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Model Bank Distributes Scholarships to Talented Students

Mumbai: Model Co-operative Bank Limited gave awayannual scholarships to talented children of its sharehold-ers, accountholders and staff at St Xavier EngineeringCollege auditorium, Mahim (West) here on ThursdayNovember 14 evening.

The Bank chairman Albert W D’Souza presided overthe function. Campus minister of St John Technical Col-lege and Managing Trustee of Fatima Devi High School,Malad Rev. Fr John Rumao was the chief guest presentedscholarship to 79 students on the occasion.

Flower bouquet to Rev. Fr JohnRumao, by Mr. Albert W D’Souza

The Bank’s Vice Chairman William Sequeira, direc-tors Mrs. Benedicta Rebello, Paul Nazareth, Prof. A PD’Souza, Vincent Mathias, Prem Aranha, Lazarus Menezes,Sanjay Shinde, CEO and Chief General Manager FrancisJ.A.Vas and others were present on the dais. WilliamSequeira and Vincent Mathias addressed the gathering.

Albert W. D’Souza welcomed the gathering. JaneHarindran proposed the Vote of thanks. Edward Rasquinhacompered the programme.

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Many Christians WorldwideSuffer For Their Faith — Pope

Vatican City: Many Christians worldwide suffer for their fidelity to Christ,perhaps more "today than in the first centuries . We are close to them withprayer and admiration, are brothers and sisters in the faith. Pray for them, weall pray for them", said the Pope during the Angelus today, developing on hiscomments on the Gospel passage that recounts Jesus description of "the endtimes" in Jerusalem. The Pope urged people not to place their trust in "falsemessiahs and sorcerers" who are "still" present in our world. And before he bidfarewell to the faithful "I would suggest "a special medicine, called Misericordina.The Pope is not your pharmacist, but I invite you to take this little box thatcontains the Rosary and pray: it's good for us all."

The evangelist Luke writes, says the Pope, that the speech is pro-nounced by Christ "near the temple, and he was inspired by the people whotalked about the temple and its beauty . Because it was beautiful at the time.Then Jesus said "the days will come when there will not be left a stone uponanother stone that will not be thrown down" (Lk 21:6) . Of course they ask :When will this happen? What will the signs be? But Jesus shifts the focus fromthese secondary aspects - when will it be? What will it be like? - the real issues. There are two. Firstly, do not be fooled by false messiahs and do not beparalyzed by fear. Second: live the time of waiting as a time of witness andperseverance. And we are in this time of waiting for the coming of the Lord".

Jesus' discourse, the Pope immediately adds, "is always current, evenfor us who live in the XXI century. He tells us :"Take heed that you not bedeceived . Many will come in my name" ( v. 8). It is a call to discernment, thisChristian virtue to understand the difference between the spirit of the Lord andthe spirit of evil. Even today, in fact, there are false " saviors" , who attempt tosubstitute leaders of this world, holy men , even sorcerers for Jesus, peoplewho want to attract hearts and minds, especially of young people, tothemselves. Jesus warns us: "Do not follow them". And the Lord also helpsus to not be afraid when faced with wars , revolutions , but also to naturaldisasters , epidemics, Jesus frees us from fatalism and false apocalypticvisions . "

The second aspect is a challenge for us as Christians and the Church:Jesus speaks of the painful trials and persecutions that his disciples will haveto suffer because of Him . However promises: "Not a hair of your head will

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4 25 November 2013

One of the most important daysor months of significance observed annually by the Church

Universal is WORLD COMMUNICA-TIONS MONTH in November, WorldCommunications Day being celebratedthis year on 17 November. Significantly,it was on 26 November 1971 that Fa-ther James Alberione, the Founder ofwhat has come to be known as thePauline Family, went to his rewardwhich he finally earned on 27 April2003 when Pope [since Blessed] JohnPaul II beatified him!

Alberionean initiative -Analytically, there is much of signifi-cance in this happy coincidence. Forone, at a time when the use of the useof the media was frowned upon by the

Church, Blessed James Alberione wasdeeply convinced that every mediumof communication—be it the written orprinted word, sound and light, the ra-dio, oratory, music or whatever—mis-used for evil purposes, can be used forproclaiming God’s Word by way ofpromoting Gospel values [read humanvalues]. Secondly, he chose the mostmedia savvy proclaimer of the Gospelever, viz. the Apostle Saint Paul, as thepatron of the first religious congrega-tion he founded, i.e., the Society ofSaint Paul (1914). Notably, Alberionespared no pain to tell his sons anddaughters in the Apostolate that it isPaul who was their real Founder and

Father. Indeed! Is it not on Paul’s Let-ters that the Church’s entire Theologyis based!?!

Thirdly, Alberione constantly re-minded his followers that they wereborn of the Word (and of the Eucharist).It is not difficult to see that it is the Wordthat was made flesh at the Incarnation(and in the Eucharist), it is the Word thatis expressed in every good utteranceand in every good act, it is the Wordthat the Media transmits by way of allthings nice and beautiful, bringing alivethe Genesis sentiment: “God saw thatit was good” [1:10b].

Fourthly, Alberione gave a wholenew meaning to the production and

CommunicatingThe Word

To The World

perish " ( v.18). In short , said Francis,"reminds us that we are totally in thehands of God! The adversity we meetfor our faith and our commitment to theGospel are occasions of testimony andthey should not turn us away from theLord, but force us to abandon our-selves to Him even more, to the powerof his Spirit and his grace. At this time,my thoughts and all our thoughts - let'sdo it together - go to so many Christianbrothers and sisters who suffer perse-cution because of their faith. There aremany of them, perhaps many more ofthe early centuries. Jesus is with them,and also we are united with them withour prayers and our love . We admiretheir courage and testimony. They areour brothers and sisters, who in manyparts of the world suffer for their fidelityto Jesus Christ. We send them ourheartfelt greetings and our affection. "

In the end, Jesus makes a prom-ise that is a guarantee of victory: "Byyour perseverance you will secure yourlives" ( v.19 ) . How much hope in thesewords! They are a reminder of the hopeand patience, to be able to wait for thefruits of salvation certain, confident inthe profound sense of life and of his-tory: the trials and difficulties are part ofa bigger picture , and the Lord , theLord of history, leads all to its fulfillment. Despite the turmoil and disasters thataffect the world, God's plan of good-ness and mercy will be fulfilled ! Andthis is our hope. Travelling this road,the road of God, it will be accom-plished. This message makes us re-flect on our present and gives us thestrength to face it with courage andhope , in the company of Mary, whoalways walks with us.

Immediately after the Marianprayer, the Pope pronounced his usual

Sunday greetings.Before bidding everyone farewell

, the Pope recalled the end of the Yearof Faith and announced an unusualinitiative: "I would now recommend toall of you here in the square a medicine: some people think that the Pope istrying to be a pharmacist ... It is aspecial medicine to realize the fruits ofthe Year of Faith, which is drawing to aclose. Its a medicine of 59 beadedgrains : it is a spiritual medicine calledMisericordina . It is kept in a box , whichsome volunteers will distribute as youleave the square. Take it : it is a Rosary, with which you can pray the 'chaplet ofDivine Mercy ' , pearl of our soul andspiritual help to spread love , forgive-ness and brotherhood everywhere. Donot forget to take it, because it does usgood: the heart, the soul, our whole life!I wish you all a good Sunday. Have agood lunch and good-bye . "

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Many Christians Worldwide Suffer For Their Faith — Pope(Contd.. from p. 3)

by Ladislaus LD’Souza

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sale of the various forms of communi-cation that were beginning to emerge.Teaching his adherents reverence forthe Word of God being printed, he waswont to point out that our book centreswere not commercial establishmentsbut a place where the Word meets theworld, a temple where the religiouswho serve are preachers and the salecounter a pulpit. But the profoundestdimension he added to the Mediaapostolate concerns ‘publishing-print-ing’: “For us, editorial work is not aministry, but the ministry. Our maintime is dedicated to editorial work, whileother ministries receive only fragmentsof our hours”. His assertion that “thebest decoration for an editorial room isa picture of the evangelists” serves asa sharp reminder to those directly in-volved that they are each called toevangelize. Notably, the symbols ofthe four gospel writers could well beseen as signifying the four profession-als involved in the presentation of theprinted word: ST MATTHEW: Winged Man- Incarnation. ST MARK: Winged Lion -Resurrection. ST LUKE: Winged Ox -Passion. ST JOHN: Eagle - Ascension.Undeniably, Alberione’s vision for atruly salubrious use of the print me-dium is of prime importance in today’stimes.

