientific (including socialscientific) ideas? Where might ad-vances in the sciences be moving fasterthan our ability to evaluate, moderate,change, abandon or re-affirm old atti-tudes?

Clearly, issues of reproductive biologyand other life issues present contem-porary examples. A frequent responsehas been to hold to the old. Sometimesthat may be done as a stopgap whileexploring options; at other times it isdone as a way of forestalling reevalua-tion. However, as St Augustine pointedout as early as the fifth century, teach-ings that fail to take into account themost up-to-date scientific knowledgemerely bring believers and faith itselfinto disrepute.

Issues of birth control, fertility treat-ment, in vitro fertilization, sperm andegg donation, surrogate pregnancy andsuch are "hot button" issues that areoften dealt with by recourse to con-cepts of natural law and philosophythat do not take into account modernknowledge and thus leave the Churchopen to opposition not because its

position is right or wrong, but becauseof the ignorance of those who espousethat teaching.

At the other end of life, medical ad-vances in maintaining life raise ques-tions of what can and cannot be donein cases that only a few years agowould have not arisen because deathwas inevitable and quick.

There are also, of course, issues aboutlife between conception and death thatalso require taking into account wis-dom acquired especially through thesocial sciences. For example, in defi-ance of facts Church leaders insist upona definition of the family as a unit of afather, a mother and offspring eventhough, for example, single-parent fami-lies have been with us forever.

The upcoming synod on the family willdeal with some of these issues, butunless the bishops listen humbly andattentively to what the world has learnedabout biology, psychology, sociologyand anthropology, their deliberationswill be ignored or even scorned.

We may, in fact, find that old wisdomgains new life when based upon newknowledge. Or, we may find that whatwas thought to be sure and basedupon reality has actually relied uponinaccurate data for its justification; jus-tification that no longer makes senseand merely draws the Church, its teach-ings, teachers and believers into futilebattles with reality.

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poor and tribals. Marginalized Chris-tians should not be ignored as they area small minority."

Dolphy D'Souza of Save Our Land(SOUL) complained that Christianshave been ignored by successive gov-ernments as they "are not a bigvotebank". She said that the 1950 Presi-dential order excluded Christian Dalitsand Muslim Dalits from the purview ofquotas, as given to scheduled castes.

Muslim leaders demanded immediateimplementation of the state cabinet'sdecision and said the government muststrongly defend it if challenged in theSupreme Court.

Congress MLA Amin Patel, who haddemanded quotas for Muslims in thelast monsoon session, said, "Reserva-tions have been a long-standing de-mand of the community, as panelsheaded by Justice Rajinder Sachar,Ranganath Mishra and MahmoodurRahman had also recommended quo-tas to empower Muslims. This will helpmainstream the community, which hasfelt alienated due to backwardness."

Signs of Muslims getting reservationswere evident when, replying to Patel'squestions, minister Fauzia Khan hadsaid, "You will soon get good news."

But M A Khalid of the All-India MilliCouncil said the government shouldhave announced it earlier, as it seemslike a sop before the assembly elec-tions.

Many said the state government shouldnot flinch from defending the decisionin the apex court, if challenged. Minor-ity affairs minister Arif Naseem Khansaid, "This is not the first time Muslimshave been given reservations in India.Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh hadprovided reservations to economicallypoor Muslims, and Muslims inMaharashtra too needed it."

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Modi Meets GoaArchbishop, HinduLeader Unhappy

Panaji: PrimeM i n i s t e rN a r e n d r aModi’s meetingwith Goa’s Arch-bishop this weekis proof of his“minority appeasement”, a leader ofthe Hindu Janajagruti Samiti (HJS) saidThursday.

Charudatta Pingale of HJS, whichorganised a seven-day (June 20-26)Hindu convention near the temple townof Ponda, 35 km from here, also ac-cused the BJP government in Goa ofappeasing minorities.

“During his visit to Goa, Modifound time to meet the Archbishop butnot the Shankaracharya of the regionor any Hindu religious head. This isnothing but minority appeasement,”Pingale said.

Modi met Archbishop Fr. FilipeNeri Ferrao at the Raj Bhavan here. Themeeting came against the backdrop ofa subtle pre-election campaign by theGoa Church against the BJP, espe-cially Modi.

The campaign has somewhatsoured the newly formed bonhomie ofthe BJP with the Church in Goa, wheremore than 25 percent of the people areCatholic.

Modi’s meeting with the Arch-bishop was crammed in between sev-eral functions organised by theBharatiya Janata Party, the state gov-ernment and the Indian Navy. IANS

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Pope Francis: Communists‘stole’ the flag of Christianity

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Francis, whosecriticisms of un-bridled capital-ism havecaused many tobrand him aMarxist, said inan interviewpublished Sun-day that com-munists “stole” Christian ideals.

The 77-year-old pontiff was asked dur-ing his interview with local IlMessaggero newspaper about a blogin the Economist magazine by a jour-nalist who said the Pope sounded a lotlike a Leninist because he often criti-cized capitalism and called for reformof the global economic system.

“I can only say that the communistshave stolen our flag. The flag of thepoor is Christian. Poverty is at the cen-ter of the Gospel,” said the Pope. Hewas referring to passages in the Biblewhich state the need to help the poor.

Pope Francis has often called for peopleto share their wealth with the poor.

“Communists say that all this is com-munism. Sure, twenty centuries later.So when they speak, one can say tothem: ‘but then you are Christian,'” hesaid laughing.

The Pope also said that global politicsis mired in corruption and bribery, add-ing that there is a deficiency in socialwork in society.

In regards to religious doctrine, thePope said that the gospel cannot beunderstood without understanding pov-erty, and to be poor before God meanspoverty of the spirit.

Earlier this month, Pope Francis saidthat wealth from financial speculationand speculation on commodities wasscandalous and compromised thepoor’s access to food.

