It is for the couples to decide when to have their first child. Couples generally prefer to have their first child within first year of marriage. Satara Zilla Parishad’s scheme asking couples to delay their first child for two to three years and offering Rs.5,000/- and Rs.7,500/- for staying childless for two and three years…
Category: Christianity
Tridentine rite mass
Pope Benedict XVI has allowed the general celebration of the Tridentine rite mass by his Motu Proprio Summorum Pontificum on 7/7/2007. With effect from 14/9/2007 Tridentine rite mass can be celebrated by priests without permission from the bishop. The 1962 missal can be used. Since 1970 the missal promulgated by Pope Paul VI has been…
Sunday sermons
One person wrote an article in Examiner criticizing the length of Sunday sermons. He found the sermons long and boring. Times and India and DNA reported about this article. From these reports I understand the writer has some views. 1) Sermon should not be more than seven minutes. The writer bases this argument on some…
Vatican and Death Penalty
Vatican extended support to international conference on death penalty held in Paris from February 1 – 3, 2007. Vatican wants death penalty abolished. It is following European Union and many other countries.
Death penalty is neither anti-Christian nor anti-human. The church has put to death many people over the centuries for heresy. Death penalty is as per the tradition of the church.
Thoughts on 24/11/2006
Christianity and Islam do not have caste system. Christians and Muslims who practise caste system go against their religions. In Christianity all are children of God. In Islam all are slaves of God. India should not interfere in Sri Lanka. LTTE wants independent Tamil Eelam. Sri Lanka is opposed to it. No compromise is possible….
Letter to Pope Benedict XVI
His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI Your Holiness, This is my first communication to you. I hope you are in good health. I have a few suggestions to make. 1) The number of banns to be read before marriage is reduced to two. I wish it to be restored to three. The banns should be read…
Happy Christmas
Christmas is a time to celebrate. It is the feast of joy, peace and happiness. Many people are today unable to celebrate. Christ did not have place in the inn. Today many people in Delhi and Ulhasnagar have lost their homes. Innocent people are punished. Guilty are free. They have the gall to ask for…
Jesus Christ did not show the other cheek
Some Christians say they are opposed to death penalty because they are Christians. There is nothing is Christianity that is against death penalty. Jesus did not preach against death penalty. Throughout centuries many persons were burnt at stakes for heresy. The church declared crusades. Jesus spoke of forgiveness. He spoke of showing the other cheek…
Midnight masses
Christians have traditionally had midnight masses for Christmas, New Year and Easter. Some years back the Supreme Court of India banned use of loudspeakers in open spaces between 10.00 p.m. and 6.00 a.m. The Central Government passed a law permitting such use on 15 days in a year to be decided by State Governments. When…
Inculturation
NDTV 24X7 in its Mumbai Live on 26/10/2005 at 10.30 p.m. had news and discussion about inculturation. Srinivasan Jain was the anchor. Fr. Anthony Charanghat of Bombay Archdiocese, Fr. Dominic Emmanuel of Delhi Archdiocese and Swami Agnivesh took part in the discussion. Three persons outside a church were interviewed. Two were Christians. They did not…