Brevity, the essence ofcommunication -In a world of speed when the commonman is racing against time to makeends meet and simultaneously keepabreast of what can enrich his spirit,there is what is called an economy ofwords that needs to be maintained bythose in the publishing-printingapostolate. Communicating briefly yetfully is of prime importance. We’ve of-ten heard it said that if you can say in apage (or a paragraph) all that you haveto, don’t write two pages or paragraphs;if you can say it all in a sentence, don’twrite a paragraph; and if it can be saidin a word, don’t write a sentence! Thatis where ‘editing’ comes into play.

Publishing per se involves spe-cialized strategy. Broadly, the first stepis the INCARNATION where the authorconceives and fructifies his/her idea inbook form. The next step is the RESUR-

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RECTION where the evaluator of themanuscript (MS), as far as possiblecompetent in the subject being dealtwith, makes a serious study of the workin hand, adjudging it as either fit or unfitfor publication, conscious of the factthat the published work is going to bea means of communicating the Word.Then follows the PASSION involved in‘Copy-editing’ – a task that is time con-suming and to which not everyone canclaim to be equal! The Copy-editor isone who has a powerful commandover the language and is able to effec-tively defend his/her editing of the script.As Judith Butcher avers, “Copy-editorsneed not be experts on the subject ofthe work but must be able to interestthemselves in it in order to try to putthemselves in the position of the in-tended reader” – so much in keepingwith the Pauline injunction “Whateveryou do, put your heart into it” (Col3:23a)! “The good copy-editor,”Butcher adds, “is an intelligent readerand a tactful and sensitive critic; some-one who cares enough about perfec-tion of detail to spend time checkingsmall points of consistency in some-one else’s work…..” Such perfection ofdetail cannot but involve knowing andunderstanding both the similarity ofterms as well as the difference and theiruses – e.g. aloneness and loneliness,

in hand, at hand, and on hand, ipsofacto and de facto, must needs etc.

The fourth stage is ‘Proof-read-ing’. Simple yet as important a task asthat of the Author, the Evaluator and theCopy-editor, ‘proof-reading’ may belikened to the ASCENSION. The evalu-ation and the copy-editing having beencompetently done by the respectiveprofessionals, the proof-readerdedicatedly checks the transcript toascertain whether the hard copy is ad-equate ‘proof’ of the changes and cor-rections effected by the copy-editor,before it is sent on to the department/sconcerned for further action, inconsis-tencies if any being brought promptlyto the notice of the copy-editor for thepurpose of clarification and necessaryaction.

The message matters -Implicitly, the author needs to be takeninto confidence from the very start andkept updated on the progress of theMS, the need for the kind of changesbeing made and the corrections in-volved. All this is clearly indicative oftwo very important elements, viz. cohe-sion and collaboration between theEvaluator, the Copy-editor, the Proof-reader and the Author, any semblanceof one-upmanship consigned to thedustbin where it rightly belongs, for atstake is nobody’s ego but the impor-tance of the message the given textstrives to convey and the interests ofthe reader, time being an importantconsideration. Needless to say, theauthor, the evaluator, the copy-editorand the proof-reader come through asevangelists in the apostolate of thecommunications’ media.

World Communications Daywas established by Pope PaulVI in 1967 as an annual ...guide those who tell the storyof our times through wordand image.

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100 Years ofGloria Church,

BycullaOver hundreds of parishioners,

hundreds of well wishers from otherparishes like myself and scores of nunsstepped away from their rituals lastSunday, November 10th, to take part ina groundbreaking new event. “Cente-nary Celebrations of Our Lady of GloryChurch” Byculla.

The mass led by His Eminence,Oswald Cardinal Gracias and con cel-ebrated by Bishop Felipe Neri fromGoa, Bishop Agnelo, Bishop Bosco,Bishop Savio, Fr. Rocky and otherpriests was a solemn affair. The Cardi-nal focused on “Mary & Faith” in hishomily.

The Cardinal blessed the grandlydecorated statute of’ Our Lady OfGlory’after the mass, while the melodi-ous choir rendered the rock and rollsong from the movie “Sister Act”, whichmade my evening within the church.

The stage was brightly lit up justlike a broadway set and the audiencewas informed about the state of repairsand the church history by BishopsAgnelo and Neri respectively.

The cardinal was at his jovial bestand made light banter on stage.

The highlight of the culturalprogramme was the superb musicalby local and youth from other parishestoo. It was a spectacular one called“Black and White”. All the male per-formers were with their faces paintedblack and white while the gals were intheir pretty flowery skirt and tops. It wasthe first time I witnessed a performanceof this type and it made my eveningwithin the ground. The entire show wasof high standards and the audienceloved it.

My sincere appreciation to FrRocky Banz, the Parish Priest and theentire team for the detailed and wellplanned event.

It was a first centenary celebrationof a Church for me as well for all presentexcept Bishop Neri as admitted.

Hope to see the more churchescelebrate their centenary in this fash-ion.

—Agnelo P. Rodrigues, Marine Lines.

East IndiansNeed To UniteI was happy to read a news item in

Hindustan Times of 11/11/13 titled "CityEast Indians set up forum to safeguardcommunity's interests."

I, immediately contacted Mr. OneilKini of Kalina whether he was part of theConclave in the news. He admitted hewas not part of it. Mr. Oneil is doingexcellent work with his ‘Mool East In-dian Sanghatana’, which is registeredwith government and has a name forachieving OBC status for the East Indi-ans. I attend its Annual meetings oninvitation. I find that the big leaders arealways absent and Oniel is doing'hamaali work’ alone. He should nothave ignored by the Conclave.

My point is that there are manysuch East Indians who are doing excel-lent work for the uplift of the commu-nity. If they had to come together theywould achieve any great marvells. Butthe sad fact is that they are workingindividually and infact sometimes evenagainst one one another. We need verybadly some one to bring the leadersand organisations together in atleastone loose association. Specially as theConclave held at Vile Parle by Mr. AlphyD'Souza and Alexander D'Souza andattended by Bishop John Roderigueswould achieve the goals like a reservedseat for the East Indian MunicipalCorprator in Mumbai, only with such

unity.—Fr. Michael G., Vasai.

Are We IndiansRacist?

An article in the Reader’s Digest,Sep 2013, ( In My Opinion) —India isRacist and Nobody Wants to Change,by an African American, Diepiriye Kuku,should make all of us think about thissilent crime.

Kuku relates that it was harrowingto constantly have children and adultstease, taunt, pick , poke and peer atyou from the corner of their eyes deny-ing their own humanity as well as mine.He also narrates that he was oncechallenged by a group of Delhi stu-dents to create a matrimonial adver-tisement for himself; and was subse-quently explained that he wasunmarriageable in the market due tohis race and colour. He further statedthat he was denied visas, apartments,entry to discos, kindness and courte-sies.

I would further add that we Indi-ans are also casteists. At the time ofarranged marriages, investigations andtalks are secretly conducted on whetherhe or she is first class, second classetc. Why such hypocrisy? Racism,casteism, genderism and any otherforms of discrimination must be elimi-nated from our thoughts, words andactions. As the good word clarifies:“There is no difference between Jewsand Gentiles, between slaves and freepersons, between men and women,for you are all one in union with ChristJesus” (Galatians 3:28).

—Dr Trevor Colaso, Bandra.