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The AdmissionCriterion

Ever since marks secured atqualifying examinations were made the‘sole criterion’ for admission to profes-sional and higher education courses inthe early 1990s, the pressure on stu-dents to obtain higher marks, by anymeans whatever, has increased enor-mously.

As a result, students began choos-ing subjects and courses in which theywere sure they could secure bettermarks. Since students started makinga beeline for these disciplines, otherdisciplines began losing students andfaced the grim prospect of having toclose down. To ensure their own sur-vival, they too began awarding highermarks to students to attract larger num-bers.

Today, even subjects in whichstudents rarely secured first class ordistinction marks in the past are nowgiving over 90% marks to quite ordi-nary candidates. Thus, while the num-ber of ‘geniuses’ securing over 90%marks in different subjects keeps risingyear after year, we find that educationalstandards in our country keep fallingeven below those in many third worldcountries, as shown by reliable studiesconducted by world bodies. This canalso be verified by competent personsinterviewing our exam toppers for jobplacements.

The indiscriminate inflation ofmarks and percentages by Depart-ments and Boards of education, ulti-mately leads to their cheapening anddevaluation, leading to frustration forthe truly bright students and a fall instandards of both teaching and learn-ing.

Higher marks and percentagesgive false impressions of academicsuccess to students, parents and thepublic. There is no longer any incentiveto study hard, to teach really well and togo beyond the routine syllabus. Rote-learning merely to secure better marksgets precedence in all courses, whilecreative thinking and originality getstifled. The only way to remedy thesituation is to broaden the criteria forselection of students wishing to pursue

higher education and professional train-ing. It is only when the system of evalu-ation is designed to measure moreaccurately intellectual prowess and all-round ability, that we can expect to seean improvement in our educationalsystem.

—Joseph M. Dias,S.J.,Andheri (E), Mumbai.

False PromissesAt the time of elections, every

political party makes promises. Butonce they come into power, they forgetto fulfill them. Narendra Modi did thesame thing. He swore that he wouldbring down inflation and curb out cor-ruption completely from the country.But not a single promise of his hasbeen fulfilled to date. In fact, thingshave become from bad to worse.Narendra Modi also said that he wouldprotect Christians. But we still seechurches being burnt and Christiansbeing killed in various parts of the coun-try. I hope our dear beloved PrimeMinister will have a look at this.

— Jubel D’Cruz, Dombivili

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Was not impressed or afeared.Written like a true Congress spokes-person. Why bother to lock the stabledoor after the horse has bolted ? Modiis here to stay for at least 5 yrs. & Idaresay lots of Christians voted for

him.We gave the Congress-led UPA 10years and they made a mess of thiscountry - I think we need to give Modi atleast 10 months to clean it up beforewe start ringing alarm bells. He`s got-ten off to a fine start which has pleas-antly surprised his Indian & foreigndetractors/critics, of whom you mustbe one! Let me now correct you onsome points & enlighten you on others:1. What is ( true ) secularism? Ap-

peasement policies & vote-bank poli-tics as practised by the Congressparty?

2.Do you know that the highest numberof atrocities perpetrated against theminorities have taken place in Con-gress-ruled states ?

3. Are you aware that the anti- Freedomof Religion Act, on which other stateshave modelled theirs, was first passedin 1978 in Congress-ruled ArunachalPradesh? It has not been revoked orchallenged in the courts - to my knowl-edge.

4. Did you know that Vajpayee`s NDAgovt. had decided on giving the coun-try its first Christian President , Dr.P.C. Alexander, but it was shot downby none other than Sonia Gandhi?Then it gave us one of the best- apo-litical Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam, not somehas-been Congressman.

5. That Law Minister Arun Jaitley,in thatgovt. had given Christians the equi-table Divorce Law, they had beenunsuccessfully petitioning the Con-gress govt. at the centre for, for years?

6. That he also got the need for aprobate for Christians in propertymatters,rescinded ?

7. That the ONLY Hitler, Fascist, thiscountry has known/experienced wasIndira Gandhi ( read your history ofthe infamous Indian Emergency` 75-`77 ) I doubt if Modi even in his worstavatar, or any other Indian leader,could possibly equal that !

There`s so much more one couldsay; this should be enough to give youpause to consider if you aren`t back-ing the wrong horse ! And you know "a little knowledge is a dangerous thing".

—Bernie Tellis

77 July 2014

Midnight of June 25th / 26th1975 surely ranks as one ofthe darkest chapters of any

democracy, the world over. The stateof emergency declared by the thenPrime Minister Indira Gandhi not onlysuspended civil liberties of the ordi-nary citizen but censored free speechand suspended elections in the coun-try for an indefinite period.

There were several factors thatled to the imposition of emergency;among them: growing dissent all over,a paralysing railway strike, court judg-ments declaring Indira’s election asnull and void and very particularly massmobilization of the people in Delhi andelsewhere protesting against an insen-sitive Government. A good part of thecredit for the latter has to be given toone man Jayaprakash Narayan (JP)who on June 25th 1975 brought Delhito a halt demanding the resignation ofthe Prime Minister and calling for a totalrevolution (‘sampoorna kraanti’) whileinsisting that the military and the policedisobey any unconstitutional and im-moral orders given by the Government.

In 1972, as a student of St. Xavier’sCollege (SXC), Mumbai I had the privi-lege of being one of the group of stu-dents to invite JP to SXC. This was alittle before he went centre-stage. JPchallenged our young and open minds,he insisted that the youth of India shouldshow undaunted courage and unflinch-ing commitment on national issues. Hehad already begun a movement in Biharin which he called for social transfor-mation, but in a non-violent way. Lateron, in 1974, together with VM Tarkunde,he founded ‘Citizens for Democracy’and in 1976, he founded the ‘People’sUnion for Civil Liberties’ (PUCL). Themain objective of both these organiza-tions was to defend civil liberties. OnJune 5th, 1974, JP challenged a mas-sive crowd at the Gandhi Maidan inPatna saying that “after 27 years offreedom, people of the country arewracked by hunger, rising prices,corruption…oppressed by every kindof injustice. We want a total revolution,nothing less than that”.

