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Model Co-op. Bank Ltd., held its customer meet on Friday, 13th February 2015 at Hotel Kohinoor Continental,Andheri East, Mumbai. It was attended by over 300 depositors, account holders and borrowers, etc. The ChairmanMr. Albert W. D'Souza, welcomed and addressed the gathering. Others spoke on the occasion are Mr. John D'Silva,Mr. William Sequeira, Mr. Vincent Mathias, and General Manager Mr. Francis Vaz. The programme is comperedby Additional Gen. Manager Mr. Herold M. Serrao. Many customers from the audience also expressed the excellentservice by the bank and gave suggestions for improvements. Mr. William D'Souza, Addl. Gen. Manager proposedVote of Thanks. This financial institution will celebrate its centenary celebration next year 2016.

In India "the situation of freedom of expression and thought is worsening day by day.And the worst thing is that those respon-

sible for this decline are the security forces,and academic institutions, that should protectit. The pressure from the government, whicheven wants to 'Hinduize' education, has be-come unsustainable", denounces I ArunFerreira, a Dalits and tribals activist toAsiaNews. The activist was prevented frompresenting his book in a University of Mumbai.

Imprisoned for four years on false charges, from 2007 to2011, he was repeatedly the victim of torture in prison. Re-leased and cleared of all charges, he has written a book -["Colours of the Cage", which can be found here ed] - whichtells the story of a prisoner sentenced to life imprisonment whohas spent several decades in prison.

The text is a denunciation of the prison and legal system,and the general climate of political intolerance of contempo-rary India. The story is that of a fellow prisoner, a Muslimserving a life sentence. Ferreira highlights the discriminationsuffered by religious minorities, the ideological abuse and

violence not only from guards, but also of theother prisoners. All themes, he tells AsiaNews,"unwelcome to the current government."Invited by the Tata Institute of Social Sci-

ences in Mumbai to present the book in theafternoon of 11 February, Ferreira was warnedat the last minute of the cancellation of theevent. The students who had contacted himexplained that the police had entered thecampus that morning and said that the activist"is under investigation on suspicion of being

a Maoist" and therefore could not speak in public. Accusa-tions, the man emphasizes, that are "completely false."

What happened, he says, "is unfortunately not an iso-lated case. Directors and Deans of prestigious academicinstitutions throughout the country are being forced by thevarious wings of the State to tow a totalitarian line whichcrushes dissent, freedom of speech etc. Much of this is linkedto the new government at the center and in Maharashtra. Forthis government changing the syllabii in education,sankritisation, etc are extremely important parts of their agenda."

Mumbai, Dalit activist Arun Ferreira thrown out of university

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India-Pakistan Matches: Just A Sport?by Varun Ramesh

The over-hyped ICC World Cup 2015 Indo-Pak cricket match has justcome to its usual end with India winning.

In the midst of the jubilations of defeating our “rival” country, let’s take a coupleof minutes off and take a look at how Indians (and Pakistanis) feel about thesport.

One may feel otherwise, but I think India heaves a collective sigh when a cricketmatch with Pakistan is drawn up. The cricket match is not just another sport.It is a much needed outlet for both the sides to channelize their unbridledaggression against each other without the threat of nuclear annihilation.

The first India-Pakistan cricket match was held in the, still sore, aftermath of thePartition in 1952. The two sides seemed natural rivals on the pitch as pressurebegan mounting on both them. Perhaps the players, then, were not accus-tomed to the meta-soldier roles their nations expected of them – the first few testseries commonly saw highly defensive playing that resulted in more draws thanwins. Though it was not long ago that the two teams were one, the players oftengot rattled by the crowd’s fury when they lost a match.

Of course, since then the matches have grown positively electric. Players enterthe pitch as gladiators stepped into the ring – aware that they could eitherperform or (watch their careers) die.

Cricket diplomacy became a tool for the leaders of both countries, as theyfound the ringside seats, a good place to restart engagement with each other.An engagement that was often cancelled in the wake of wars or terrorist attacks,as well as matches between the two.

Indeed, an Indo-Pak match is actually best enjoyed with an Indian and aPakistani, for the added humanity of being face to face with your rival in fandom.At a newspaper office in Saudi Arabia, many years ago, both sides wouldseparate and watch it huddled against their own TV’s, each trying to out-cheerthe other. At a country where Indians and Pakistanis struggle alike to make a

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living and return remittances to their families at home,violent demonstration of jingoism is no option. So, the losingside buys the winning side a plate of Biriyani, and everybodyfeasts in the end.

The Indian cricket team has a personal spot in the heart ofthe common man.

For, whenever the times have been bad; the economygloomy and leadership in shambles, and little in the way ofhope for the country’s stable and successful future – thendid the men in blue walk out to the pitch and truly won it forus. 1986 and 2011 were not high points for India, but theywere moments when world cup victories tasted the sweet-est.

In Pakistan too, people must be glued to their TV sets,hoping against hope for some hope on the pitch, if nowhereelse.

In a first for the PMO, Prime Minister Modi had individualtweets of encouragement for each player in the IndianCricket team on Thursday. It was the most tweets he’d givento a single topic on Thursday, out shadowing his meetingwith the US Treasury Secretary and the controversy over atemple being built in his name. Clearly, the recent Indo-Pakistan World Cup match was not just a sport, like always.

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“Holy Spirit, thou who makes me see every-thing and shows me the way to reach theideal. You who gives me the divine gift toforgive and forget the wrong that is done tome and are in all instances in my life with me.I, in this short dialogue want to thank you andconfirm from you once more that never wantto be separated from you, no matter howgreat the material desire may be. I want to bewith you and my loved ones in your per-petual glory. Amen”.

— Adrian FerrieraMalad, Marve

PRAYER TO THEHOLY SPIRIT

Catholic priest falls intograve at burial in Brazil

Brazil – A Catholic priest fell into a grave while praying at theburial of one of his parishioners in central-western Brazil,police say.

A police statement on Tuesday said the Reverend AlexNovais de Brito reported that as he was praying over thecoffin at a cemetery near Brasilia, the ground suddenly gaveway and he and three others at the funeral service fell into thegrave.

No one was seriously hurt.Police said they were investigating what caused the

ground to give way during the service Saturday. They didnot provide further information, reported the new zealandherald.

The priest was not immediately available for commentbut he was quoted as saying the incident “ruined themoment”.

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Congratulations to thepeople of Delhi for foresee-ing future.

This was what came to my mindwhen news flashed on the T.Vscreen, “Broom storm sweeps

Delhi” as the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)registered a massive victory in Delhistate elections on Feb 10

Media vied with each other to givepresent the news in different ways,forms and versions such as landslideand tsunami.

Great! A huge, a very huge unimagin-able result, indeed.

Finally people’s cry was made visibleand it led to abundant fruit. Once againpeople have proven their belief andtrust in our political system. They tooka step forward in the right direction,giving a fledgling party high marginvictory.

Modism has come to an end, not fullybut partially. This is really called “Uturn” or return or over turn.”

Anyway it brought smile on the faces ofmillions of people around the worldand in Delhi in particular. This will be abeginning, beginning of new era.

As history was being written in thenational capital, I remembered thewords of my master, Jesus: “Take care;be on your guard against the yeast ofthe Pharisees and Sadducees (Mt16:6).”

The verdict is a blessing from above forall specially Christians in Delhi. Five oftheir places of worship were vandal-ized in just two months and when theytried to protest peacefully, they werebundled into police vehicles and takento police stations. It made them feel likesecond class citizens, who have noright to protest injustice.

They can now breathe peacefully. Theiranxieties, fear and threats have sub-sided a bit. But be careful, “Be as cleveras serpent and as simple as dove.”This is also a warning for priests/Reli-gious throughout the world particularlyin India.