Catholic ..?Loving It..?

Prove It.Recently I encountered an em-

barrassing situation, where I was toldto prove that we are Catholics and thattoo on a document. As I fumbled toprove that we are Catholics, but thethoughts stirred up my mind as why wedo not have any document whichproves that we are Catholic? Though I

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There’s jubilation over the recentSupreme Court order staying its earlierorder for the demolition of some 35illegal floors built in the Campa ColaCompound. And rightly so, for thedemolition ordered stood to affect ad-versely a large number of families whowere said to have bought the illegaldwellings legally and since paid alltax dues while the perpetrators of thecriminality involved have all gonescot-free.

A close analysis of the entire casecould open a Pandora’s box of ques-tions, like: (1) Where was the Law/government/municipality when the il-legal constructions came up, whetherin the case of Campa Cola Compoundor in the case of the 50,000 buildingsthat reports say exist illegally inMumbai? (2) There are other cities inMaharashtra and across the countrywhere several such constructionshave mushroomed and continue todo so. What has the Law/government/municipality done about it or plan/s todo? (3) Were the constructions madeof papier mache or cardboard that theysprung up overnight, unnoticed by thewell-paid and heavily fed officials con-cerned, be these in the government,the municipality or among the Law fra-ternity? (4) One is happy that neither

the government (both state and Cen-tral) nor the municipality, was keen ongoing against the Supreme Courtorder for demolition. Very laudable!However, how does one explain thesubversion of the Supreme Court ver-dict in the Shah Bano case by the thenRajiv Gandhi-led Congress Govern-ment at the Centre? Hiding behind thepremise that the two matters are differ-ent and cannot be mixed does notgel! It’s a question of abiding by theverdict/order of the Supreme law en-forcer of a democratic country.

That having been said, could theChristian Chamber of Commerce andIndustry in India or any such Christianbody bring together a group ofChristians involved in the construc-tion trade to discuss ways and meansto prevent such nefarious activities andcurb the mushrooming of illegal con-structions and such other related mat-ters? And while we are at it, could wealso have a similar body formed to lookinto matters concerning the Convey-ance Deed not having been obtainedyet by Catholics living in certain dwell-ings built on land once owned by theArchdiocese and where residents inlegally formed Cooperative housingsocieties [CHS] are brazenly rebuffedas being ‘tenants’, thereby necessitat-ing unseemly court cases between CHSmembers and the Church?

The Legality AndIllegality Of It All!

tried to explain through our Baptismand marriage certificates, it was of noavail. It is nowhere written that I or anymember of my family is Catholic. Thatmeans; we are just Christians? I met afew others, who had similar experi-ences. In the west, they clearly mentionthe word ‘Catholic’ in their parish andschool letterheads.

What I am trying to say here is; asfor Indian Catholic Church, what is theharm in mentioning that we are Catho-lic? We say the Apostles’ Creed men-tioning “Holy Catholic Church” and ourPope leads the Catholic Church andwe have so many organizations andconduct so many programmes to prideourselves who we are. (Catholic andloving it- by Steve Ray) But when itcomes to our Catholic parishes andschools, it is only mentioned “Our ladyof Lourdes Church” or “St. Patrick’sChurch”, but no ‘Catholic word includedand similarly it is with our schools.While there are so many breakawaygroups from the church mushroom,but for the general public we are justChristians? Is it so?

Furthermore; today there aremany primary and secondary schoolsin the suburbs of Mumbai, Mira roadand Malwani and other states or places,run by Muslims and Hindus, bearingChristian names! And all the gulliblepublic admit their children thinking it isa Catholic school. (They even get for-eign funds) And when any bad reputa-tion arises out of such business, weCatholics are targeted as whole ‘Chris-tian’ community. Is there any exampleanywhere that any Catholics or Chris-tians running a school in Islamic orHindu deity’s name? We raise hue andcry when someone shows our faith inpoor light in movies and media. Butwhere all those voices gone when theserouge elements exploit our faith to makemillions? Are not we supposed toreact? What prevents us from beingboldly distinguished as Catholics? Ihope our religious leaders are wellaware of this issue and they need tocome up with necessary changes; tobe made in today’s scenario, which isa requirement. Can we have a solu-tion?

—George D’ Souza.Malad west

by Ladislaus L D’Souza

8 25 November 2013

Let me start by confessing that Iam a 'Signed In' member of the 'Aam Admi Party ' and hence

what I am saying below is colored bythe Cap or Badge with the Broom sym-bol, that I am now wearing.The mainquestion being asked by many, is towhy a practicing Catholic like myself,change from being a regular Congressvoter, to one who will now stop votingfor the Congress and vote for AAP? Letme try and answer this question, whichmany of my friends have asked merecently.

Corruption, the Cancereffecting the Society:

We as Christians are constantlyreminded in our churches, that weshould keep to the Commandmentsand as such lead an honest life. This isbecoming more and more difficult forus do in India these days, while we arebeing slowly engulfed by corruption.How can one be honest, when youhave to bribe someone or the otherregularly, to get even basic necessitiesof life? What do we say to our educatedkids who do not want to take up anyGovernment job, because it forces themto be corrupt? Why are most of ourbright youngsters, opting to immigrateto foreign countries like Australia,Canada, New Zealand and USA?

The Congress unfortunately overthe decades has been unable to con-trol rampant political corruption, whichhas spread now, even to the bottomrung of the administration in govern-ment departments. Many will say it isthe fountainhead of rampant corrup-tion. It is effecting all citizens who haveto deal with any Governmental depart-ment, for obtaining each and everyservice that they are entitled to as citi-zens. A time has come when the primeconcern of the common citizens, hasbecome this corrosive aspect that ef-fects their daily life. The ordinary peoplehave become aware that that substan-tial amount of money, that should gotowards looking after their day to day

needs of health, education, food, shel-ter etc., is being eaten away by some ofthe the corrupt middle men, govern-ment employees, crony capitalists,leave alone the politicians, who closelycontrol all the above corrupt persons.The only time the India Citizens, have achance to bring in a change in the waythey are governed, is when the samepoliticians approach them for their vote,once in 5 years. This is the time, whenany one concerned with the sorry stateof affairs in this Country, has to take thenecessary action to ensure his or hervote does not go to waste.

Unfortunately, the alternate op-tion that the common Citizens of India

Political Party funding is now to-tally dependent on corruption and do-nations of black money by Crony Capi-talists. No political party until now hasbeen ready to open up it's books forproper audit and RTI queries. This hasincreased the nexus between the cor-rupt politicians, government servantsand crony capitalists. The system side-lines any one trying to be honest.Though AAP has put up all the partydonations they have received to fightthe Delhi Assembly elections on theirwebsite, both BJP and Congress aretrying hard to discredit them, with afalse charge that they have been re-ceiving foreign unaccounted money. Asmall David is being attacked by twogiant Goliath's.

Hence, what has remained to votefor, is a new party such as AAP. It wasborn, because of the fight against cor-ruption by the common citizens thatshook the political parties, about a yearand half ago. It was branded 'Indiaagainst Corruption', but petered outdue to the complicity of both Congressand BJP, to sabotage the movement.Christians who want a environment ofhonesty to prevail in our Country, bycleansing of the political and adminis-tration branches of the Government ofIndia, should not only vote for AAP, butactively work for it, so that similarminded honest Citizens of India wouldalso vote for this new party.

Secularism Vs Communal-ism based Terrorism:

Terrorism based on Communal-ism is a grave danger that confrontsour Nation these days and if not con-fronted will effect the well being of theminorities like us, the Christians.Theworld has been increasingly over thelast decade, confronted by naked Ter-rorism which is based on Communal-ism. We have been exposed to what isunfortunately termed in Western Coun-tries, as Islamic Terrorism, which isbeing spread by Islamic fringe reli-

Why Should We Christians, Especially ThoseIn Delhi, Vote For The Aam Admi Party?