Today, 39 years after that ‘infa-mous’ emergency, we once again seemto live in those ‘dark times’ that JP livedin; any form of dissent, all forms of freespeech are meticulously quelled -sometimes blatantly but mostly in subtle

India Needs A “JP” Today!

BY FR. CEDRIC PRAKASHSJ

ways. Recently in Kerala, a group ofcollege students were arrested becausethey had the courage not to agree withthe status quo. A secret IB report oncivil society organizations was care-fully ‘leaked’ from the PM’s Office lam-basting NGOs and individuals who cri-tiqued mega-projects; strangelyenough, among the NGOs mentionedis the PUCL which was founded by JP.Muzzling voices of dissent seems to bethe prime objective of the report.

Prices have risen as never beforeand the burden of the common man isexpected to increase manifold times inthe not-too-distant-future. At the sametime, the corporate sector seems to beon a roll, when even the mandatoryenvironment clearances are officiallyallowed to be by-passed. About themedia, the less said the better: the verymedia that was screaming hoarse onissues that plagued the country a fewmonths ago has now hidden itself in acloud of silence on matters which aremuch worse. The obvious one-sidedness on some issues by some ofthe electronic media does not fool aperceptive citizen. Efforts are made inall quarters to tactfully sweep the sinsand wrongs of the past, under the car-pet. Should one rake them up, one willhave to pay consequences. …and thereis much more!

More than ever before, India needsa JP to wake her up from her stupor!

(*Fr. Cedric Prakash SJ is the Director ofPRASHANT, the Ahmedabad-based JesuitCentre for Human Rights, Justice andPeace.)

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Mr. Arun Jaitley,

This particular open letter is directed atyour statements in an article whichappeared on your Facebook Page. Iam dismayed, for a politician of yourstature carefully and cautiously ignoredthe facts that were inconvenient to ac-cept and indefensible to argue fromyour vantage point. While I join you inyour vociferous shout against the Emer-gency promulgated by Ms. IndiraGandhi, I am surprised at the way youwere patronizing the anti-Emergencymovement in favor of RSS/ABVP/JanSangh and failed to look at the sacri-fices made by other Leftist and Social-ist organizations. Moreover, you wenton to subvert facts and wrote that ‘theLeft either supported the emergency oronly put up a soft opposition against it’.I write this open letter with a belief thatwhen you read this, you will retract yourbaseless statements and in turn acceptthe double standards of RSS/ABVP/Jan Sangh. I hereby place my argu-ments and facts before you.

Your article sends across a feeling thatthe trio of RSS/ABVP/Jan Sangh werethe saviors of democracy and the restof the organizations were throttling thesame. That was cognitive dissonanceat its best, Mr. Jaitley, for I can’t assumethat you never knew the fact thatBalasaheb Deora, the thirdSarsanghchalak of the RSS, after hav-ing had spent some time in jail, wrote toMs. Gandhi hailing her and her 20 pointprogramme. He also wrote to her re-questing her to remove the ban onRSS. I hereby quote, with documentedproof from letters exchanged betweenMr. Deoras and Ms. Gandhi.

Balasaheb Deoras’ missives to IndiraGandhi during the Emergency stated:“I have heard the speech you deliveredon August 15, 1975, from the Red Fort,Delhi on AIR. The speech was bal-anced and befitting to the occasion

and has prompted me to write thisletter to you,” he wrote on August 22,1975. He concluded: “I beseech you torescind the ban imposed upon theRSS.” He wrote on July 15, 1975: “TheSangh has done nothing against thegovernment or society even remotely.There is no place for such things in the

ence to the notorious 20-pointprogramme of Mrs. Gandhi during theEmergency. While the democraticmasses of India were decrying this, theRSS was willing to accept Mrs. Gandhi’sleadership! Aren’t these double stan-dards, honorable Finance Minister?

Mr. Jaitley, should I believe you whenyou tell me that you, as an electedPresident of Delhi University StudentsUnion back then, are oblivious of thesefacts when you were making the abovestatements? Or, did you actually knowthe facts and tried to subvert them touse them to your advantage?

While politicians like Sharad Yadav ofJDU and MA Baby of the CPI (M) gra-ciously accept that this was a jointstruggle of the Leftists, Socialists andthe Jan Sangh alike, you were not evenwilling to give the credit due to peoplejust because they had a different politi-cal lens, despite they spending thesame amount of time in jail, some evenmore. Don’t you remember that yourcounterpart from JNU, DP Tripathi, aSocialist then and an NCP leader now,fought alongside with you as part of theanti-Emergency movement? Don’t youalso remember that comrades fromJNU were spearheading the protests inDelhi courting arrests and completelyruining their careers just like you? Couldyou regain your consciousness andremember that hundreds of them werearrested, amongst people like DPTripathi, Sitaram Yechury and PrabirPurkayastha? Are you trying to belittletheir sacrifices and protests just be-cause you are in power?

Only the politically naïve or illiteratewould cast such aspersion against theLeft and the CPI(M) in particular. Thou-sands of its workers all over the countrywere arrested, many of them spendingthe full period of emergency under thedraconian Maintenance of Internal Se-

Mr. Jaitley, How Is The Current‘Undeclared Emergency’

Any Different From That Under Indira Gandhi?

Sangh’s programme. The Sangh isengaged only in social and culturalactivities.” Deoras wrote to IndiraGandhi again on July 16, praising herforeign policy and renewing his pleaon the ban. Both letters were ignored.