Arvind Kejriwal, Delhi’s Chief Minister-elect, is a down-to-earth person, withnot much experience, basics, or wideknowledge. But his simplicity, simpleapproach, simple living and giving boremuch fruit, fruit in abundance.

Kejriwal’s victory teaches us that any-one, even priests and nuns, can makea big difference even if they are small innumber, but have the heart to joinhands.

Let us wait and see a new pattern andanew form emerging in the Indian po-litical scenario as described in the bookof Revelation, “The new heaven andthe new earth” (Revelation 21:-4), likeone shepherd and one flock.

The Shepherd will wipe away all tearsfrom people’s eyes. So be happy andcontented people who silently sufferfor good causes and others who takeadvantages of them.

The Gospel says, “Whatever is cov-ered up will be uncovered” (Lk: 12:2),

and every secret will be made known.”

Everything will be brought to the broadlight, so don’t get panic or worry aboutthe decline of vocations or death ofreligious life. If God had started it, it willcontinue until the end of the world.

Pope Francis has given the clarion call:Wake up World.” Let us be witnesses ofdoing things in different ways, It ispossible to live differently in this world.Although we are small in number, wecan be like dough in the leaven (Mt13:33).

In olden times the Religious believed inblind obedience but it has undergonechanges. As such archaic rules tookdifferent patterns, roots and forms,Religious survived. We have to adoptnew ways in this fast moving world.

Like the people of Delhi, Catholic Reli-gious like me have to be ready to readthe signs of times and adopt changesand challenges.

(Sister Jane Joseph belongs to SistersAdorers Handmaids of the BlessedSacrament of Charity. The nun in herlate 50s, currently works among thepoor in Kerala. Earlier, she was en-gaged in pastoral work, especially help-ing high school girls, in Odisha. Shehas also worked in Mumbai and Goa,looking after the education of orphangirls and women in red-light districts.)

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What Delhi Voters Were QuickTo See:

Psephologists are quick to pointout that the histrionics createdby BJP in the course of this

election did not go too well with Delhiiteswho are now tired of rhetoric and do notwant to be impressed. They do not getenamoured by leaders standing on ahigher pedestal basking in the glory ofdoing ‘big things’. They are neithercarried away by the panache with whicha leader executes himself during high-profile visits by VVIPs from across theglobe. On the contrary, they heap scornand turn their noses in disdain to aleader who chooses to call himself a‘leader of the masses’ while ostenta-tiously dressing up to greet a foreignPresident, staging a monumental af-front to all the people who can barelyafford to cover their skins. Clearly, theelitist suit that Modi donned did not gotoo well with the voters who are nolonger delusional but are aspirational.Of course, what Mr. Prime Ministerwears is his personal choice and sincehe is on the losing end, there will be allsorts of allegations raised against himincluding the one criticizing his attire!The fact, however, is that there was agreater metaphorical meaning attachedto such actions by the Prime Ministerthat mere symbolism can narrate andthe mature voters of Delhi were quick topick it up.

What the BJP ought to haveAvoided:The man who was seen as a humble‘son of a chai-wala’ and an outsider tothe establishment during the Lok Sabhaelections had suddenly become a ‘su-perior being’ talking from the top whilehis opponent was reduced to being an‘ordinary man’ speaking from amongstthe people. The ‘Pradhan Sevak’ forwhom the people voted in the LokSabha had suddenly become arrogantand elitist and the people chose to findrefuge in a party that seems to offer analternate form of politics. A form ofpolitics sans the exclusionary VIP cul-ture, coming from the people, wherethere is no hierarchical relationshipbetween the ‘governing class’ andthose who are ‘being governed’; thiswas what the AAP came to be associ-ated with.

The Mature Electorate:It is not just the BJP but also our dexter-ous psephologists who couldn’t gaugethe voter sentiment correctly. It wasassumed that the battle would be neck-to-neck between BJP and AAP but as itturned out to be, the victory for AAPwas decisive. A crystal clear mandatecoming from the voters is an articula-tion of the fact that they do not want torepeat the previous mistakes and loseout a year. The political maturity exhib-ited by the denizens of Delhi is some-thing to cheer about. The last few weeks

in Delhi have been electric and havegiven people the much needed enter-tainment relief. They cheered andlaughed along when the self-pro-claimed gurus and saadhvis reducedHindu women to child bearing ma-chines and spoke about ‘gharvapsi’. Itis always fun to listen to fanatics speak-ing but you can’t take them seriously,can you? Calling Kejriwal names andcoming out with colourful posters cas-tigating AAP only helped BJP makeDelhi voters laugh at those silly jokes. Itclearly did not do anything to changetheir minds in favour of the celebratedface of BJP in Delhi- Madam KiranBedi. The voters of Delhi were smartenough to let this be an entertainingaffair for them while BJP thought itwould woo them with histrionics alone.

Hope in the Politics of AAP:AAP on the other hand was structuredon a more resonating spirit of‘volunteerism’, the same spirit that RSSwas once a champion of. AAP valiantlymastered the art of ‘positive campaign-ing’ with a number of vision documents,mandates, Delhi durbar etc., whichnone other party could clearly do. BJPtried to build castles in mid-air while itslocal political unit in Delhi lay inshambles. The volunteers of AAP onthe other hand, came from within thepeople and thus reached out to them.Political analysts may regard this as arevolution in Indian politics.

An ordinary Delhiite is not interested insuch hypothesis. Most people just wanta safe and clean city with sufficientdrinking water, affordable electricity,less congested roads, co-operativepolice officials who do not demandbribes and are more approachable.They don’t have much to do with chang-ing political consciousness of a risingsocial democracy and hence they havepinned their hopes on the Aam AadmiParty. The elections could or could notbe a revolution yet, but can definitelybe the beginning of one in the capital ofIndia.

AAP In Delhi: What Delhi Voters Were Quick ToSee, What BJP Should Have Avoided

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The Common ManLives on …

On the 26th of January 2015, the‘Common Man’ in the form of R.K.Laxman, the cartoonist, made his exitfrom this world. R.K. Laxman truly un-derstood the struggles of the commonman and portrayed it to the publicthrough the Times of India, day afterday. He immortalized the CommonMan and he himself will remain immor-tal.

Around Fifteen days later, an-other Common Man in the form ofKejriwal through the AAM Admi party(which again means, ‘Common Manparty’), made his Entry into the DelhiAssembly, with a ‘Landslide’ victoryin the Delhi Assembly Elections. Hereis a man who has probably understoodthe common man, his suffering, his hard-ship. A large number of poor people,and the middle class in Delhi seem tohave reposed their faith in Kejriwal andthe AAM Aadmi party. They look up tohim as their saviour. Arvind Kejriwal in-deed has a huge and difficult task aheadof him and how far he would be suc-cessful, only time will tell. In the mean-while, let’s wish the ‘Common Man’ &the ‘Common Man Party’, All the veryBest ! The Common Man neverthe-less, Lives on …… in the hope of abetter future !

—Melville X. D’Souza,Orlem, Malad.

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“The Battle To Save EnvironmentIs Not Just Any Battle. It is the battle forthe future of the planet. Every one of uscan do something, in our local area,every day. We must not regret on whatwe have lost but FOCUS ON WHAT WECAN STILL SAVE” - PARSHVI DOSHI,

Bhayander“Most important is a change in

attitude which only each one can do foroneself – we see things being taught/learned from textbooks and then it isshut and same wrong practices arebeing done by teachers, parents, andtherefore children”- Dr PratimaSasindran, Panvel

“It was a very refreshing experi-ence to solve this Quiz – some new factscame to light which I was totally ignorantof. SAVE Environment has become avery serious issue, especially for ourfuture generations…” - Ancy Sabu,Panvel

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Christ’s CrucifixionContinues…

There is a concerted attempt toconvert Christians to second class citi-

zens inspite of their colossal contribu-tion in the fields of education, healthcareand social services.