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have, when it comes to voting is lim-ited. BJP which was in power earlier atthe Center and is in power in the manyStates today, is presently the option.As far as corruption is concerned, it isa case of the size of corruption that isbeing spoken about. Congress beingmuch more corrupt than BJP, is theonly defense being offered to the voterby BJP. For the common citizens, theamounts of money being talked aboutare so big, that they cannot even becomprehended. The BJP has not donenothing when they were ruling at theCenter in the past, nor now where theyare ruling in the States, to do any thingto bring in effective anti- CorruptionLaws. Even the smaller regional partiesruling in the states, are not doing any-thing to have effective Lokyuktas tocontrol corruption in their states. Theyhave not lacked much behind on thecorruption scale. As a matter of factmany corrupt criminals who have casesregistered against them, are party func-tionaries with political clout in most ofthe political parties. They have evenbeen made Ministers in the Govern-ments.

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gious hard liners such as Al Qaeda andTaliban. Unfortunately for us Indiansboth these terror organizations havetheir base in the border between neigh-boring countries, Pakistan and Afghani-stan. Hence, it has not taken long forthis terrorism to spread to India, whichin any case was born earlier due to apartition with Pakistan, based on thereligious beliefs. Pakistan like most ofthe Muslim majority countries in theworld, has become an Islamic countrywith very few rights for other religiouspersons. Fortunately for India, to a greatextent due to the liberal Hindu, who forcenturies had learned to live in peacenot only with Muslims, but also withother minorities like Christians, Bud-dhists, Sikhs, Jains etc, Secularismtook root as Government policy. Thistrend over the years got strengthened,as the Young Indian got educated andwas exposed to the western liberalthinking.

Unfortunately, this Secular fabricis being threatened due to our continuosconflict with Pakistan over Kashmir,which has dragged the CommunalTerrorism across the border into India.At the same time BJP have come to aconclusion, that the only way they canget back into power, is to revive theirHindutva agenda and use it for minoritybashing. Hence terrorism based onreligion is being instigated by their partypolitical activists. All talk about eco-nomic growth and poverty eliminationis being over shadowed by argumentsregarding Secularism Vs Communal-ism. Communities are being polarizedbased on religious beliefs. Need forHindutva Terrorism to combat IslamicTerrorism, is being fed to the Citizens.Meanwhile, Congress which starts play-ing vote bank politics just before elec-tions, exposes itself of not being aSecular party, in the real sense. Con-gress keeps forgetting that to be Secu-lar, the Government should not be seento be religious.

This is a reason the minoritiessuch as Christians, who will have toface the cross fire of the above fight, willhave to find recourse of a new partysuch as the AAP, which is not commu-nal in nature and is ready to take onCorruption and rabid Communalism.Individuals could be very spiritual and

liberal about different religions, butwhen it comes to running a Govern-ment, it may work better to behave likeNehru. The face of the Governmentshould be that of an agnostic.

Centrally ControlledParties Vs Swaraj of AAP

For a democracy to function wellin a country, generally we need, twowell spread and recognized nationalparties, to be available for the voter tochoose from. This has not been avail-able in India, once the Janta Partybroke up into regional entities and BJPbeing born by the total support of Com-munal forces lead by RSS. The re-gional entities came to be totally con-trolled by different political families.Besides the state based parties thatcame into prominence, also tended tobe cast based. This is slowly erodingdemocratic principals and for morethan two decades now, the Countryhas depended on coalitions to form aNational Government. This has raisedthe political instability and constantshifting of political loyalties of politi-cians just too stay in power. Coalitioncompulsion has become an alibi, forallowing minor political parties to lootthe Nation. Congress has lost the ca-pacity of obtaining sufficient seats toform a Government at the Center byitself. The same holds true of BJP.

Unfortunately, the Congress partyhas become a totally centralized mono-lithic party, controlled by a family. Thereis no inner party democracy at all. TheNehru - Gandhi family has totally domi-nated the party and now many of thesons and daughters of the other promi-nent Congress leaders of the past, arehelping the Nehru - Gandhi family runthe Congress party on a hierarchicalfirm hold. The GOI which it runs, is alsocentrally controlled. There is hardly achance of the party producing a leadersuch as Barack Obama, to take overthe Party and GOI. Hence, there is allround frustration about this feudal formof party, that Congress has turned into,especially within the educated young-sters, that India is producing these daysin large numbers.

The national alternative unfortu-nately has turned out to be the BJP,which is being now openly controlled

by the communal RSS and it's affiliates.It came into power for the first time byopenly advocating Hindutva and build-ing of the Ram Temple at Ayodya. Inthe process it brought down a mosqueand generated a lot of religious hatred.Once in power, they also ensured theGOI was centrally controlled, as doneby the Congress. To a large extent theparty continued with similar policies,slightly tweaked to look different fromthose of Congress.

This has sprung many regional orstate based political parties, which havetried to fulfill the local needs of peoplein the concerned states and regions.unfortunately they have also turned intomonolithic family controlled parties.There is no inner party democracy.Hence all candidates put up for elec-tion by the present nationalistic andregional/ state parties, are at the whimand fancy of their supreme leaders.

AAP is now the party that haspromised to bring in inner party de-mocracy and empowerment of thepeople by the concept of Swaraj. Politi-cal decentralization will be broughtabout by grass root community partici-pation. Already for the Delhi Assemblyelections, the registered party workershave chosen their own candidate foreach of their 70 assembly seats. Theyhave drawn separate manifesto for eachof the Assembly constituency, so thattheir promises to the people of theirconstituency can be met. If by a miracleand financial support of secular andliberal Indians, AAP wins the Delhi As-sembly elections, there is nothing tostop AAP from quickly spreading acrossthe country, and people of this countryjoin AAP in large numbers. It will not bedifficult for them to find 545 top classIndians with impeccable credentials,who can ofer themselves to be electedto Indian Parliament.

The above gives a few of the rea-sons and there are many more, why allliberal and secular people in Delhishould vote for AAP and the rest like uswho want a peaceful and prosperousnation, should financially support AAP,in whatever small way we can. There isan urgent need to shake up the corruptpolitical system starting from Delhi andif we the people do not take up this rareopportunity, only we will have to takethe blame on our selves.

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Should you have a flair for writing,write articles. The know-how isnot really simple; at the same

time not impossible, as nothing is. Itake it for granted that you have the itchto write; not knowing how to commence,where to embark and what to writeabout. The desire to scribble articles isthe bug you want to master. Fairenough. Roll up your sleeves, havefaith in yourself, and form the habit ofalways completing whatever you setout to do. Be sincere ; nothing can stopan honest effort reaching the final line-and that line would be to see your ‘byline’ in print.

As with all works of themedia : remember to openyour piece with an intrigu-ing scene, sentence or inci-dent to ‘hook’ the readersinterest. There is a big dif-ference between news re-porting in front of a camera,and article writing. Keep inmind, a movie script is notalways journalistic writing. Be focusedwhen you sit down to write. You are notsending news from a war front. Therecipe for a good magazine or newspa-per article follows :

The first unwritten law in articlewriting ; do not touch upon themes youare not familiar with. Mixed messagingis the door to exclusion and rejection.Secondly, do not beat-about-the-bush;readers are not all ‘retired’ people, timeis precious. The area of journalism is awell organized complex, especially intoday’s world of underpinned politicsin a range of occupations. Write, by allmeans; take initiatives, suggest opin-ions on bureaucracy if you must, onceyou are an established scribe.

Every newspaper (regardless of itbeing a daily, weekly or bi-weekly), hasa policy to maintain. Slant your articlesto tie into the papers reader-interest.Most newspapers, and journals sup-port certain political parties. So, besensitive to their outlook. In the begin-ning, you can write general articleswith full confi-dence for chances ofacceptance.

Awareness is one of the basic

requirements in journalistic writing. Howyou handle your subject is an avenueto create more formalized methods toawareness. Observe life in all its as-pects. See the full perspective beforeyou put pen to paper or finger to key-board. Rationalize. People are not al-ways what they seem to be. The wealthof topics for recording is boundless.Always look for a new angle if you wantto write on a topical subject. Your view-point could just be what the reader iswanting. Keep your audience guess-ing.