At a time when the entire country wasup against Mrs. Gandhi for imposingthe Emergency because of theAllahabad High Court setting aside herelection, Balasaheb Deoras in a letterfrom the Yerwada central jail dated10.11.1975 said, “Let me congratulateyou as five judges of the SupremeCourt have declared the validity of yourelection”. This was at a time when theentire country was protesting againstthe manner in which Indira Gandhimanipulated the law and amended theConstitution to legitimize her election.In another letter from jail to AcharyaVinoba Bhave, Balasaheb Deoraswrites, “…this is my prayer to you thatyou kindly try to remove the wrongnotion of the Prime Minister about theSangh, and as a result of which theRSS volunteers will be set free, the banon the Sangh will be lifted and suchcondition will prevail as to enable thevolunteers of the Sangh to participatein the planned programme of actionrelating to country’s progress and pros-perity under the leadership of the PrimeMinister.” This was an obvious refer-

Opinion

by Rahul Maganti

(Contd.. on p. 10)

10 7 July 2014

curity Act (MISA). The undergroundresistance organized by the CPI(M)and mass organizations played a ma-jor role in building the people’s move-ment for the restoration of democracy.In the process of building up of resis-tance to Emergency, as many as 1100Left cadres were killed in West Bengalalone. It is on the basis of these strugglesthat the Left was able to earn the re-spect of the electorate which voted it tooffice in West Bengal, Kerala andTripura in 1977, when the Emergencywas lifted. Even the CPI, which took apro-Emergency stand revised its standsoon enough in its Bhatinda confer-ence calling for protests against theemergency, recognizing its mistake.Mr. Jaitley, it’s a pity that you chose toignore this fact to take away all thecredit.

Mr. Jaitley, are we looking at an Emer-gency situation with the advent of Modi?

You must have heard the famous slo-gan, ‘Indira is India and India is Indira’during the time of Emergency. Was theslogan given by Modi, ‘Vote for BJP,vote for Modi’ not in similar tune whichthe previous statement meant? Whydon’t you dare go beyond the regularrhetoric of slogan mongering and com-munally loaded and polarizedspeeches which the people are bored,and ask such tough questions?

During the emergency, Ms. Gandhihad muzzled the Freedom of Expres-sion of the Media and press. What isyour Govt. doing now? Why is it arrest-ing those who are criticizing Modi onsocial media? Why were students whoare running a magazine in Kerala ar-rested for showing Modi in a list ofnegative figures along with Hitler?

Ms. Gandhi had prevented the appoint-ment of/removed independent mindedjudges in the Supreme Court duringthe Emergency and would have themreplaced by Congress nincompoops.What is your Govt. doing now? I guessyou know what I am talking about. Yes,you are right Mr. Jaitley, I am talkingabout Gopal Subramaniam, who wasvilified for not tiptoeing with your politi-

cal line and JT Utpat, who was trans-ferred after he opened a case againstyour Squadron Leader Amit Shah.

Ms. Gandhi, with the advent of Emer-gency projected herself as the supremeleader and wrestled a lot of constitu-tional powers. She had projected her-self as the only good thing that couldhappen to India and exactly after 39years, is Mr. Modi not doing the same?Mr. Jaitley, don’t you know that history,or for that matter the path of the society,was never determined by a single per-son but a culmination of deeds andacts (good and bad) of a lot of people?Would things have changed in historyif a single person had not acted the waythey did?

Ms. Gandhi cracked on criticism andsacked non-pliant constitutional au-thorities. She centralized all the author-ity in the PMO. What is your boss doingnow by asking the Governors and mem-bers of NCW and NDMA appointed byCongress to resign? Isn’t your Govt.taking a similar path with many impor-tant portfolios being kept with Mr. Modihimself and the cabinet filled by openModi bhakts who have chanted hisname all throughout the election cam-paign? Why are critics and dissentersin your party like LK Advani and MuraliManohar Joshi silenced? Why are manyimportant decisions like hiking railwayfares and an ordinance on Polavaramdam taken bypassing the parliament?

Ms. Gandhi would have silenced op-

position and resistance in the form ofNGO’s, activists and journalists on thepretext of a ‘foreign hand’ and runsmear campaigns against them. Whatis your Govt. doing differently? Therecent IB report vilifying the GreenpeaceFoundation which was running a move-ment against the corporate companiesyou are interested in, is an empiricalevidence that organizations that standby the masses are being hunted.

With this context, I would like to ask afew questions with the hope that I willneither be silenced nor arrested forraising inconvenient questions. Are weexperiencing an ‘Emergency’ under adifferent garb? Under a different politi-cal party? Are we in an ‘Emergency’state without the Govt. actually an-nouncing one? Mr. Jaitley, this is farmore a dangerous situation than theone created by Ms. Gandhi becausewe are parading as a democracy whileliving in an ‘Emergency’ like situation.The people are fooled and are made tobelieve that they are living in a ‘demo-cratic and free India’ when the case isdiametrically opposite. They will nei-ther protest, as they did in 1975 be-cause they are in an illusion that this isa ‘democratic and free India.’ Theyprobably don’t know that they will bearrested for speaking their mind out onSocial Media. With all these questionsin mind, I could see your article asnothing but a hypocritical collection ofwords just to make your point driven,irrespective of the concern for truth andideology.

(Contd.. from p. 9)

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Breaking…..

Breaking bread’ together as afamily, clan or community is agreat tradition kept alive

all along the Konkan coast espe-cially in homes where the oldergeneration is part of the house-hold! A feast, a wedding or evenfarewell to a loved one calls for acollective family meal preparedby loving hands. In Konkan, thevast green granary of paddy,wheat makes an occasional ap-pearance in modern times mostlyfor health reasons, edging outthe rice bread. Otherwise, ‘Bread’that accompanies the rich poul-try or fish curries comes in the form ofdosas, sanna, pan- pole, appam,bakri, mutlin, idi-appam, Kottige,shamige or rice roti depending on thekind of preparation it has to escort tothe table. Variation in the condimentsof the finely-ground masala determinesthe character of a curry and calls for acertain kind of dipping experience,narrowing the choice among breads.This gave rise to an array of rice breads,some leavened with toddy, some withyeast, some with Urud dal, some withcoconut juice and some with just adose of love! However, what is intrigu-ing is that the rice roti brought to thetables in the Malabar Coast by theMopla community is similar to the ricebhakri eaten at every meal by the in-habitants of Vasai, Dongri-Uttan andnumerous other East Indian gaothansin and around Mumbai

Dongri-Uttan to the North ofMumbai is the stronghold of East Indi-ans who happen to be the originalinhabitants of the seven islands ofBombay. Tending the livestock andfisheries, they also owned huge tractsof land on which paddy, coconuts,mangoes and tamarind grew abun-dantly. Once known as Koli, Kunbhi,Bhandari, Agri etc. they were self-suf-ficient and lived off the fat of the land.Vindyal or vindalu, their classic dishwas abused and mutilated on the cook-ery show by the Michelin Star chef,showing utter disregard for this greatcuisine. Once I also remember watch-

ing a Westerner cooking an adaptedversion of ‘fugias’ on a TVshow. What-ever the nomenclature, they will all befake copies of the original masterpiece.

