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 ENGAGEMENTS
BISHOP DOMINIC SAVIO FERNANDES
Sun Feb 19 9:30 a.m. Administers the Sacrament of Confirmation at Our Lady of Health Church, Versova
5:00 p.m. Administers the Sacrament of Confirmation at St. Ignatius Church, Jacob Circle
Tue Feb 21 6:00 p.m. Governing Body Meeting, Our Ladys Home, Dadar
Sat Feb 25 6:00 p.m. Administers the Sacrament of Confirmation at St. Dominic Savio Church, Wadala (E)
Sun Feb 26 9:30 a.m. Administers the Sacrament of Confirmation at St. Judes Church, Jeri-Meri
6:00 p.m. Administers the Sacrament of Confirmation at Sacred Heart Church, Santa Cruz

BISHOP JOHN RODRIGUES

Sun Feb 19 8:30 a.m. Confirmations, Christ the King Church, Shivajinagar
10:30 a.m. Confirmations, Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Church, Chembur
6:30 p.m. Confirmations, St Michael Church, Mahim
Thu Feb 23 10:00 a.m. Parish Youth Directors Meeting, Salvation Seva Kendra, Dadar
Fri Feb 24 6:30 p.m. Confirmations, Sacred Heart Church, Worli
Sat Feb 25 7:30 p.m. Confirmations, St Theresa of the Child Jesus Church, Airoli
Sun Feb 26 9:15 a.m. Confirmations, St Anthony Church, Malwani
6:00 p.m. Confirmations, St Anne Church, Mazagaon

BISHOP ALLWYN D'SILVA

Tue Feb 21 5:00 p.m. Meeting Volunteers of Prison Ministry, Mumbai, Dadar
Wed Feb 22 8:30 a.m. Lecture on Peace for the Nobel Lecture Series, Sophia College
11:00 a.m. Meeting the inmates of the Home for the Aged, Andheri
Thu Feb 23 6:00 p.m. Reflecting with the Women of Satyashodak
Fri Feb 24 6:00 p.m. Confirmations, Our Lady of Bethlehem, Dongri
Sun Feb 26 10:30 a.m. Confirmations, St. John the Baptist, Thane

BISHOP BARTHOL BARRETTO

Sun Feb 19 8:30 a.m. Celebrates Eucharist, Bal Yesu Samaj Mandir, Uttan
Sat Feb 25 7:30 p.m. Celebrates Eucharist and administers the Sacrament of Confirmation, Divine Mercy Church,
Bhayandar East
Sun Feb 26 8:30 a.m. Celebrates Eucharist, Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Church, Manori
6:00 p.m. Celebrates Eucharist and administers the Sacrament of Confirmation,
St. Louis Church, Dahisar

BISHOP AGNELO GRACIAS

Sun Feb 19 9:30 a.m. Celebrates Eucharist and administers the Sacrament of Confirmation,
St. Joseph Church, Juhu
Mon Feb 20 p.m. Bishops House, Trichy, Tamil Nadu on official work
Sat Feb 25 7:00 p.m. Celebrates Eucharist and administers sacrament of Confirmation, Christ the King,
Oswhiwara, Jogeshwari West
Sun Feb 26 10:15 a.m. Celebrates Eucharist and administers sacrament of Confirmation,
Our Lady of Mt. Carmel, Bandra

BISHOP BOSCO PENHA

Fri Feb 24 9:30 a.m. Addresses the Sisters of Borivli Deanery on their Role in SCCs at St. Anthony's Parish,
Malwani
Sat Feb 25 5:30 p.m. Celebrates Eucharist and administers the Sacrament of Confirmation, St. Andrew's Parish,
Uttan, Chowk
Sun Feb 26 9:30 a.m. Celebrates Eucharist and administers the Sacrament of Confirmation,
St. Francis Xavier's Parish, Kanjur Marg

BISHOP PERCIVAL FERNANDEZ

Sun Feb 19 10:30 a.m. Confirmations at O.L. of Assumption Church, Kandivali West
5:30 p.m. Confirmations at St. Anthony Church Saki Naka
Sun Feb 26 9:30 a.m. Confirmations at O.L. of Lourdes Church, Katemanavli, Kalyan East
6:00 p.m. Confirmations at St. Blaise Church, Amboli, Andheri West

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 EDITORIAL
Fr Anthony Charanghat