The communal antics of gharwapsi, love jihad, ramzade- haramzade,vandalization of five Churches and ver-bal abuse of Christians have left peopleof goodwill crushed. PM Modis’s deaf-ening silence has made his slogan,‘Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas’ a sham; andled to the near eclipse of the BJP inDelhi.

The Persecution Watchdog, ‘OpenDoors’ has revealed that Indian Chris-tians have suffered about 150 violentattacks over the last few years whichinclude physical and sexual assaults,murder and desecration of places ofworship and graveyards.

Times News Network ( Feb11,2015, pg 16) reported: ‘Did Obama’sparting shot queer pitch for BJP?’ Surely,for he convincingly correlated: India willsucceed so long as it is not splinteredon religious lines//Your article 25 guar-antees the right to freely profess, prac-tice and propagate religion//No societyis immune from the darkest impulses ofmen, and too often religion has beenused to tap into those instead of the lightof God//Gandhiji would be ‘shocked’ atthe state of the country he helped liber-ate.

However, we have the crowningconsolation of the ‘Crucified Christ’!“Source of life, wisdom from God, therighteousness, the sanctification, andthe redemption” (1 Corinthians, 1:30).

—Dr Trevor Colaso

Treat Minorities WellJust because we Christians are

peace-loving people and do not retali-ate, it does not mean that the govern-ment and the police can take an upperhand of us. Churches are being burntand desecrated. And no action is beingtaken with those involved in these das-tardly acts.

Christians are being defamed inthe name of ‘Ghar Wapsi’ (Home Com-ing) and Muslims in the name of ‘LoveJihaad’. This was the reason why flowerlotus was cleaned by the broom It ishigh time that the BJP thought about theminority communities (Christians, Mus-lims, Sikhs and Parsees) or they will beswept away from the country soon.

— Jubel D’Cruz

8 23 February 2015

Ventriloquism is a performanceart where the ventriloquist(sometimes called a puppeteer),

projects his or her voice to an object tomake it sound as if the object is speak-ing and not the performer. A ventrilo-quist does this by learning to manipu-late the sounds of his or her speechand by learning to speak without mov-ing his or her lips. Ventriloquism is a mind trick, first andforemost. The ventriloquist uses a propin the form of a dummy, using his or hervoice and to maneuver the mouth ofthe dummy. Doing these tricks, theaudience or the viewer believes thatthe sound comes from the dummy’smouth, when actually it comes from theventriloquist’s mouth.

Ramdas Padhye is the one andonly professional Indian ventriloquist,puppeteer and puppet maker who haveperformed his widely acclaimed ventri-loquial acts in India and abroad duringthe last 40 years.

He inherited the art of ventrilo-quism from his dad, the Late Prof. Y. K.Padhye who was the pioneer Indianventriloquist who used ventriloquialdolls in his acts since 1920.

At the age of eight, Ramdas per-formed his first professional ventrilo-quism show with his father and thereaf-ter made prolific use of vent and otherpuppets in stage performance, films,radio, television and advertisements.His puppet was even used in the Marathifilm, ‘Zapatlela’ which was a hit inMaharashtra.

After his marriage to Aparna, heand his wife gave traditional Indianpuppets and ventriloquial doll the tech-nical edge by promoting them to inter-national standards without losing theirIndian identity and universal appeal.

Ramdas Padhye has a son who isalso into the show business and assistshis dad and mom whenever they per-form on stage.

On May 27, 2012, Ramdas Padhyebecame the first person to representIndia in the world puppetry festival inChengdu, China. The week-long festi-val featured a total of 74 puppet the-

atres representing different countries.Ventriloquism is an ancient art of

projecting or ‘throwing’ the voice sothat it appears to come from a sourcerather than the mouth of the speaker.Egyptian priests have used it to foolpeople into thinking that stone godscould speak. The Greeks and the Ro-mans thought that it was the work ofdemons. They believed that the soundscame from the stomach. This beliefpersisted for many centuries.

The word ‘ventriloquism’ comesfrom two Latin words, ‘ventri’, meaning‘stomach’ and ‘loquis’, meaning ‘tospeak’.

Today, we know that the stomachplays no role in ventriloquism. The per-former throws his/her voice by usinghis/her tongue in a particular way andmodifying the sounds by the use of themuscles of his/her throat and palate.

Ventriloquism was first practicedaround the 6th century B.C. Many his-torians have concluded that the act ofventriloquism originated as a means tocommunicate with the dead. By com-municating with the stomach, it wasbelieved that information could bepassed from a human being to thedead from beyond the grave.

Historically, necromancy (studyof dark magic) was illegal in manyplaces around the world and anyone

found practicing ventriloquism was sen-tenced to death.

According to British journalist, An-gela Mabe in her report: “Ventriloquism:A Dissociative Perspective”, ventrilo-quism made a comeback during the16th century A.D. as a form of amuse-ment in England, and by the 18th cen-tury, it was a form of entertainment inboth Europe and North America.

Although popular, many peoplehave believed that ventriloquism was asupernatural gift rather than a talent.Today, it is a form of entertainment.

As a budding ventriloquist, thefirst thing you need to learn is how tospeak without moving your lips. Itsounds hard, and it really is. The vowelsounds are the easy part, so let’s trythat first.1. Close your mouth.2. Relax your jaw.3. Now only very slightly part your lips,rest your bottom lip against your teethjust a bit to keep it steady.4. Say the vowels – a, e, i, o, u. First, saythem very slowly. Then a little fast, andthen add accents of all kinds.

The rest comes with practice andit’s almost like learning to speak allover again. Just remember to relaxyour jaw, only very slightly part yourlips, and the rest will come automati-cally.

The Art Of Ventriloquism

BY JUBEL D'CRUZ

923 February 2015

For all the popularity of the BJPgovernment there was constantconcern that it fostered commu-

nal bonding. Our community in India isexperiencing a violent, volatile periodseemingly devoid of rules. It remains tobe seen whether the BJP governmentwill see the light as it struggles to recon-cile the contradictions in which it istrapped because of the actions of theirparent organization RSS & VHP.

We all grew up being told that it’smore noble and blessed to give than toreceive, so most of us elevate one actto a place of goodness and kindnesswhile the other is denigrated. And whileit’s true that this teaching safeguardsus from becoming self-centered, weneglect to see that to want to always bethe giver has more than a touch ofinsecurity or arrogance, reflecting asad lack of humility and graciousness.Living with a rhythm of giving and re-ceiving keeps us and others balancedand whole.

With the continuous persecution

of our community members as well asdamaging our Churches, Holy placesand our institutions all over India, two ofour community NGO’s in Mumbai sawthe requirement to gather our commu-nity in one place to hold a protest rallyto uphold their rights as laid down inthe Constitution of India.

Several hundred Christians ledby community NGOs Indian ChristianVoice and The Bombay Catholic Sabhagathered at Azad Maidan on Monday9th February 2015 to protest the at-tacks on churches in New Delhi.

Representatives from various fac-tions of the society and NGOs includ-ing speeches by Muslim maulanas ex-pressed their support to uphold therights of minorities in the protest, whichlasted for three hours from 3pm to6pm. According to press reports thesolidarity rally ‘saw a gathering ofaround 1,500 to 2,000 people compris-ing mainly Christians. The speakersheld up US President Barack Obama’scomments on “growing religious intol-

erance” in India but denounced theanti-conversion Bill.