Mopla community on the otherhand originated when the Arab dhowsdescended on the spice-rich Malabarcoast for trade and subsequently someIndo-Arab unions took place. Evenmarriage of the two cuisine took place,to yield a delightful and rich cuisine –but amidst the celebratory unions thehumble bhakri was not forgotten! Itresides happily side by side with theparota and other delicacies preparedwith meat and nuts.

So we go into the background ofbhakri. In one of his episodes, theMichelin Star chef was seen tasting andpraising the rice roti in the home ofMopla Muslims in Malabar. Though therecipe was twisted and given an Italiancolour later on the show, the similarityof these rotis made by two differentcommunities living a thousand milesapart, in Kochi and Vasai, is so amaz-ing! The basic recipe goes thus- Stirsome rice flour into boiling salted waterand cook it into a heap, knead andshape rotis with your palms and bakeon the tava- accompaniment to anydish of vegetable or meat. Sumptuousand tasty- Rustic fare of the earthypeople!

Rice roti, rice bhakri takes the formof neer-dosa in the homes on Canaracoast. The indomitable pan-pole orNeer-dosa, so popular in Mumbai Udupi

seafood restaurants, is a Jack-of-all-trades. It’s charm lies in the soft textureand its ability to lend itself totally to thetaste of the curry it accompanies. Un-like the bhakri, it is created by pan-frying the crepes using raw rice flourdiluted with plenty of water. Kudos toman’s ingenuity that transforms thesame rice batter into crispy, brittle ‘Rotti’to be eaten as ‘Kori-rotti’ and also intosoft, wet neer-dosa to be eaten withany curry you fancy! Sadly the neerdosa, fails to come up to the expecta-tions of these famous chefs, neverknown to walk on the lesser travelledpaths- It’s their loss!

There are other versions of pan-cakes made with refined wheat flour,eggs, milk etc. Since variety is thespice of life, they come in handy tobreak the monotony of rice breads. Butrefined flour is not exactly preferred bypeople who count calories or avoidrich ingredients. The difficulty in get-ting that thin fried-to perfection neerdosa can tilt the scales in favour of thecrepes! Maybe for this very reasonneer dosa has steadily climbed to thetop of the list of culinary wonders tobecome a classic by itself. It is soversatile that it can also be a dessert ora signature dish to mark the passageof time. Do not be fooled by its appear-ance, it may appear to be a listless,droopy, wet non-entity but as my friendShaku, would say, “ Daane daane pelikha he khanewale ka naam!”

So, let us wait and watch…till themaster chefs discover the dosa withwater!

BY VERA ALVARES

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Robert Mathias receiving blessings from Pope John Paul II in 1986

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Robert Mathias isoriginally fromMangalore, NiddodiSt. Teresa Parish andnow settled inMumbai, St. VincentPallotti Parish, Marol.

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Our Lives are filled with struggle.

Struggle to make things work:

Struggle to leave a mark;

Struggle to be kind and emphatic,

Especially when we feel lost.

Is it because we are so different,

That other cannot understand us?

Or is it because we ourselves fail,

To understand our own selves first!

We carry within us loads of baggage,

Of the garbage of hurts, guilt and lost love:

That makes us uneasy and miserable,

For trying too hard, to right failures of the past.

We need to step aside from these situations,

To examine our within through Introspection,

Not to find faults or pull ourselves down;

But to grow in wisdom, so that we may turn-around.

It requires an attitude of detachment,

To prevent us from getting too judgmental:

To focus on healing our inner person,

With compassion, courage and self-love.

As each layer of despair we acknowledge,

We unlock the flow of God’s divine assistance.

That blesses us with grace and inner healing,

To grow wiser, not older: unfolding life in childlike wonder.

It is when we realize that life is imperfection,

That success and failure are never apart.

That life is about being spontaneous and curious,

Of accepting our limitations, as stepping stones of love!

For lord says, ‘ASK, BELIEVE and Receive’.

But first it takes a commitment, to both us and others forgive:

To then put into action, the Attitude of Gratitude:

To remain ordinary and do extraordinary things,

To let go and let GOD.

Football For Friendship& Fraternity

The Secular Citizen, is not only a ‘NationalFamily Weekly’ , but it has also become truly‘Catholic’ or ‘Universal’, because it reports onNews, Views, Quotes, Articles and ‘Inspirational’pages, including Vatican write-ups on Papalevents or statements. For example, may I enrichand embellish it with a video message that PopeFrancis had sent on the inauguration of the FIFAWorld Cup 2014, which was broadcast on Brazil-ian TV. Salient features of this dispatch were that‘Sport’ is a :

—’Celebration of Solidarity’ among peoples.—an occassion for dialogue, understanding

and mutual human enrichment.—an Instrument to communicate values that

promote the good of the human person.—advancement of a more peaceful and

fraternal society.—promotion of the ethics of loyalty, preserva-

tion, friendship and sharing.— a ‘School of Peace’, as it teaches us to

build peace.— a necessity to ‘Train’ and grow in the virtues

that form a person’s character.—a school for the construction of a ‘Culture of

Encounter’ resulting in harmony amongpeoples.

— ‘FairPlay’ and respect among the competi-tors.

