Editorials & Feature Articles

This world tells us the path to success is lined with signs like… Be bigger. Try harder. Do more. And you may have tried it. But where has it all led you? That path is nothing more than a treadmill that wears out our hearts and leads us nowhere. Someone has aptly said: ”We are all in a rat race. …

This drama requires only one person and the voice of God off stage Girl walks into the room and prepares to go to bed. Girl: Oh! I almost forgot to say my prayers. (She kneels and begins to pray) Our Father… God: (Voice off stage) Yes Girl: (She looks all around curiously and then begins her prayer again) Our Father …

He will show you things you cannot see with your limited perspective Iam reminded of a parade of colourful floats and lively dances. Hundreds of people crowded together, as they lined the streets.  The band came around the corner.  The sound of music and the drums reached my ears.  Then, right in front of me, I noticed a little girl …

How do we define Success in today’s world?  Is that what life is all about? Let me highlight the difference between success and significance. Success is secular and. Significance is spiritual. And spiritual matters are always finer, deeper, and longer lasting than secular matters. Success is focused on tasks, even goals.  What do I do? How do I achieve it? …

Today’s family is breaking up by following modern trends and social changes. Let us briefly survey the following table of the shifts that have happened to marriages and families over the last 50 years. THE CONTEXT OF OUR 21ST CENTURY:  THE HOME IS AT THE APEX OF SOCIOLOGICAL CHANGE  

In our religious fervor, we are careful to perform several religious observances – as a matter of routine. How true it is that sometimes we practice only a ‘form of godliness’ but deny the power of practical living. Many of us fast, sometimes through Lent, but particularly on Good Friday. We go to Church and listen again to the seven …

This issue of the magazine continues with our Focus on those who hurt, and those struggling with unresolved issues in their lives. Along with these we bring healthy Lifestyle issues regarding what we eat, how we live and practical household Tips. There has been much talk of “Clean India” drive. This has been taken up in several cities. But our …

We celebrate the empowerment of women in response to the UN’s call to commemorate March 8th as International Women’s Day. The theme chosen for 2014 is Equality for women is progress for all. While the movement for the empowerment of women has consolidated in several policies that ensure equal opportunity for women, a large section remains ignored or still framed …

Traditionally, Sex is thought to be a private and a secret subject, and it is considered as something not to be talked about or discussed in public. Many of our churches contribute to this kind of a notion and hardly take any steps to rectify this prevalent thinking. As a result, the young people in particular are confused and at times …

God made man and woman, male and female, not only to belong to Him, but also to one another. Woman, created as ‘female’, is neither inferior nor independent of the male. The female cannot have her fulfillment by herself in isolation, but through her relationships in the community she is placed in. Her identity is expressed and established, through relationships …