The Auxiliary bishop AgneloGracias thanked Abraham Mathai forproposing this solidarity rally’ as wellas for getting most of the permissionsand said the attacks were not isolatedincidents. Equating attackers ofchurches across India to ‘Nazis’, theAuxiliary bishop slammed the govern-

‘SOLIDARITY RALLY’ by Christians Don Aguiar

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ment for being silent and allowing suchattacks to continue. “On the surface,such attacks look like a campaignagainst a small, peace-loving minoritythat would scarcely pose a threat toanyone. Are these isolated incidents orare they part of a systematic plan?Today, it is an attack on Christians, asoft target, but will it stop there? Or willit move soon to other targets? TheNazis had followed the same tactics —the isolated attacks that moved on toanother attack. We will soon see thathappening here. There is an attempt tomake India a homogenous unit — thehome of one religion,” said AuxiliaryBishop Agnelo Gracias, speaking onbehalf of the Bombay Archdiocese.The Auxiliary Bishop cited examples ofchurches being vandalized, Christianprayer meets being disrupted and Bish-ops refused visas to India to show a‘pattern’. The Auxiliary Bishop calledthe silence of the ‘political party thatwas voted to power’ post these attacksas the reason for such attacks to con-tinue. “Is the silence of the governmentcoincidental or deliberate? Is not thissilence a strategy or studied silenceindicating consent with what is hap-pening? If these people are continuingto attack with impunity, it is becausethe government is silent,” he added.

Sunil Mantode, pastor, ChristianFaith Centre said, “If we don’t shout,the government won’t listen. The gov-ernment must give justice to Christiansin Delhi.”

Father Frazer Mascarenhas, prin-cipal, St Xavier’s College, appreciatedthe city police for their support in hold-ing the event. “Many Christians votedthis government for a change and goodgovernance, but it is not paying atten-tion to the community. I ask for theprotection of all minorities. It is ourconstitutional right,” he said. Shouts of‘burning churches is bad governance’followed St Xavier’s College principalDr Fraser Mascarenhas’s speech. Pro-tection for all, upholding constitutionalrights of minorities were among hisdemands from the Centre and state.

Senior Shia Cleric Maulana ZaheerAbbas Rizvi said, “Attacking religiousplaces is highly deplorable. These

monsters that call themselves religiousand attack churches, masjid,gurudwaras, have nothing to do withreligion.”

Abraham Mathai of the IndianChristian Voice and former vice-chair-man of the Minorities Commission said,“We support PM Narendra Modi’sSwachh Bharat Abhiyan but he alsoneeds to initiate a Swachh Dil Abhiyan.”

According to Admiral VishnuBhagwat, former chief of the naval staff,such attacks are an attack on the foun-dation of the country.

Janet D’Souza highlighted thecontribution of Christians to education,welfare and health sector and con-demned the arrests of Christian pro-testors in the Capital.

Gordon D’Souza, BCS president,said, “The state government shouldconvey our message to the Centre.They should immediately arrest andpunish the culprits of these attacks.”He will present a memorandum to CMDevendra Fadnavis urging him to seekthe PM’s intervention.

Presenting a memorandum to CMDevendra Fadnavis much after the rallyis useless and in some ways is worstthan not having presented a memoran-dum at all. It gives false hopes to thecommunity as wanting to present amemorandum to CM DevendraFadnavis any time after this rally is

pointless. After the NGO putting muchtime and effort in organizing the protestrally - will anything good come out of itas the CM & the government wouldwonder why the Christian communityheld a rally without presenting any oftheir demands to them - what were theyprotesting for and to who they wereprotesting to? Without presenting amemorandum to the CM the govern-ment cannot act and the governmentdoes not take in and action everythingthe press reports especially if it is inregards to the minority community. Thispaints a bad picture of our communitynot only with the CM and the Govern-ment but with the other communitiestoo.

To prohibit the community fromwanting to know the facts of the variousaspects of organizing the rally and feed-ing the community with whatever issuitable to one’s needs merely becausethe community might criticize the ac-tions of the NGO or make adversecomments on the NGO, is to imposerestrictions that smack of totalitarianregimes. Dubbing such criticism asbeing anti NGO is really stretching theterm beyond all reasonable limits. Ifanything, it is such intolerant behaviorby the NGO that can do immense dam-age to our reputation as a mature lib-eral peace loving community.

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During elections, I feel intenselyresentful when politiciansclassify the likes of me as a

minority in the country. That is be-cause I was born to catholic parents,a major sect of the Christianity. Onmany occasions, when party workerscampaign door to door, they step intoour house and promise that they wouldprotect and work for the benefit of ourcommunity. But, I have wondered,why we need seasoned politicians toprotect and preserve us? Why are welabeled as a minority in a seculardemocratic country? These ques-tions have hounded me since child-hood and I am yet to find an answer.

Christians in India make up aroundtwo percent of the population andother religions like Islam and Sikhismmake up fourteen percent and fivepercent of the total population re-spectively. In other words, thosepeople who do not practice indig-enous beliefs ‘Hinduism’ are all re-ferred as minorities. Although, I rejectall religious claims and propheciesand see myself as a Humanist inthought, nobody cares, and am stillreferred as a minority. So, despite ofone’s independent thought, govern-ment census consider family namesas imperative to classify people intoreligion. This has put most of ouryouth in state of confusion. When webecome adults at eighteen in the eyesof law, we get the right to vote andeligibility to own driving license, attwenty one we get the legal right tomarry, but we don’t get to choose ourfaith.

There has been a religious revivalamong all the religious faiths in thecountry. Adherents of every faith, havestarted a fashion of wearing religionon their sleeves. This is one way ofshowing a strong contempt to oppo-site faiths and demonstrating a state-ment on religious lines. Everybodywants to boast about their faith andclaim their faith is immune from all

criticism. The increasing obsessiontowards one’s personal faith has beenwidely termed as ‘Religiosity’ and thishas led to faith becoming a publicdisplay rather than spirituality.

To make matters worse, India has adelicately secular constitution, whichexpresses deep respect for every faithin the country and states that Stateshall not interfere in religion. Although,it is bold and pragmatic in its essence,Secularism is almost impracticable inthe real world, and in a country reli-giously obsessed as ours. Indias secu-larism is a sharp contrast to FrenchSecularism, which adamantly draws aline between state and religion andassertively separates religious intru-sion in politics. In India, Political partiestake direct advantage out of this. In thename of secularism, people of the coun-try have been sectionalized on the ba-sis of their faith. Every child has beenrelegated to different communities. Thevery idea of secular politics has breadcommunalism in the country. Mostpoliticians, have a very ordinary aca-demic background, and hence do notunderstand the depth and definition ofsecularism. And the concept once cel-ebrated in the nehruvian era has beenripped apart and died down to Ap-peasement and tokenism.

There are political parties who advo-cate secular policies in their taglineand slyly promote casteism and sec-tarianism. Some of them have used thereligious minorities as political football,during times of communal tension, play-ing the famous trick is the carrot andstick approach.

What has seriously gone wrong sixtyseven years down the line, despite ofhaving a Secular constitution and asecular political empire for the mostperiod is the extent of communaldivide. Lack of cultural exchangebetween the communities has left ahuge disparity. As a result, Commu-nities have developed suspicion and

mistrust.

Most people do not have the faintestidea on why these classifications wereactually made. They were actuallymade by the party in power soon afterIndependence, in order to have asubstantial hold in the indian politics.This was a well thought out strategy,to proceed with the british raj policy ofdivide and rule. And since then, deci-sive politics has played despicablerole in segregating people on the basisof community. In recent times,throughout the country, people tendto identify themselves on the basis ofreligion and naturally add an elementof superiority complex. Gone are thegood old days of social and culturalintegration and religious commonal-ity, and those positive aspects havebeen replaced by isolation and disas-similation. A nail on the coffin, to hu-man progress and modernity.