—-‘Team-work’ and the good of the group, notof oneself.

—to win, it is necessary to overcome individu-alism, egoism, all forms of racism, intoler-ance and segregation.

—not to be ‘stingy’ on the field, as also in life.—by learning the lessons that ‘Sport’ teaches

us, all will come out as winners, thusstrengthening the bonds that unite us.

And may I add with aspect to all Sport andTraining—the ultimate GOAL in life:“Physical exercise has some value, but spiritualexercise is valuable in every way, because itpromises life both for the present and for thefuture” (1 Timothy 4:8)

—Dr Trevor Colaso

by Dr. Francin Pinto

Let go and let God

16 7 July 2014

—There are three kinds of domicile:domicile of origin, domicile of resi-dence or acquired domicile, and nec-essary or legal domicile. The domicileof origin, a somewhat inexact imitationof the Roman origo, is that assigned toeach individual by his place of nativityunless he be accidentally born outsideof the place where his father dwells;practically it is the paternal domicile forlegitimate and the maternal domicilefor illegitimate children. Again, in refer-ence to the spiritual life, domicile ofnativity is the place where adults andabandoned children are baptized.—The domicile of residence or acquireddomicile is that of one's own choice,the place where one establishes a resi-dence for an indefinite period. It isacquired by the fact of material resi-dence joined to the intention of theirremaining as long as one has no rea-son for settling elsewhere; this inten-tion being manifested either by an ex-press declaration or by circumstances.Once acquired, domicile subsists, de-spite more or less prolonged absences,until one leaves it with the intention ofnot returning.—Finally, necessary orlegal domicile is that imposed by law;for prisoners or exiles it is their prison orplace of banishment; for a wife it is thedomicile of the husband which sheretains even after becoming a widow;for children under age it is that of theparents who have authority over them;for wards it is that of their guardians;lastly, for whoever exercises a per-petual charge, e.g. a bishop, canon, orparish priest, etc., it is the place wherehe discharges his functions.

Quasi-domicile is of one kind only,namely of residence and choice andcannot be acquired in any other way. Itis acquired and lost on the same con-ditions as domicile itself and is de-duced mainly from such reasons asjustify a sojourn of at least six months,e.g. the pursuit of studies, or even foran indefinite period, as in the case ofdomestics. This being so, quasi-resi-

dents are regarded as subjects of thelocal authority just as are permanentresidents, being therefore parishionersbound by local laws and possessingthe same rights as residents, with thisdifference, that, if they so choose, theymay go and use their rights in their owndomicile. They can, therefore, apply tothe local parish priest, as to their ownparish priest, not only for those sacra-ments administered to everyone whopresents himself, e.g. Holy Eucharistand penance, but also for the baptismof their children, for first Communion,paschal Communion, Viaticum, andextreme unction. Their nuptials mayalso be solemnized in his presenceand, except when they have chosen tobe buried elsewhere; their funeralsshould take place from the parishchurch of their quasi-domicile. Finally,the quasi-domicile permits of their le-gitimate citation before a judge com-petent for the locality.

On the other hand those who haveneither a domicile nor a quasi-domicilein a parish, who are only there as tran-sients (peregrini), are not counted asparishioners; the parish priest is nottheir pastor and they should respectthe pastoral rights of their own parishpriest at least in so far as possible. Therestrictions of former times, it is true,have been greatly lessened and atpresent no one would dream of obtain-ing parochial rights for annual confes-sion, paschal Communion or the Viati-cum. Generally speaking, transients(peregrini) are not subjects of the localecclesiastical authority; they are notheld to the observance of local lawsexcept inasmuch as these affect publicorder, nor do they become subjects ofthe local judicial authority.

When one is desperate to havetheir way it calls for ignoring facts and

authority and so the Parish Priest with-out taking the retired Bishops explana-tion into consideration or wanting toconsult the professionals or the peoplewho are knowledgeable about thismatter in or out of the Parish said thatby including the Non Parishioners totake part or lead in the Parish activitiesis as per Canon Law as they attend theChurch services as Congregants.

The retired Bishop said -Most always thought that the

words parishioner and congregantmeant the same thing and could beused interchangeably within the con-text of someone who attends a place ofworship. Are there any differences inmeaning between these two words orappropriate usage for each?

Parishioner and congregant referto members of a particular local faithcommunity. The requirements for mem-bership, of course, vary considerably,but for the most part, simply attendingservices at a church does not makeone a parishioner or congregant of thatchurch any more than visiting a countrymakes one a citizen of it.

Parishioner is older by a goodmeasure. A parish is an ecclesiasticalterritory, a section of an Episcopal see(e.g. a diocese or archdiocese). Tradi-tionally, any inhabitant of that territory(domicile) would have been expectedto attend services at the local parishchurch, and all would have been pa-rishioners. The Catholic, Anglican, andOrthodox churches remain organizedin this manner, but the term "parish" isused even by some denominationalbodies without Episcopal administra-tion, so making the members parishio-ners.

Congregant is broader, in that itrefers to the regular members of anylocal congregation. That local congre-gation may be a parish, but it mightalso be a local church or meeting houseof a tradition that does not use the termparish, such as the Baptists or Mor-mons— or for that matter, Muslims orJews.

(Contd.. from issue dated 23rdJune 2014 Vol.23 No.25)

The Highway… Don Aguiar

Who Is AParishioner?

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A parish is the territory corre-sponding to a church. If I live in thatterritory (domicile) and attend thatchurch, I am a parishioner of thatchurch, and also a congregant if Ilive outside that territory, but stillattend that church; I am one of itscongregants, but not one of its pa-rishioners.

We all know the perils of insist-ing and maintaining ones status quoand of accepting non parishionersin all Parish activities which mayalso include membership to the PPC– the brain child of the Parish Priest- albeit the explanation of the Can-non Law and the difference betweena parishioner and non parishionerby the retired Bishop. The parishio-ners were amused to note the ParishPriest insistence on his “my way orthe highway” attitude but - NONETHE LESS - Thanks to this new initia-tive of the Parish Priest, not just theparishioners but the whole of theBombay Archdiocese has been in-vited to participate in all activities inhis Parish. It’s an invitation that’shard not to accept for all the nonparishioners least because the per-son extended it – the Parish Priest -has a way of not interacting with hisparishioners and enjoying it.