Freelance writing mirrors your cre-ative spirit to touch upon subjects you

love. However, there arepapers and journals whoprefer to have exclusiverights to your literary effortswhen published. Alwaysread the papers you wishto get into, learn the ethicsand style of a particularpublication.

Feature articles arealways lead news and pay well. Thefeature touches upon events of the dayor times. Editors expect you to presentthem with responsible writing and asocially dynamic response to a causeor event. Avoid shadowboxing in theuse of language, and do not take thecourse of least resistance. You are freeto pledge or splurge your manuscriptwith achievable priorities. There is nocentre-left in writing a feature. Writewith sizable content, confidence, andgive it a catholic outlook.

While most of us want to write, notmany have the unleashing power toget down to it. Try sitting down at yourdesk at a fixed time each day, even ifyou have to doodle. Secondly, out ofthe blue, you could whip up a dramaticsentence, and the drive will begin. Pa-tience and determination is probablyan important factor to start with. Trytaking an idea and build on it. Onething will lead to another and beforeyou know it the article will take shape.Always remember to revise, re-readand make an effort to brush up youruse of words and phrases.

Some writers begin with having a

working title. Others start with a sen-tence. Try to do a topic which wouldexcite your reader or relate to his ownworld. Disparagingly refer to your ar-ticle as a bridge to literary success.

Most newspapers are staff-writ-ten and the freelance has a small roomfor acceptance. There are papers thatdo not pay a remuneration. Do not bediscouraged, after all, its credit to yourwork and to you, finding your ‘by line’.Perseverence often pays. The printmedia is often flexible in their rates ofpayment, often depending on the valueof your writing. In the beginning youshould not expect to reap financialrewards.

Here are a few passing hints toget you going: map out the dates ofvarious celebrations; keep watch forperformances, personalities in town,anniversaries, local news and otherupcoming events. When people talkabout something, follow it up. The bestarticles are always with clever angles towhat other people talk about or wish toknow more about. To the editor read-ership matters- and you matter to himand the circulation of his paper. So, goahead and write an article.

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T he mammoth monolith cross at StAndrew’s is so mounted that it towers upto both beckon and guide visitors.It was

so positioned that in Bandra of old it couldbeseenfrom way down theroadas a beacon to all.Today it standspartly hidden by treesin an eeriesilence proclaiming God’s chosen way of salva-tion. It is seventeen feet high carved from asingle block of stone engraved with 39 symbolsfrom the Old and New Testament. It is definitelythe largest monolith cross in Mumbai, howevermany fail toappreciate its history andsignificancein the hustle and bustle of today.

An expos’e was planned by” the MissionSONshineteam with a special veneration ser-vice on the feast of “The Exaltation of the Cross”in this “Year of Faith to bring alive the secrets ofthis treasureon 14 September.

On the Feast of the Exaltation of the Cross(or Triumph of the Cross) we honor the HolyCross by which Christ redeemed the world. Thepublic veneration of the Cross of Christ origi-nated in the fourth century, according to earlyaccounts. The miraculous discovery of the Crosson September 14, 326, by Saint Helen, motherof Constantine, while she was on a pilgrimage toJerusalem, is the origin of the tradition of cel-ebrating the Feast of the Exaltation of the Crosson this date. Emperor Constantine later built theChurch of the Holy Sepulchre on the site of herdiscovery of the cross. On this same pilgrimageshe ordered two other churches built: one inBethlehem near the Grotto of the Nativity, theother on the Mount of the Ascension, near Jerusa-lem.

In the Western Church the feast came intoprominence in the seventh century — after 629,when the Byzantine emperor Heraclius restoredthe Holy Cross to Jerusalem, after defeating thePersians who had stolen it. The feast slowly rear bottom

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spread from Jerusalem to otherchurches, until, by the year 720, thecelebration was universal. It became asymbol of triumph, as a sign of Christ’svictory over death.

The prayer service at the monolithcross wasconducted by Fr. Michael.The cross is mounted on a pedestaltwelve feet in height and originally be-longed to the College of St. Anne (thepresent location in Bandra is the BESTStationBus Depot - the original collegelong since destroyed by maraudingraids during the early Portuguese/ En-glish conflict ). It was erected in 1870 atits present location at St Andrew’sChurch. The cross is hand worked with39 hand carvedsymbols. It is thesesymbols which held the secrets ofstoryline captions over the years. Fr.Michael conducted aveneration ser-vice outdoors after which all followed infervent processionto unlock its secretsin church.

Fr. Magi useda PowerPoint pre-sentation to enlighten all on the varioustypes of Crosses and their representa-tion. The Latin Cross which is emptyreminds us of the resurrection and hopeof Eternal Life, the St. George Crossappears on flags, emblems and coat ofarms, the Canterbury Cross is used tosymbolise the Christian Faith, theJerusalem Cross, the Greek Cross, theCoptic Cross, St. Anthony’s .the TauCross, St. Thomas Cross, etc. The pre-sentation also detailed the many coun-tries that depict and incorporate crosseson their national flags, like Great Brit-ain, Finland, Denmark, Norway, Swe-den, Scotland and Jamaica makingthe cross a highflying symbol today .

A detailed insight to the 39 sym-

bols on the Monolith Cross and itshistory was explained during the pre-sentation. Martyr symbols (torture sym-bols) like the whip, pincers, sword, andhammer are engraved on the front crossbeam. Passion Symbols like INRI,hyissop, spear, crown of thorns, pitcher,lantern, seamless coat, hand of Judasstretched out in betrayal, chalice, whip-ping post are depicted on the frontbeam. The back cross beam has sym-bols of an eagle referring to the ApostleJohn who had glimpses of heavenlythings as described in the Book ofRevelation, the Sun- symbol of Jesus,the True Son, Mirror – a symbol forMary reflecting the True Son and proph-ecy, staircase reference to Jacob’sdream andladder - Jesus refers himselfto a ladder inJohn, a “stairs” that linksman and God. The back beam hadsymbols of a walled city - a Church onEarth symbolizing stability and protec-tion, Temple – God is with us, Fortress/Watch Tower- Strength in God, Gardenof Eden, a banana tree, squirrel – Chris-tians busying themselves mediatingthemselves on heavenly things. Thepresentation unlocked the secrets ofsymbolsthanks to Doug Gray, thesymbologist. Our grateful thanksto Mr. Christopher Curry and Mr. ConradGonsalvesfor insights to unlock themany secrets of this treasure.

Special thanks to Fr. Miichaeland Fr.Magi who helped us understand thegreatness of the Feast and unveil thetrue meaning of The Cross — becauseof what it represents — it will alwaysremain a treasure , — the most univer-sal and potent symbol of our Christianfaith.

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Lawman warns of possible organized crime threat to popeRome: Pope Francis could be at riskfrom the ‘Ndrangheta organized crimeorganization, according to a leadinganti-mob prosecutor who has himselfbeen the target of threats from themafia.

Nicola Gratteri, 55, a state pros-

ecutor in the southern Italian region ofCalabria, where the ‘Ndrangheta is mostactive, said the pope’s effort to reformthe church is making the ‘Ndrangheta“very nervous.”

The organization is consideredby experts in Italy to be the most dan-

gerous, most unified and most difficultto penetrate mafia-type organization inthe country.

“I cannot say if the organization isin a position to do something like this,but they are dangerous and it is worthreflecting on,” Gratteri warned. “If thegodfathers can find a way to stop him,they will seriously consider it.

“Those who have up until nowprofited from the influence and wealthdrawn from the church are getting verynervous,” he added. “For many years,the mafia has laundered money andmade investments with the complicityof the church. But now the pope isdismantling the poles of economicpower in the Vatican, and that is dan-gerous.”