There is a need for an emer-gency bell, to unite peopleand shun their religious dif-ferences. People need to beeducated that the tags of ma-jority and minority stampedon their foreheads is a politi-cal poison. If India has toachieve intellectual progressin the near future, it has toabandon communal differ-ences and religious dogmasand move towards scientifictemper and free thought.

Why are we classified on basis of our faith?

by Chris Emmanuel D'Souza

12 23 February 201512 23 February 2015

If you want to simplify yourlife, boost your physical andemotional health and savesome money, then just readon and find out more aboutthose effective habits youshould pick up from yourgrandmother.

There are a lot of useful thingsyou can learn from the generation that hasn’t been bombarded

with consumerism, that hasn’t livedsurrounded by chemicals and all thetechnology that exist now days. Thatgeneration, also known as the“grandma era” is famous for its com-mon sense, for its clean and healthylifestyle and for its wealth of practicalsolutions. Here are 7 habits you shouldpick up from your grandmother sincethey are too valuable to be lost:

Don’t Eat Fake ThingsIf you want to stay healthy, try not to eatanything that your grandmotherwouldn’t recognize as food. If you can,nurture your own garden. The sizereally doesn’t matter; it’s important tonurture something and raise it until itcan be harvested to eat. This way,you’ll have something natural to con-sume and you’ll also enjoy the numer-ous benefits of this therapeutic hobby.

Go for a WalkWalking is one of the most efficientexercises that will help you stay inshape and boost your mood too. Justleave your car at home for at least oneday per week and walk to do yourerrands. You can also take a walk inthe evening after dinner or even in themorning after breakfast. There are alot of benefits walking can bring you,so if you have the chance to do it moreoften, just go for it.

Write LettersThis is such a nice habit that youshould pick up from your grandmother.

Try to write a letter once in a while andsend it to one of your friends who livesfar away. You’ll also make your friendvery happy since they will be glad toreceive something in their mailbox thatisn’t a catalogue or a bill.

Use Natural RemediesThere are a lot of natural remedies thatyou can use for minor problems, so trythem before going to the pharmacy tobuy something that it’s made of syn-thetic chemicals. For example, thereare a lot of studies that show that “honeyis more effective in treating a coughthan cough syrup”.

Take Care of Your ClothesTake care of your clothes and don’t

toss them away at the first sign of wearor tear. Try to mend them or turn theminto something else. If you treat themwith care, your clothes will last longerand you’ll enjoy them more. PaulDillinger, the head of global productinnovation at Levi’s advises us “totreat our clothes like flowers” and youmust admit that he really does have agood point.

Clean Your Home with ThingsYou Can EatFrom time to time you could replacethe chemicals you use to clean yourhome with more natural products.They will offer you the same amazingresults and they will be less toxic. Forexample, you could use baking sodaor vinegar to clean your kitchen. Theseproducts are safe, they are cheaperand they do an amazing job too.

Cook from ScratchEven if you don’t have so much freetime and you often come home fromwork extremely tired, try to give cook-ing a shot. There are a lot of quickrecipes that you can make, it can bevery relaxing and pleasurable and it’shealthier too, since you can actuallycontrol the ingredients that you willuse.

Learn from Your Grandmother ...

There are a lot of habitsthat you should borrow oreven steal from yourgrandma if you want to learnhow to live a healthier andcleaner lifestyle and if youwant to improve your well-being.

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Charitable donations are notonly beneficial because youcan write off the amount you

donate, they also encourage generos-ity. As an adult, you may already rec-ognize the importance of donating to acharity or organization, but your chil-dren may not. Donating may not comenatural to your young children or teens,but there are easy ways to teach yourkids about charitable donations.

Set the ExampleIf you want your children to be gener-ous and give back to the community ordonate to organizations, you have toset the example. If you're not donatingitems or money, your children mayfollow in your footsteps. It isn't enoughto tell children they should make regu-lar contributions or donations, theyneed to see you drop off items at adonation center or write a check to anorganization.

Explain What It Means to BeCharitableFor younger children, you might haveto explain what it means to be chari-table. You can explain how the itemsyou donate go toward assisting thosein need. You can explain how somefamilies don't have enough money tobuy furniture, clothes or toys for theirchildren. When they donate items, theyhelp these families get the items theyneed.

Explain How OrganizationsHelp People

Different organizations help people indifferent ways. Once your children un-derstand what it means to be chari-table, you can pick an organization,and then explain to your children howthis particular donation helps people.For example, if you donate items toGoodwill, the organization uses pro-ceeds from sales to help others findjobs.

Explain the Happiness ofGivingChildren may not realize this at an earlyage, but research prove there's a con-nection between happiness and gen-erosity. One study reveals "Americanswho describe themselves as very

Ways to Teach Your Kids about Charitable Donationshappy" also volunteered.This correlates with a Britishstudy that found "people ingeneral felt happier whenthey were asked to remem-ber a #time when theybought something for some-one else."

Teach Kids to Appre-ciate What TheyHave

if your children getinto a habit of donat-ing to a charitablecause, they can learngenerosity at an earlyage. Helping kidsshare their good for-tune with others maybe the most impor-tant lesson of all

If your children are reluctant to donatesome of their old toys or clothes tocharity, help children appreciate howfortunate they are to have an abun-dance. Explain how other childrenaren't as fortunate, and by donatingold items these children have the op-portunity to get clothes, electronics,books, and toys.

Encourage DonatingIf your children don't want to donate,don't give up. This doesn't suggestmaking your child go through his orher room and donate a bunch of stuff.Start with one item to get your childused to the idea. The more he do-nates, the sooner he'll understand theimportance of giving to others.

To help your children acquire the habit of charity,consider implementing as a family the following

Donate Clothes: Periodically gothrough your closets rooting outclothes you haven’t worn in awhile,which be given to charity. Encour-age your children to do the same.

Help needy: Regularly engage in aservice oriented project. Rake theleaves of an elderly couple. Bakecookies for a serviceman orservicewoman. Bake bread and de-liver it to the homeless feeding sta-tion in your community.

Give blood: Take your children withyou so they see you as a model forgiving. Talk to them about why youchoose to donate blood and whatyou hope it will accomplish by doingso.

Make birthdays charitable: Set upbirthday parties as a time for givingto others. For a birthday party youcan choose a NGO as venue aswell.

Include pets: At regular intervals,buy dog or cat food and take it tothe humane society. Allow your chil-dren to spend some time with therecipients of the gift.

By implementing some of the ideasabove or others like them, you will beteaching your children that charity isnot reserved only for emergencies.You will be helping them appreciatethat reaching out to others in need isa way of life,

14 23 February 201514 23 February 2015

Kochi: In a joint experiment, scientist and engineers fromSCMS Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology Re-search and Development and SCMS School of Engineer-ing have successfully transformed coconut oil into aneffective biofuel which can be used to drive vehicles.

The group of scientists in their experiment on a fourstroke diesel engine of TATA ACE mini truck has foundthat the biofuel gives a mileage of 22.5 kilometer perliter(kmpl) whereas it provided 16 kmpl when it ran ondiesel

Scientists who have been running the four-strokediesel engine of a light pick-up truck on coconut oil for thepast one year have approached the union government tocommercialize the biofuel.

“We purchased this brand new vehicle a year back.By now, it has done 20,000 km and has proved beyonddoubt that coconut oil can replace diesel,” said C.Mohankumar, who heads the team of six scientists.