Early Christians valued theact of martyrdom and suf-fering. They believed “ to bea Christian was to suffer.” Itis mentioned that martyr-dom for the faith was animportant contribution toHellenistic Judaism and towestern civilization. Martyr-dom was deeply wedged inthe civic life of the Graeco-Roman worldof the Roman Empire.

It is said that over 50,000 Christians diein a year for their faith. The figurescould be unlikely. People into statisticsconsider such claims as conjecture.There are no scientific numbers at thistime. What we do know is that Chris-tians die for their faith every year aroundthe world.

In the 2nd to 4th centuries, consideredthe “Age of Martyrdom”, we had manyin the Catholic Church : Pope Fabian;Saint Agnes; Saint Sebastian; Felix andAdauctus; the Forty Martyrs of Sebasteand a host of others.

During the Reformation Era – 16th cen-tury, the names of St.Thomas Moorewho was beheaded in 1535 ; WilliamTyndale 1535; Margaret Pole 1541;Hugh Latimer 1555; St. Edmund Cam-pion 1581, many more come to mind.

The Modern Era -17th to 21 centuries,reminds me of the Martyrs of Japan;Francis Taylor 1621; Magdalene ofNagasaki 1634; John de Britto 1647 -1693. Britto was born in Portugal andbeheaded in India; King Charles 1,beheaded after Second Civil War 1649;Joseph Smith,jr., 1844; Martyrs of the1857 mutiny in India; Maria Goretti,virgin martyr 1902; Maximillian Kolbe,Polish Fransciscan priest died inAuschwitz 1941; Pastor DietrichBonhoeffer,1945; Edith Stein 1942;Dusty Miller, Methodist layman 1945;Oscar Romero, Archbishop of SanSalvador 1980; Martin Burnham 2002;Missionary Graham Stains and his sonswho were set ablaze in their jeep.

A Christian martyr is a per-son who is murdered for hisfaith by stoning, burning,crucifixion or by other waysof violence. It is interestingto note that the word “mar-tyr” comes from the Greek,and means, witness. In thebeginning the word was ap-

plied to the Apostles. BeforeConstantine the early Christian periodwore the label “the age of martyrdom.”The word was called the “baptism inblood”. Christians venerated martyrsas great intercessors.

I would agree with the Christian tradi-tion that “a follower of Christ is one whois persecuted, which is obvious and afact. As recorded in Acts 6:8 and 8:3.Saint Stephen is the acknowledgedfirst Christian martyr. He was stoned todeath for blasphemy. At this point itwould be right to mention that martyr-dom and persecution helped to enrichdevotion to saints and was the spark tospread the fast growth and spread ofChristianity.

I remember visiting a museum where Icame across an exhibition panel whichtouched upon the “eschatological ide-ology” of martyrdom. The panel wasawesome, delving upon the notions ofpersecution. The panel on Christianmartyrs was centered around thePauline epistles, “to live outside of Christis to die, and to die in Christ is to live.”

Father Tertullian, a 2nd century priestsaid, “the blood of martyrs is the seedof the Church.”

To this day, Christian and Catholicmartyrs contribute to the spread anddevelopment of the faith. Interestingly,by way of closure, the story of pastorDietriech Bonhoeffer who was executedin 1945 by the Nazis was murdered forhis love of Christ and for helping agroup of Jews cross over the Germanborder into Switzerland. He was 39years old and a theologian.

Paying Tribute To Martyrs For Christ

Here is the evidence that disunity and division can be overcome, as Christian missionar-

ies of other denominations have sacri-ficed their lives as martyrs for the Faith.In all this the Church is true to thecommand of Jesus to be one.

Saint John Paul II in his encyclical Utunum sint, on Christian unity (para1),said: “ These brothers and sisters ofours, united in the selfless offering oftheir lives for the Kingdom of God, arethe most powerful proof that every fac-tor of division can be transcended andovercome in the total gift of self for thesake of the Gospel.”

BY MELVYN BROWN

(Contd.. from p. 16)

18 7 July 2014

THE BEAUTIFUL GAMEHAS NATIONS WITH MANY A LOVELY NAME

(Identify the nations participating in the FIFA World Cup –Brazil 2014, in this quiz)

# chhotebhai

1. This nation could spice things up2. It sounds like a coconut cookie3. Here the rain is mainly on the plain4. Its top half is like a bikini top5. It is named after the discoverer of the Americas6. It is unsafe for elephants on the sea shore7. Its name rhymes with its famous dish – taco8. A blackbird in a huge continent9. The founder of the Cheshire Homes dropped a bomb on it10. Its name means sub-terrainean11. It is needed to keep the wheels moving12. It sounds like 0 degrees latitude13.Though booted out, it is still shaped like a boot14.The motherland of the current Pope15.Now unfortunately notorious for the Bako Haram16.Once ruled by King Cyrus/ Xerxes17.A bald eagle is its national symbol18. Its name begins with your office head19. It is divided between north and south20. Its President is the opposite of “Take Out”!

ANSWERS

If you’re the type of person whobelieves that you aren’t whereyou’d like to be in life because of

someone else’s doing. If you don’tstart taking responsibility for youractions and behaviors, get used tonot being successful because it’snever going to happen.

If you screw up, instead of trying tomake excuses or blame someoneelse, own it. Admit that you made awrong move. Look at the situationand figure out how you can make abetter decision the next time. Afterall, if you learn from it then all is notlost.

You can’t keep pinning your failureson other people and expect to getanywhere in life. The sooner yourealize that you’re in the driver’sseat, the sooner you’ll start steeringyour way to a brighter future.