Gratteri noted that in southern Italyorganized crime figures have strongand high-profile relationships with lo-cal church leaders, who help give thecrime figures legitimacy.

He also said most Italian mob-sters are practicing Catholics, despitetheir violent activities.

“A gunman from the ‘Ndranghetawill pray and kiss his rosary beforeshooting someone,” said Gratteri, whohas been under police protectionagainst the mob since the 1980s.

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These days many deaf and hard of hearing learn to interpret, what is saidby watching the lips of the speaker. Hearing aids are also being used more andmore these days.

How are Deaf-mutes taught to speak?It was not before six-

teenth century, an Italiandoctor named JeromeCardan got the idea ofteaching deaf-mutesthrough written charac-ters. As a result of hiswork finger alphabetswere developed, similarto the finger alphabetsused today. With the help

of finger alphabets, a deaf-mute makes theletters with his fingers and spells out words.He also depends on sign language. Manyteachers of deaf-mutes prefer to teach by 'Oralinstruction'. In this method the deaf are taughtto understand what is spoken to them, andeven to speak themselves.

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Ram-Leela

Movie reviewby Minal Fernandes

world Benegal created, every back-drop was intricately thought out andartistically apt. The casting was amaz-ing, the men lived by the sword or morelike the gun and died by it, whilst be-hind every gun toting man was a strongand sensible woman. The strongestwas baa (butch maa), who bought ashiver into her portrayal of a don, wor-shipped and feared - a true godmother.Deepika was just amazing, she was

Shakespeare justgot schooledB o l l y w o o d

ishstyle, Ram-leela theIndian Romeo and Julietexudes the passion, thecolour explosion, thesexual tension, - in sucha crude yet classy way,leaving you with a sen-sory overdrive that adrink may not quench.The guns blaze, thedhols play, the colorsmagnify - this is an ab-solutely sensationalmasterpiece. I loved the

Veerapan. You feel thelove, the pain, the an-ger, your heart wrenchesfor him when he is sepa-rated from leela - he is amost unwilling don froma playful guy sellingporn. Their passion tran-scends beyond thescreen and you pray thatthese star crossed lov-ers do find their 'happyending'.The film boughtthe theatrical opulenceof Baz Luhrman in trueIndian style and added50 shades of Colour to

make it one epic film and a must watch.

DO YOU KNOW?

Invention ofTraffic Light

On 10 December 1868, the firsttraffic lights were installed outsidethe British Houses of ParliamentStreet. They were promoted by therailway engineer J. P. Knight andconstructed by the railway signalengineers of Saxby & Farmer. Thedesign combined three semaphorearms with red and green gas lampsfor night-time use on a pillar, oper-ated by a police constable. The gaslantern was turned with a lever at itsbase so that the appropriate lightfaced traffic.

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A Christmas CallingA call to follow the leader

A call to be perfect and complete

It is soon going to be Christmas Time,The season when God calls us to stop pampering ourselves,Shut our eyes so tempted to never - ending greedy needs,And exert self-control over ourselves,For spiritual growth and external Reward.So let us follow Our Leader with godly love,Sacrificing our cravings, for the tearful have-nots.

OUR LEADER - THE GREAT ARCHANGEL OF LOVE,Landed on earth 77 years ago,And we knew him not.On 17th December 2013,A flock of 1.2 billion,Will be imploring for birthday Blessings,From the Father, Son and Holy Spirit,Our Blessed Mother Mary.And all Heaven,For our Beloved Shepherd,Holy Father Pope Francis,Whose 77th Birthday falls that day.

What a birthday to celebrate!With hearts of gratitude,For the arrival of this MIGHTY WORLD CHANGER,Who stuns us,With his dashing spirit of service,Of thoughtfulness, concern and humility.Burning with zeal for the Lord.So vibrant is his beautiful Soul,That he could shed tears,Sharing with compassion,The plight of those who seep.So magnanimous is his love for his sheep!

To-day he shines as the Morning Star,To brighten dark days of a sick world,His hands of love seek no rest,For before him lies a blind, thoughtless, tainted world,Bunk and soaked in the abyss of sin and pain,And when nobody cares to open those eyes,He cares and dares to do so.

This model of humanity,Has fallen madly in love with tear-filled eyesAnd embraces with deepest compassion,The broken-hearted, the poorest, the weakest,The least important, the hungry, the thirsty,The stranger, the naked, the sickAnd those in prison.He aims at seeing an overhaul in the Church,Bringing it closer to ordinary people.What enlightenment!He calls us never to brag,But to be tolerant and forgiving,And to always wear the smile of joy,That comes from within.What an example!How we love you Pope Francis!Our constant prayers for your needsAnd never ending Birthday BlessingsThis Birthday, this Christmas and Always

—Ella Almeida(Also 77 years)

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I like watching cooking shows, Ihave notice one thing in common withthe chefs they have a very good knifeskills, Well, I guess it comes with thejob. A chef should know which knife touse for a particular job, how to use theselected knife safely and efficiently andalso how to maintain it.

Knives have many different pur-poses and have been designed ac-cordingly in different shapes and sizes.

Here is a list of different types ofknives and their uses. So open yourkitchen drawer and see if you havethese knives.

Paring knife - Every kitchen shouldhave a paring knife. A multipurposeknife used for small jobs such as top-ping and tailing vegetables, removingskins from onions and preparing smallfruits.

Turning knife – You won’t always findthese in home kitchen but an essentialif you are making a unique style pre-sentation. A turning knife has a verysmall curved blade designed to ‘turn”vegetables into a barrel shape for pre-sentation purposes.

Filleting knife – a filleting knife has amedium-length blade that is narrowand flexible so it can bend while run-ning along the bone structure of fish,particularly flat fish.

Boning knife - A boning knife has ashort to medium blade that is pointedat the end. It should be strong andrigid, not flexible like a filleting knife.The point is designed to get close tobones and cut away the meat.

General chef’s knife – This is myfavourite knife. It is a multi-purposeknife. It can be used on many differentcommodities such as vegetables, fruits,meat and poultry.

The knife can be used across avariety of cutting techniques, includingchopping, dicing shredding and slic-ing.

Palette knife – I don’t know why it is call

a knife but this knife is not designed forcutting purposes. It is blunt but flexible,it is used for manoeuvring around trickysituations. For example: it is used toturn items over during the cooking pro-cess for example sautéed potatoes. Itis also used for lifting food from the panto plate.

The second use is spreading,

for example butter to bread, cream to acake. A palette knife is usually fairlylong, although they vary quite a lot inlength and is flexible so it can getunderneath food items.

Carving knife - it has a long, thin blade,the knife should be very sharp to en-sure neat, accurate and efficient cut-ting.

It usually comes with a carvingfork which is larger and stronger than astandard fork. It is designed to supportthe meats while they are being carved.

Serrated knife - This knife comes with

serrated edges are designed to slicecertain foods like bread or vegetableswith firm skins such as tomatoes andcapsicums. Serrated knife have a longthin blade to assist in the sawing typemotion required when slicing.

Reminder- Knife SafetyKnives are particularly dangerouspieces of equipment if used incorrectly,however they are essential item foranyone working in the kitchen. Hereare some reminders :

* Always place a knife on the bench togive to another person, rather thatpass it by hand to the person.

* Never hold knives in the air or holdthem with fingers overlapping thecutting zone.

* Don't use the knife as a screwdriver or

can opener.* Don't wave a knife around, point with

it or turn around with it in your hand.Place on the bench and then turn totalk to others.

* Never transport food on the blade ofa knife.

* Never leave knives in sinks or underitems. Blades are a hazards whennot in a visual range.

* Always keep the knives separate andindividually contained, wrapped orheld with the point of the knives se-cured, this includes in your toolboxor even in the picnic basket. Neverhide knives under anything.