He further said that they have already applied for USpatent and have also approached the Central govern-ment for making commercial use of this biofuel a reality.The emission of harmful gases from this biofuel is muchlower compared to diesel. Explaining the process,Mohankumar said760 litres of biofuel can be producedfrom the oil of 10,000 coconuts.

"There are also five other by-products. This includes5,000 kg of husk, 2,500 kg of coconut shells, 1,250 litresof coconut water, around 1,200 kg of cake (that can beused as cattle feed) and 70 litres of glycerol,” said Kumar."Each of these products has a market value and that's howwe are able to commercially supply this biodfuel at Rs.40a litre," added Kumar.

"We have conducted numerous tests on this coco-nut biofuel that are for anyone to see. It shows that all theparameters are much lower than other biodiesel prod-ucts," he further added. The study was published in theDecember 2014 issue of the journal 'Fuel'.

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Comedy, cartoons, humor areserious matters. If you arelooking for a good laugh,

while reading this piece, you canstop right here. Writing a humorouspiece requires more hard andserious work than writing a seriouspiece. It is tough because you got toget a message across, get people tochange the silly and senseless thingsthat they say and do, without hurtingfeelings and creating a turmoil. I havetried to capture what goes on insociety in a series of articles titled“Silivilization”.Comedy must havecontent and Sarcasm must havesensitivity.

Cartoons have resulted in 12staff of a cartoon magazine beinggunned down in Paris. This wasfollowed up by the terrorists beingtracked down and killed. In MumbaiF.I.Rs. have been filed against theorganizers of All India Bakchod forthe production of a program whosevulgarity upset the Christian Commu-nity. Theatres were attacked andposters burnt to prevent th screeningof the movie PK. Hours have beentaken up of TV time debating whetherhumor can be gagged. Is it notagainst one’s fundamental right offreedom of speech? People must befree to say what they want to say andartists and actors must be able to usetheir creative in the process.

To prove thispoint an artist inone of the programs showed apicture of herself nude to make thepoint of her confusion everymorningabout what to wear. I foundnothing funny in the picture but Ididn’t laugh because it would beimpolite, as I would then be laughingat the artist not the picture. Fromancient timesartists and sculptorshave brought out the beauty andgrace in the human bodyas some-thing to be admired but not to be

laughed at.

Human beings are tool usinganimals where tools help them to dothings with less effort and moreeffectively. Communication is one ofthe tools humans use most. In thetool kit of Communication humor isone of the most effective which onemust learn how, when and where touse. Humor is not something every-one can appreciate. It is somethingto be taught and leant. A good formof humor is to crack jokes aboutoneself. It resonates with morepeople without causing offence.

Humor has many uses. As aform of Entertainment it gives yourelief when you see that others gothrough the same embarrassingsituations that you go through. Youchuckle when in a quiet moment yourecall the funny incidents just as youhum a tune to put yourself in a goodmood.True entertainment makes youenjoy the acting, expressions,dialogue, situations, twists and turns,unexpected endings, misunderstand-ings .It uplifts the spirit. On the otherhand vulgarity debases the spirit andmakes us seek pleasure in undesir-able acts and words

Freedom of speechis requiredbecause there is right and wrongcontinuously going on around us. Sowhen something wrong is said ordone, we must speak out. Silence isnot an option if it permits perpetua-tion of the evil. Silence is oftenapplied to avoid an unpleasantsituation, to prevent an argumentwhich one may not be able to stop,to remain popular and acceptable,not to hurt feelings. Pope Francis putit beautifully when he said if someonesaid something bad about his mothera blow awaits him dealing a mockblow in the direction of the aide whowas organizing the Vatican tour andwho had raised the question ofcartoons and freedom of speech.Handling Difficult Conversions issomething we all got to learn how todo — Not keeping silent wherethere is a need to speak up, knowingthe right things to say, how andwhen.

There are many unusual thingsgoing on every minute which can bethe subject of our humor withoutresorting to those elements thatpeople are sensitive about, like theirlooks, shape, appearance, color oftheir skin, beliefs, backgrounds,parentage, etc. The cartoonist R.K.Laxman, who died recently found theUncommon in the life of the CommonMan. He got important messagesacross even to the high and mighty.

Humor And Freedom Of Speechby Francis Lobo

16 23 February 2015

The Scourging Of JesusHis super humanly heroic act of RedemptionHis horrendous sufferingsHis infinite love for us

The greatest criminals, the sixruffians who scourged Jesus re-sembled wild beasts or demons.They appeared to be half drunk.Several servants of the High Priestsgave the brutal executioners money.They also gave them a large jar filledwith a bright red liquid which quiteinebriated them, increasing their cru-elty tenfold towards their innocentvictim.

Jesus was dragged by the cordswith which He was pinioned. Thecruel executioners struck Him withtheir fists. Jesus followed them with-out offering the least resistance. Theybarbarously knocked Him downagainst the pillar where He had to beflogged.

The ruffians tore down themantle with which Jesus had beenclothed in derision at the court ofHerod and almost threw Him pros-trate again. How Jesus trembled andshuddered! How He groaned! Hishands were bloody and swollen. Theonly return Jesus made when thebrutal executioners struck andabused Him, was to pray for them inreturn, in supplication, in the mosttouching manner by His mild butdeep groans. Jesus turned His faceonce toward His Mother who wasstanding overcome with grief. Thelook of her Precious Son unnervedher and she fainted.

The feet of Jesus were boundto the pillar. He stretched His armsaround the pillar. The archers tightlydragged them to such a height, to befastened to the iron ring in such amanner that His feet scarcelytouched the ground. The Holy OfHolies violently stretched without aparticle of clothing on a pillar!

Two furious ruffians who were

head to foot. Their whips andscourges were composed of the sin-ews of the ox or of strips of leather ora species of flexible white wood.

After striking Jesus for 15 min-utes and entirely covering His bodywith black, blue and red marks, thecruelty of the Jews was not satiated.The next two executioners com-menced scourging with the greatestpossible fury. Their rod was a spe-cies of thorny stick covered withknots and splinters. The blows fromthese sticks tore the flesh of Jesusinto pieces. His blood spouted outso as to stain their arms. Jesusgroaned and prayed and shuddered.

The third two fresh execution-ers had scourges composed of smallchains or straps covered with ironhooks which penetrated to the boneand tore off large pieces of flesh atevery blow.

Three quarters of an hour ofscourging had turned the body ofJesus into one wound perfectly tornto shreds. Their cruelty not satiated,the barbarians turned the body ofJesus. He could not support himselfin an upright position. He was tightlybound into the rings, under the arms,around the waist and above Hisknees. This scourging had greaterfury. He was constantly struck on theface with a rod. With eyes filled withblood Jesus looked at his torturersas if entreating mercy but their bru-tality appeared to increase and His

moans each moment became morefeeble.

It was the relative of the blindman whom Jesus had cured, whoapproached the pillar with a knifeexclaiming in an indignant tone tothe executioners, ‘Cease, Scourgenot this innocent man unto death.’The drunken miscreants were takenby surprise and stopped. Thestranger unbound the cords whichbound Jesus and disappeared.

At the termination of the scourg-ing Jesus fell at the foot of the pillarand was led away by the archers.Mary came to herself again and sawher son all torn and mangled. Jesuswiped his eyes filled with blood thatHe might look into the tear filled eyesof his Mother. She stretched out herhands towards Him and continuedto look at the bloody traces of Hisfootsteps. She then knelt down onthe ground near the pillar and wipedHis sacred blood.

What a silent sufferer MotherMary! She was the first to make thestations of the cross, following thespots where the precious blood ofher son fell, kneeling down and kiss-ing those spots.

Dearest Jesus and Mother Mary,Help us Thank You Enoughfor all your sacrifices for us.Help us never to hurt you byour thoughts, words or deeds.