When it comes to hitting your finan-cial goals. This involves having yourdestination in mind and going afterit will full force and effect. You’llknow when you put forth the rightamount of effort when family andfriends are wondering just how faryou’ll go to be measured. For in-stance, if your goal is weight loss,you need to define a specific num-ber of pounds or inches you intendto lose.

Come up with a plan of action. Youhave to devise a plan to get youfrom where you are now to whereyou want to be. If you don’t knowwhere you’re

1.CHILE - Chilly2.CAMEROON - Macaroon3.SPAIN - From “My Fair Lady” ‘s famous song “The rain in Spain is

mainly on the plain”4.BRAZIL – Bra5.COLOMBIA – Christopher Columbus6.IVORY COAST – The ivory comes from endangered elephants7.MEXICO – Taco8.CROATIA – Crow, Asia9.JAPAN – Atom bomb in WW II dropped by Gp Capt Cheshire from the

bomber Enola Gray10.NETHERLANDS – Literally means below earth or sea level11.GREECE – Grease12.ECUADOR – Equator13.ITLAY – Shaped like a boot14.ARGENTINA – Pope Francis hails from here15.NIGERIA – Attacks and kidnappings by these militants16.IRAN – Then known as Persia17.USA – Its national symbol18.BOSNIA – Boss…19.KOREA – North and South20.RUSSIA – President Putin (Put in)

Why Haven't YouSucceeded?

197 July 2014

InspirInspirInspirInspirInspiration!ation!ation!ation!ation!God: Hello. Did you call me?

Me: Called you? No.. who is this?

God: This is GOD. I heard your prayers.So I thought I would chat.

Me: I do pray. Just makes me feelgood. I am actually busy now. I amin the midst of something.

God: What are you busy at? Ants arebusy too.

Me: Don't know. But I cant find freetime. Life has become hectic. It'srush hour all the time.

God: Sure. Activity gets you busy. Butproductivity gets you results. Activ-ity consumes time. Productivity freesit.

Me: I understand. But I still cant figureout. By the way, I was not expectingYOU to buzz me on instant messag-ing chat.

God: Well I wanted to resolve your fightfor time, by giving you some clarity.In this net era, I wanted to reach youthrough the medium you are com-fortable with.

Me: Tell me, why has life become com-plicated now?

God: Stop analyzing life. Just live it.Analysis is what makes it compli-cated.

Me: why are we then constantly un-happy?

God: Your today is the tomorrow thatyou worried about yesterday. Youare worrying because you are ana-lyzing. Worrying has become yourhabit. That's why you are not happy.

Me: But how can we not worry whenthere is so much uncertainty?

God: Uncertainty is inevitable, but wor-

rying is optional.

Me: But then, there is somuch pain due to uncer-tainty.

God: Pain is inevitable, butsuffering is optional.

Me: If suffering is optional,why do good people al-ways suffer?

God: Diamond cannot bepolished without friction.Gold cannot be purifiedwithout fire. Good peoplego through trials, but don't suffer.With that experience their life be-come better not bitter.

Me: You mean to say such experienceis useful?

God: Yes. In every term, Experience isa hard teacher. She gives the testfirst and the lessons afterwards.

Me: But still, why should we go throughsuch tests? Why cant we be freefrom problems?

God: Problems are Purposeful Road-blocks Offering. Beneficial Lessonsto Enhance Mental Strength. Innerstrength comes from struggle andendurance, not when you are freefrom problems.

Me: Frankly in the midst of so manyproblems, we don't know where weare heading.

God: If you look outside you will notknow where you are heading. Lookinside. Looking outside, you dream.Looking inside, you awaken. Eyesprovide sight. Heart provides in-sight.

Me: Sometimes not succeeding fastseems to hurt more than moving inthe right direction. What should I

do?

God: Success is a measure as decidedby others. Satisfaction is a measureas decided by you. Knowing theroad ahead is more satisfying thanknowing you rode ahead. You workwith the compass. Let others workwith the clock.

Me: In tough times, how do you staymotivated?

God: Always look at how faryou have come rather thanhow far you have to go. Al-ways count your blessing,not what you are missing.

Me: What surprises youabout people?

God: when they suffer theyask, "why me?" When theyprosper, they never ask

"Why me" Everyone wishes to havetruth on their side, but few want tobe on the side of the truth.

Me: Sometimes I ask, who am I, whyam I here. I cant get the answer.

God: Seek not to find who you are, butto determine who you want to be.Stop looking for a purpose as towhy you are here. Create it. Life isnot a process of discovery but aprocess of creation.

Me: How can I get the best out of life?

God: Face your past without regret.Handle your present with confi-dence. Prepare for the future with-out fear.

Me: One last question. Sometimes Ifeel my prayers are not answered.

God: There are no unanswered prayers.At times the answer is NO.

Me: Thank you for this wonderful chat.I am so happy to start the New Lifewith a new sense of inspiration.

God: Well. Keep the faith and drop thefear. Don't believe your doubts anddoubt your beliefs. Life is a mysteryto solve not a problem to resolve.Trust me. Life is wonderful if youknow how to live.

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The contents of this compendiumof relevant data constitute a voyagethat has a definite beginning but noending, giving the reader as it does aglimpse into the forms and beliefs ofCatholic Christianity in India, treating ofits relationship to other Christian com-munities and to persons in Indiatouched by Christianity. The book high-lights the positive outreach of Chris-tianity to other religions and reflects onthe contributions of thinkers and mys-tics from other traditions, besides dwell-ing on the dynamics of the socio-politi-cal movements in the Indian sub-conti-nent that have impacted the Christianpersuasions and vice-versa.

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“With all due respect, my brother-priests, I do not seethe need for saying ‘good morning’ and similar greetingswhen God’s real presence in the Holy Eucharist alonesuffices,” he said in an article posted on the CatholicBishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) website.

“Is not the expression ‘The Lord be with you’ morethan enough?” added Tagle.

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Tagle said priests seem to give more emphasis on“good morning” than on the all-important “The Lord be withyou.”

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