Different Types Of Kitchen Knives And Their Uses

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InspirInspirInspirInspirInspiration!ation!ation!ation!ation! LaughterLaughterLaughterLaughterLaughter

The new family in theneighbourhood overslept andtheir six-year-old daughtermissed her school bus. Her fa-ther had to drive her. Since hedid not know the way, he saidthat she would have to directhim to the school. They rodeseveral blocks before she toldhim to turn left, several morebefore she indicated a right turn.This went on for 20 minutes - left,right, right, left - but they finallyreached the school. Then herfather realised they were onlyfive blocks from home.

Much annoyed, the fatherasked his daughter why she'dled him around in such a circle

"That's the way the schoolbus goes, Daddy, It's the onlyway I know."

Having negative thoughts play outlike a movie can only bring you pain,something that I’ve experiencedmany times throughout life. Nega-tive thoughts drain you of energy andkeep you from being in the presentmoment.

The more you give in to your negativethoughts, the stronger they become.That’s what one small negativethought can turn into: a huge, speed-ing ball of ugliness. On the contrary,a small positive thought can have thesame effect blossoming into a beau-tiful outcome.

When we start to have negativethoughts, it’s hard to stop them. Andit’s much easier said than done toshift your focus to positive thoughts.But, it’s the only way—especially ifyou want to avoid going down a paththat is painful and unnecessary. Hereare things help you to overcome yournegative thoughts :

1. Meditate.Meditation is very relaxing whichhelps ease mind. Meditation helps

you stay present to my experience, itbrings you back to the now the onlymoment, the most important moment.

2. Smile.Bring yourself in front of a mirror andforce yourself to smile. It really doeshelp change your mood and relievestress. You also feel lighter and happy.

3. Surround yourself withpositive people.Surround yourself with people whomake you happy. People who makeyou laugh, who help you when you're inneed. When you’re stuck in a negativespiral, talk to people who can put thingsinto perspective and won’t feed yournegative thinking.

4. Change the tone of yourthoughts from negative topositive.For example, instead of thinking "Weare going to have a hard time adjustingto our living situation", replace that with"We will face some challenges in ourliving situation, but we will come upwith solutions that we will both be happywith."

6. Help someone.Take the focus away from you and dosomething nice for another person. Itwill take your mind off of things you willfeel better for helping someone else.

7. Remember that no one isperfect and let yourself moveforward.It’s easy to dwell on your mistakes. Theonly thing you can do now is learn fromyour mistakes and move forward.

Watch your thoughts, they become words.Watch your words, they become actions.Watch your actions, they become habits.Watch your habits, they become your character.Watch your character, it becomes your destiny.

Overcome Negative Thoughts

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MATRIMONIALSMUMBAI : East Indian Roman Catho-lic Bachelor, aged 37 years, Ht. 5’ 7”,Wt.62 kgs, Fair Complexion, Edn.B.Sc. + Degree from USA, workingas a Software Engineer, vistingMumbai shortly. Seeks a good look-ing, educated girl willing to settle USA.Contact email : ryan13in@yahoo.comOR 28929509 (Regd. No. 5993)MUMBAI : Goan Roman CatholicBachelor, aged 35 years, Ht. 6’ 4”,Wt.80 kgs, Wheatsih Complexion,Edn. 8th Std., Working as an Asst. ACTechnician. Seeks a understandingand homely girl. Contact : 9022935415/ 9819257399 (Regd. No. 5992)MUMBAI : Mangalorean RomanCatholic Divorcee, aged 30 years, Ht.5’ 5”, Wt.57 kgs, Wheatsih Complex-ion, Edn. Graduate, having own busi-ness and accommodation. Only child.Seeks a understanding, honest girl.Contact email :livewide@gmail.com OR 8652878111(Regd. No. 5989)MUMBAI : Goan Roman CatholicBachelor, aged 33 years, Ht. 5’ 7”,Wt.69 kgs, Fair Complexion, Edn. B.E.(Mech.) working as a Mechanical En-gineer. Contact email.:avalon.inbox@yahoo.co.in OR9890892847 (Regd. No. 5985)MUMBAI : Mangalorean RomanCatholic Bachelor, aged 30 years, Ht.5’ 6”, Wt. 59 kgs, Wheatish Complexion, Edn. B.Com., D.C.A., work-ing as an Accountant. Seeks a suit-able match. Contcat email :fern_sunil@rediffmail.com OR9029694973 (Regd. No. 5984)MUMBAI : Goan Roman CatholicBachelor, aged 31 years, Ht. 5’ 11”,Wheatish Complexion, Edn. B.Sc.,I.T., & Dip. in Elect. Engg., workingas an Assistant Manager (Technical)Only Child. Contact email :noel.pereira83@gmail.comOR 9820561856 (Regd. No. 5983)MUMBAI : Mangalorean RomanCatholic Bachelor, aged 26 years, Ht.5’ 11”, Fair Complexion, Edn. B.Com.,MBA, Seeks a Sales Director, Only

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Child. Seeks a humble, god fearing,kind, Ht. above 5’ 2”, age below 26years. Contact email :natashadevelopers@aol.in OR9820092761 (Regd. No. 5981)U.S.A. : Universtiy Professor, USA,Fair Complexion, 5’ 7”, age 45 years,Protestant Bachelor, Seeks a welleducated, fair complexioned girl be-low 40 years, Contact emailmddav2009@yahoo.com OR9869061597. (Regd. No. 5978)MUMBAI : Mangalorean RC Bachelor,aged 31 years, Ht. 5’ 9”, WheatishComplexion, Edn. B.Com., + Dip. inManagement, working as a Managerin Private Sector. Contact email :noelpinto@hotmailcom OR9029462583 (Regd. No. 5969)MUMBAI : RC Bachelor, aged 42years, Ht. 5’ 7”, Wheatish Complex-ion, Edn. B.Com., M.A., (Diploma inJournalism from UK); working as aFreelance Journalist. Seeks a suitable& compatible match from India/Abroad, He might travel abroad forwork. Contact email :basitfaith2013@rediffmail.com /faithbasit8@rediffmail.com OR9221394374 (Regd. No. 5968)MUMBAI : RC Bachelor, aged 27years, Ht. 5’ 8”, Wt. 65 kgs, WheatishComplexion, Edn. B.E. (I.T.), workingas a Net Work Engineer abroad. Seeksa slim, fair, beautiful, educated girl be-low 26 years. Contact email :pjswamy@gmail.com OR9324312605 (Regd. No. 5963)MUMBAI : Mangalorean RC Bachelor,aged 29 years, Ht. 5’ 6”, Wt. 72 kgs,Fair Complexion, Edn. MCA workingas a Software Engineer. Seeks a welleducated girl. Contact email :pravinserrao@gmail.com OR Tel.:0251-2680956 (Regd. No. 5960)MUMBAI : Mangalorean RC Divorcee,

age 31 years, Ht. 5’ 10”, Wt. 82 kgs,Fair Complexion, Edn. HSC., workingas a Cargo handling assistant in Air-line in Dubai. Contact email :julmich_2001@yahoo.co.in OR9819452164 (Regd. No. 5957)MUMBAI : Karware Goan RC Bach-elor, age 38 years, Ht. 5’ 5”, Wt. 54kgs, Wheatish Complexion, Edn. 10thStd., working on Rigs as a CruiseMember. Contact Mob. 8879137735(Regd. No. 5952)MUMBAI : Parents of Goan RC Bach-elor, DOB 1974, 5’ 9”, P.hD (U.S.A.),working in US, seeks alliance fromR.C. spinster. Send details and recentfull size photograph to :dfr472121@gmail.com (Regd. No.5950)MUMBAI : Goan RC Bachelor, age39 years, Ht. 5’ 7”, Wt. 75 kgs,Wheatish Complexion, Edn. XII Std.,Working as a Gen. Steward in Ship.Seeks a Goan girl below 32 years.Contact email :fatima16jones@gmail.com OR26671289 / 9969488673 (Regd. No.5949)BANGALORE : Mangalorean Catho-lic parents based in Bangalore, seekalliance for son 31/5’8”, slim, B.E.Bangalore, double Masters USA,working in USA, from God fearing,good looking, slim, MangaloreanCatholic spinster, preferably IT pro-fessional working in USA, age below29. Contact email :pgzmonteiro@yahoo.com Or Mob.:9845417838. (Regd. No. 5940)