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The desert is charged with the presence of God’s fire. It has the immensity and grandeur of a great

cathedral, amidst its harshness and arid-ity. It helps one in “dying into life!”(JohnKeats). Quite ironically, this hostile ex-panse of geography is a place of God’srest, where the Spirit lives, and provides“a still point of this turning world” (T.S.Eliot). An aura of robust mystery loomslarge amidst bizarre realities. It is condu-cive to the prayer of quite rising out ofsolitude. It is a meeting place of thedivine and human, and offers a simple,humble, lowly prayer in which we expe-rience our total dependence on God,and an awareness that we are in God.Henry Vaughan described it as “a daz-zling darkness”, the “valley of tears whereGod lives.” Vintage contemplative spiri-tuality is all about making this divine,quintessential beauty our own! Puremagic, indeed!

In this quiet melieu one’s inner lifeis enriched. A Voice speaks to us fromthe depths of our own stillness, as theVoice spoke to Moses from the burningbush. It was when Moses was in thewordless silence of the Sinai desert, thatGod came to him, and the great Prophetexperienced an abiding sense of thedivine Presence. The way God came tohim changed Moses’ life, for it set hissilence on fire.

The desert suggests an attitude, astate of being - beseeching, searching,begging. It is relating to God in a condi-tion of instability, risk, total vulnerability.It means living continually on the edge ofnothingness, nevertheless, envelopedin the splendor of God. This contact with

the Almighty can be experienced in ahousehold or market-place, not neces-sarily within cloistered or monastic walls.The highly favored ones are completelyremoved from their work-place or worldlyscenario.

When we are in this particular envi-ronment our prayer is more like that ofJeremiah, which did not come from anyprayer leaflet or prayer book. His com-munion with the Most High God cameright from his heart.

It is in moments of grace that we areone with God, one with humanity andone with the cosmos. We need nothingto get anywhere! This is radical aban-donment: where I am God is, or moreprecisely, I am where God is. There is nobetter place to be in. I become alive tothis in prayer. In such circumstances, itis not enough to behave better; onemust see reality differently. The simplelogic of a contemplative view of reality isthat since I am in union with God, I amalso united with my sisters and brothers,at-one with all that IS. In this context, asThomas Merton states, “leaving theworld” is at best a metaphor, and, atworst, an illusion. We are all bound to-gether in a network of interlocking rela-tionships, and this is what true contem-plation creates: a social consciousness.

Spiritual discrimination is very dan-gerous for our spiritual health, for it tendsto limit spirituality: restricting it to certain“holy places” and “sacred times.” Thisapproach privatizes our contact with God.It separates God from His creation andfrom His people. True contemplationinvolves “total emptiness” of sin, pickledin whiskey and twinkling with lechery,and “total fullness” of God our Creator,Jesus our Savior and the Holy Spirit, ourpowerhouse. Thomas Merton states em-phatically, that there is no division be-tween God and me, at all times, andthere is no need to make any statementor use words about God or myself. He is!This simply absorbs everything else. Thisis speech of the deepest silence.

Contemplation is “waking up,” it is“coming alive” to this most importantreality of my existence. In moments ofsilence, quiet, emptying prayer, thisawareness may surface anytime in mylife, and I grow close to God. Apart fromGod I am nothing. It is important

to know that times of such deep andintense experience do not necessarilycome at the time we have set aside forprayer. They may very well emerge with-out warning, when we are in the midst ofpeople or in the shade of nature’s beauty.Our prayer should always be: “Lord,help me live in Your saving Presence,whenever, wherever…! May I experiencethe Joy of Life in Your Presence!” LikeMoses in chapter 3 of Exodus, this expe-rience plants a person at the very heart ofthe redemptive process.

Indeed, whatever brings true joyinto our lives - making friends and mak-ing love, being a writer, a singer, a dancer,a husband, a wife, carrying out a liturgi-cal role as priest, lector, or any otherminister, being a part of parish associa-tions, involvement in community, beingcommitted to one’s career, using thegifts and charismas we are gifted with,and everything else we delight in - are, orcan be, aspects of that experience of“being saved.” We bask in the exuber-ance of these states and say with confi-dence, the prayer: “May I experience theJoy of Life in Your Presence (Ps.116:8).

The desert experience creates abig balloon of caring. Three attitudesspring forth: first, a willingness to enterinto dialogue with people who do notagree with us; second, a profound senseof compassion - the ability to see a needand fill it, feel a hurt and heal it; and, third,an option for non-violence in all our rela-tionships. Then, we will be able to “walkin the Presence of the Lord in the Land ofthe Living.” In short, we must dare tohope, learn the grammar of justice andthe syntax of mutual solidarity, acquirean enduring spirit, doing nothing, simplywaiting, and adopt a stance of genuinecompassion and unconditional love.

In the desert of our own hearts,“The Kingdom of heaven is lying like atreasure buried in a field” (cf.Mt.13:44).Every wasted moment, every false stepwe take, hides the “pearl of great price.”Each one of us is invited, this Lent 2012,to sell all that we have to buy this trea-sure. This was Jesus’ signature theme.

The last word: We must sight aprocession of spring flowers, exotic fruitsand birds nesting in the sparse, strug-gling-to-survive trees in the wilderness.Then, liquid, sparkling gold, with a touchof ambrosia will flow from our hearts!Leon Bent writes because, with the rise of theweb and its quick dispatches, people are hungryfor profound thought, for depth, for insight, forsustained description and the touch of the divine.

Flower-bearing, Fruit-laden Desert

18 23 February 2015

The Art of Cleaning ClothesWomen have to shoulder the responsibility to do most of the chores, especially

laundry. Follow these tips to make your coloured clothes look brighter and white

With a few simple items that you likelyalready have in your home, you canboost your efficiency at doing laundryand help keep clothes looking new.Here are a few quick tips

To Prevent Fading or Keep Col-ors Bright:

* Add 1/2 cup vinegar to a load oflaundry during the wash cycle.

* Color Protector: Soak new items in astraight solution of vinegar to pro-tect dyes from running. You canalso try soaking them in lightly saltedwater for the same effect.

* Soak new garments and items in amixture of 1 tsp Epsom salts mixedwith one gallon of water. Will helpprevent fading and dyes running.

* One-half cup of household ammoniaadded to rinse water will helpbrighten colored clothes. Do notuse ammonia if bleach has beenused.

* Turn clothes inside out before wash-ing to help prevent fading (espe-cially helpful for black garments).

* If line drying outdoors, colored itemsshould be dried in the shade toprevent fading.

* Pour two cups of strong tea in therinse cycle to restore dark colors.

Tips For Whiter Whites:* Mild bleach: Add 1/4 cup of lemon

juice and 1/4 cup baking soda toload along with your regular deter-gent and launder as usual.

* Add 1 1/2 cups of vinegar to the rinsecycle to whiten clothes.

* Restore Whites: Fill a large stock pothalf full with water and 1 cup ofvinegar, bring to a boil. Removefrom heat, add garments and letsoak overnight. Launder as usual.

* Add 1/2 cup of powdered dishwasherdetergent to the washing machine,allow machine to fill with water todissolve the powder. Add clothes

when water level is about half-wayand once the water has stoppedfilling, open the machine to stop itfrom running. Let clothes soak for30 minutes before turning machineback on.

* Dry on the line outdoors when the sunis hot and bright, the sun is nature’sbleach. You’ll also have fresh smell-ing laundry without any addedchemicals!

* To whiten laces, wash them in sourmilk.

* To brighten yellowed linens, try add-ing 2 teaspoons cream of tartar to apail of water and soak items for afew hours before laundering asusual.