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MATRIMONIALSKOLHAPUR : Goan Roman CatholicSpinster, aged 25 years, Ht. 5’ 7”, Wt.52 kgs, Wheatish Complexion, Edn.MBA (HR), MBA (System), Lecturer byprofession. Seeks a well educatedwith good family background. Contactemail : srm13_serin@yahoo.com OR9226088408 / 9226944426 (Regd.No. 5991)QATAR : R.C. Spinster, age 27, Ht.5’ 6”, MBA, working in Qatar for an OilCompany along with her family, seeksalliance from tall, well educated bach-elors, having strong catholic values.If interested please write to email:vanspereira25@gmail.com (Regd.No. 5990)MUMBAI : Mangalorean RomanCatholic Spinster, aged 25 years, Ht.5’ 4”, Wt. 54 kgs, Wheatish Complex-ion, Edn. B.A., working as a Finan-cial Analyst in MNC. Seeks a suitablematch. Contact email :natasha_serrao19@yahoo.com OR9619522154 / 9969114346 (Regd.No. 5988)Poona : Roman Catholic Spinster,aged 32 years, Ht. 5’ 2”, Wt. 55 kgs,Fair Complexion, Beautiful, Edn. B.A.,B.Ed., PG D.P.M. working as a HRExecutive. Contact email :pravdoll@gmail.com OR 9765411451/ 9881201988 (Regd. No. 5987)HARYANA : Goan Roman CatholicDivorcee, aged 41 years, Ht. 5’ 1”, Wt.56 kgs, Wheatish Complexion, Edn.MBA, working as a Sr. HR Consult-ant. Seeks a suitable match. Contactemail : d.dsouza@metso.com OR9899501960 (Regd. No. 5986)MUMBAI : RC Mangalorean Spinster,M.Com/MBA (Finance) 27 / 5’2”, tal-ented, with strong family values & fromrespectable family, working for a bankin Mumbai. Seeks well qualified boyupto 32, reply with recent photo & full

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details to email:smileangel378@yahoo.com OR9920424282 (Regd. No. 5962)MUMBAI : Mangalorean R.C. parents,invite alliance for their daughter 26years, 5’ 4”, fair, good looking, B.Com.,working as an H.R. marriage annulled,from qualified settled bachelor age upto34 years, Contact email :orchidsunrise12@gmail.com (Regd.No. 5918)MUMBAI : Goan Roman CatholicSpinster aged 29 years, Ht. 5’ 5”, Wt.68 kgs, Wheatsish Complexion, Edn.MBA (Finance) working as a ResearchAssistant in Pvt. Sector. Contact email: roshan.gomendes@yahoo.co.in OR9167140184 (Regd. No. 5938)MUMBAI : Mangalorean RomanCatholic Spinster aged 24 years, Ht. 5’8”, Wt. 60 kgs, Fair Complexion, Edn.BMS in Marketing, MBA in Retail Man-agement, Working in Retail Sector.Contact email :aarikhalws99@gmail.com OR9930672317 (Regd. No. 5933)MUMBAI : Mangalorean RomanCatholic Spinster aged 33 years, Ht.5’, Wt. 62 kgs, Fair Complexion, Edn.B.A., PGDBM, Working as a HR Man-ager. Contact email:lumfers1954@hotmail.com OR9819352481 (Regd. No. 5932)KUWAIT : Mangalorean RomanCatholic Spinster aged 33 years, Ht. 5’5”, Wt. 58 kgs, Fair Complexion, Edn.B.Com., Computer, Finance, BankingMarketing Course & Airlines Coursecompleted, employed as a Travel Co-ordinator in Kuwait. Seeks a groompreferable working in Kuwait. ContactEmail : lucy777p@gmail.com OR00965-65686358 (Regd. No. 5488)MUMBAI : Mangalorean RomanCatholic parents of spinster daughter1973 born, 5’ 4 1/2” tall, fair complexionwith qualifications of B.Com (Mum),two Post Graduate Degrees in Man-agement, and two diplomas in I.T. andComputer, working in good position.Looking out for a qualified and profes-sional well settled bachelor with goodfamily background in Mumbai or

abroad upto 45 years. Kindly applywith recent photo and full details ei-ther to Email :bellwethether77@yahoo.com or callmobile No. 9892700617. (Regd. No.5441)MUMBAI : RC Spinster, East Indian,Fair Complexion, Sincere, Homely,Edn. B.A., aged 47 years, Ht. 5’ 2”,Hobbies/Occupn/Profsn in CreativeArt work. Seeks a suitable life Part-ner-Reliable, Sincere, Working, Sac-rificing & Supportive. If interestedContact 8-30 p.m. to 10 p.m. Dial25372060 (Regd. No. 5662)

Parents of R.C. MangaloreanSpinster, 32 years age, Ht. 5’4”, Wheatish Complexion,B.Engg. Mumbai University,software Engineer, workingabroad (E.U.) since 5 years,seeks the alliance from wellqualified R.C. Bachelorspreferably Mangaloreans /Goans with sound health andgood family backgrounds.Age around 32-36 years. Re-location / transfer possible.Available for personal con-tact from 20-12-2013 till midJanuary.

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22 25 November 2013

Many high school students feelthat they need to have theirwhole lives planned out be-

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Udupi : Milagres College, Kallianpur near here securedtwo ranks which declared officially by Mangalore Univer-sity for the academic year 2012/13.

Anusha Monteiro secured Second Rank in Final B.Sc.,while Sr. Tina Mascarenhas secured Seventh Rank inFinal B.Sc., and Jyostna Mathew Jacob MSW 6th Rank

For the successive five years Milagres College securingRanks in Mangalore University besides 100% results indepartment of B.Sc.,as well. Head in the Department ofPhysics as well as Dean of Science in Milagres CollegeDr. Gerald Pinto and his team successively leading thedepartment with great success of the students. Dr. GeraldPinto also the in charge of Placements of the students ofthe college as well as Co-ordinator of Career GuidanceCell of Milagres College.

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Most Rev. Lawrence Saldanha Emeritus Archbishop of LahoreDiocese paid a visit to Samanvaya-CherYsh Women Employ-ment Skill Centre at Vijayadka Church School Campus onNovember 15th at his arrival to Mangalore. He was delightedat the cohesive work culture of the trained women who havestarted production and marketing at the back up ofSamanvaya and CherYsh organisations. He praised thecommitted work of Samanvaya and CherYsh amidst thepoor, marginalised women and blessed all the neo-tailoringand embroidery women. Rev. Fr Michael Mascarenhas Par-ish Preist of Vijayadaka, Rev. Dr Ronald Cutinha Director ofSamanvaya, Ms. Shirley Saldanha sister of the Archbishop,Sr Mabel D’souza, UFS Project Co-ordinator of Samanvayaand Sr Luciana UFS were present on the occasion. 24 skilledwomen are working at the centre and earning their livelihood.

Mira Fest-2013St. Joseph Church, Mira Road, hadorganized Mira Fest 2013 from Nov. 3– 10, 2013, a eight day festival. TheFest was an evening of fun, excitementand participation. People from all walksof life participated with their family andfriends for some “funspiration”. Thiswas one of the largest eight day festwhich was being organized in the cityof Mumbai, visited by thousands. Withan aim of fostering harmony and good-will among people of all faiths. Variouscompetitions such as Prince and Prin-cess, King and Queen, Singing, Danc-ing, Mad Ads, Drawing, Fancy Dressetc., for different age groups gave alarge platform for every single artist toshowcase his/her talent. The compe-titions promised to be a pleasurableexperience for the competitors as wellas the adjudicators.

Milagres College, Udupi -Kallianpur Rank Holders

AnushaMonteiro

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Jyostna MathewJacob

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