* Soak clothes overnight in a mixture of1/2 cup ReaLemon juice (or a slicedlemon) per 1 gallon of hot water.This is a great method for bringingdingy socks back to life.

* Soak whites overnight in 1/2 cup 3%hydrogen peroxide per quart of coldwater. You can also add 3/4 cup of3% hydrogen peroxide to a load oflaundry (dissolve in soapy waterfirst before adding clothes) or tryadding 1/2 cup to the rinse cycle.

* Wash clothes with 1/2 cup Boraxalong with your favorite laundrydetergent and then add 1/4 cuphydrogen peroxide to the rinsecycle.

1923 February 2015

InspirInspirInspirInspirInspiration!ation!ation!ation!ation!Things You Should Insist On

Sometimes we forget how important itis to actually listen to ourselves in-stead of others. Happiness is depen-dent upon ourselves,and there aresome things in life you should alwaysinsist on doing-no matter what othershave to say about it. Here is a list suchthings you should always insist on:

Most of us are not raised toactively seek our calling. Wemay not even know that we

have one. As kids, we are seldom toldwe have a place in life that is uniquelyours alone. Instead, we are encour-aged to believe that our life shouldsomehow fulfill the expectations of oth-ers – that we should find our happinessexactly as they have found theirs. Ratherthan being taught to ask ourselves whowe are, we are trained to ask others forpermission. We are, in effect, schooledto live other people’s versions of ourlives. Every day is designed and devel-oped as told to us by someone else! It’stime to unlearn these lies and makechanges. It takes courage to grow wiserand become who you really are. And inorder to be who you are, here arethings, you should insist on:

Insist on subtracting what doesn’tbelong in your life: There’s so muchyou can let go of in life without losing athing. It’s called growth. Letting go ofthe old makes way for the new. Lettinggo of what isn’t working makes way forwhat will. When the pain of holding onis worse than the pain of letting go, it’stime to let go and grow. In other words,start subtracting… the habits, routinesand circumstances that are holdingyou back. You cannot discover newoceans unless you build up enoughcourage to lose sight of the old, familiarshoreline. Be brave. Follow your val-ues. Make changes. Dare to be differ-ent. And don’t be afraid to like it.

Insist on making passion a priority:Purpose is the reason you journey.Passion is the fire that lights your way.Without passion, it’s impossible toprogress. The heart of human excel-lence begins to beat when you dis-cover a pursuit that absorbs you, freesyou, challenges you, and gives you asense of meaning. Some resist thisfact and think passion is just fluff. Wellthat’s nonsense! Honestly, the sad-dest people I’ve ever met in life are theones who don’t have a deep passionabout anything at all. Passion andsatisfaction go hand in hand, and with-out them, any happiness is only tempo-rary, because there’s nothing mean-ingful behind it to make it last. Soremember, if you cannot put your heartin it, take yourself out of it. Only pas-sions – great passions – can elevatethe soul to great heights. If there wasever a moment to follow your heart anddo something that matters to you, thatmoment is now.

Insist on working hard for what youwant most. – Sometimes you’ve got tocreate what you want to be a part offrom the ground up – you’ve got towork harder than ever before to getmore than you ever dreamed of. Be adreamer. Be a doer. Know what is trulyimportant to you and why. Then act onit with all your might. Dreams don’t just

magically become realities; it takes alot of determination, sweat, and hardwork. And remember, tough circum-stances don’t last; tough people do.Most obstacles melt away when wemake up our minds to march boldlythrough them. If you have a strongcommitment to your goals and dreams,and wake up every morning with aburning passion to work toward them,anything is possible. So dare to live thelife you have dreamed for yourself. Goforward and make your dreams a work-ing reality.

Insist on saying what you need tosay: Be cordial and reasonable, ofcourse, but don’t tread carefully onevery word you say. Push your con-cerns of what others might think asideand say what you need to say. Let theconsequences of doing so unravelnaturally. What you’ll find is that mostof the time no one will be offended orirritated at all. And if they do get upset,it’s likely only because you’ve broughtsomething important to their attentionthat forces them to think differently.Bottom line: When you don’t speak up,there’s a lot of important stuff that nevergets said. And in the end, there’s nogreater sadness than holding on to thewords you never had the courage tospeak.

Insist on being as weird as you are:It’s human nature to attempt to mimicother humans we look up to – perhapsa parental figure or a celebrity – espe-cially when we are feeling insecure inour own skin. But attempting to besomeone else will always leave us feel-ing empty inside. Why? Because whatwe appreciate about the people weadmire is their individuality – the quali-ties that make them unique. To reallycopy them, we need to develop ourown individuality, and in that way, wewould actually be less like them andmore like our true selves. The morerelaxed you become with your owndifferences, the more comfortable youwill start to feel just being you. If youfind yourself feeling like a fish out ofwater, by all means find a new river toswim in. But do not change who youare; be who you are.

Insist on chasing your dreams

Insist on being the bigger personInsist on learning from your mistakesInsist on sticking up for what you believe inInsist on discarding all the drama from

your lifeInsist on embracing change and creativityInsist on paying it forwardInsist on appreciating what you haveInsist on making time for yourselfInsist on living in the momentInsist on finding time for pleasure

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reform of the Catholic Church.In an elaborate ceremony in St. Peter’s Basilica, the

Argentinean-born pontiff elevated the 20 men to becomeso-called “Princes of the Church,” bestowing the biretta, orthe square hat that is a vivid red meant to symbolize theblood shed by martyrs for the Christian faith.

The choice of new cardinals is among the mostimportant decisions for a pope. The main task for theCollege of Cardinals is to elect a new pontiff. However,cardinals also advise popes, and Pope Francis has activelysought their counsel as he seeks to tilt decision-makingaway from Rome and build support for a series of importantreforms that have already generated friction and resistancewithin the church.

Last month, the pope announced the choices for hissecond batch of cardinals since his election nearly twoyears ago. He nominated 15 new cardinals under the ageof 80, the threshold for eligibility to vote in a conclave for anew pope. He named another five who are over 80 ascardinals emeriti, an honorary title; those men won't beeligible to vote in a future conclave.

The choices of the pontiff—the first to hail from theAmericas—reflect his concern for the poor, his desire togive greater voice to local churches and his support forclerics working close to the faithful.

Nine of the new cardinals hail from the emergingworld, including Vietnam, Panama and Myanmar and in-clude some countries—such as Tonga—which have neverhad a cardinal.

In January, the 78-year-old pope gave the U.S. no newcardinals and very few to Europe, reflecting his desire torebalance the overrepresentation the two continents enjoyin the College of Cardinals relative to the size of theirCatholic communities. For instance, Italy received just twonew red hats, and those two came from small cities,including a Sicilian diocese that has been swept by wavesof African and Middle Eastern migrants.

With the new cardinals, Pope Francis has chosennearly a quarter of voting-age cardinals, which now number

125. Including those not eligible to vote, there are now 228cardinals.

The new batch of red hats could help the pontiff pushahead with a series of reforms that will likely culminate thisyear. Before his election in March 2013, the cardinals calledforcefully for a deep shake-up of the Roman Curia, thebloated Vatican administration that has been the subject ofembarrassing scandals and infighting in recent years.

Pope Francis, who lambasted the Curia in December,likening it to “the rich fool who thinks he will live for alleternity,” is readying an overhaul of the Curia this year. Hemet this week with his handpicked, nine-member council ofcardinals that is advising him on many reforms. Then, about170 cardinals met with the pope in a consistory convenedto discuss changes to the Curia. During those discussions,some called for more devolvement of decision-makingpower to local bishops, a greater role of laypeople and areduction of the Italian dominance of the Curia.

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