Celebrating Catholic Communications

T
his February, we do well to observe the Catholic Press Month by acknowledging with
apprecia on and celebra ng with a real hope, the enduring value of the Catholic
Communica on media. In this age of media crisis, where truth and objec vity are rarely
at a premium, we are called to pledge our support to the Catholic media that has speaking the
truth with love as its mo o.
The Catholic Press through its newspapers, magazines, newsle ers, books and blogs of its
scribes are the most eec ve instruments of religious communica ons. This indeed is done
more eciently than any other outside the Sunday homilies and communiques of its Church
leaders. That print con nues to be viable and essen al is of immense importance because its
most avid readers turnout to becoming ac ve and leading commi ed Catholics.
In our media saturated world, whatever one may think of the quality of secular media, its media
coverage of the church is o en cri cally hos le or uneven at best, whether in newspapers, radio
or television. At a me when the church o en seeks to be engaged in the great issues of the day,
its voice barely is granted space in the mainstream media.
Stories about few charisma c leaders like Pope John Paul II, Pope Francis or Mother Teresa
may feature in the print and digital media prominently because they a racts readers, which
is a blessing. But so do scandals and abuse stories with greater frequency and malice. Stories
about where bishops stand on par cular issues, reports on events or issues from a Catholic
perspec ve or profiles of Catholics who are living lives in fidelity to the Gospel are rare to non-
existent in the secular media.
It is cri cal that Catholics not only have access to sound news coverage and commentary, but
that they hear directly from their leaders on the issues of the day and have the resources to see
their world through the eyes of faith. The Catholic media predominantly oers space to Catholic
leaders to be read, heard and seen by their people unmuted, uncensored and independent
of the preconcep ons and prejudices of too many secular media outlets.
The Catholic Communica ons media must work to fulfil its mission of informing, educa ng
and evangelising catholics by con nuing to produce print publica ons of excellence while
increasing their use of other media. The key to this is a more eec ve embrace of new media,
be er cost control and improved collabora on among the various media en es. The real
payo would be in the mul plier eect of all the media arms working together to spread
rapidly and greater outreach.
The newspaper, will focus more on the why of Catholic news, while the electronic media more
speedily deliver the who, what, when and where of tradi onal news repor ng. For Catholic
media to make a dierence, however, it needs to cul vate and highlight its own Catholic
journalists, photojournalists, editors and designers who have, or should have, the knowledge
to report accurately on local, na onal and global events and teachings of the Church relevant
to its readers.
Digital is and will be a powerful communica ons medium, but print remains the ul mate push
technology. It arrives weekly or biweekly and by doing so demands a en on. The printed
version of Catholic publica ons is s ll the most eec ve push medium that is, one that is
sent to readers on a regular basis without readers having to take the ini a ve to visit a website
or take any other posi ve ac on.
While adult faith forma on is considered of utmost importance to the mission and vision of
the Church, Catholic news media remain the primary means of this forma on. The regular
appearance of a Catholic publica on with news, analysis, columns and features in a virtual or
actual mailbox does more to help adult Catholics in their ongoing faith forma on.

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 Promoting the Joy of Love
in our Families
Message of the 29th CCBI Plenary Assembly to the Church in India
W
e, two Cardinals, 136 Archbishops and
Bishops, represen ng the 132 dioceses of the
Conference of Catholic Bishops of India (CCBI),
gathered at the Pastoral Centre, Bhopal, for
our Plenary Assembly from 31st January to 8th February
2017 to deliberate, under the guidance of the Holy Spirit, on
the theme "Promo ng the Joy of Love in our Families". The
choice of this theme was prompted by the epoch-making
Apostolic Exhorta on of Pope Francis, Amoris Laea (Joy of
Love), which was the outcome of the 2014 and 2015 Synods
on the Family. The Apostolic Exhorta on reviews the current
situa on of families in the light of the Churchs perennial
teaching on marriage and family, especially with regard to
unity and indissolubility of marriage (cf. Mt 19:3-6; Eph 5:
22-31) with a view to building up stable, frui ul and joyful
families, and oering help to those who do not fully meet
the Chris an ideal of marriage and the family. Our Lord Jesus
Christ, the Good Shepherd, always remains as a model of our
ministry to the family. Indeed, the family is Gods precious
gi to human society and to the Church.
The theme of the family as the "Domestic Church" has
been the subject of frequent reflection by the Bishops of
India. Aware that "the welfare of the family is decisive
for the future of the world and of the Church" (AL 31),
the 29th Plenary Assembly (2017) took up this theme for
reflection anew.
At our current Plenary Assembly, we were fortunate to
have His Eminence Lorenzo Cardinal Baldisseri, the Secretary
General of the Synod of Bishops, Rome, who enlightened
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us on the historical background and the thrust of Amoris
Laea. We were enriched by the frank and faith-filled
sharing of some Catholic couples from various parts of our
country - a couple who had been present at the 2015 Synod;
a father of a mentally challenged child; a single parent,
and others who spoke with u er sincerity and openness
about their marital journey with all its ups and downs,
joys and sorrows. We were edified by their deep faith in
God, their prayer life nourished by the Word of God and
par cipa on in the Holy Eucharist, and their dedica on to
ministry in the Church as lay people. We realise that these
couples who spoke to us are just a few of the many Catholic
families which, despite many dicul es, remain faithful to
the Churchs teaching on marriage, and make possible for
their children a truly Chris an upbringing. Such families are
nurseries of voca ons for the priesthood and religious life.
Seeing this, we are filled with joy in the Spirit, and would
like to thank our families for the service they render to the
Church and to society.
At the same me, we are aware that there are some
shadows. More than 300 million people in our country are
subject to poverty and depriva on, especially in the rural
areas, with li le access to basic health services, educa onal
facili es and employment opportuni es. Many of them are
aicted by evils such as domes c violence and alcoholism.
Among the poor, women and children are the ones who
suer the most. A large number of families have not been
suciently catechised. Migra on too has had a strong impact
on marriage and family life. The media, with all its beneficial

eects, have o en exercised a deleterious influence on
family life.
Part of the problem is that ordained ministers are not
adequately equipped to help families cope with the complex
problems they face (cf. AL 202). Priests also need to know
how to harness, for the pastoral care of families, the many
Family Movements and Associa ons with which the Church
is blessed.
As pastors responsible for our faithful, we took into serious
account the varied and diverse situa ons regarding marriage
and family across various regions of our country. We have
sketched out a Plan of Ac on which will be made specific
and implemented in stages by each diocese, according to its
needs and resources. As Bishops, primarily responsible for
the family apostolate, we wish to state:
1. The content of our pastoral plan for families will always
include the "culture of life" (cf. Gen 1:28, 3:20; Evangelium
Vitae 87).
2. We will focus, in the first place, on adequate Prepara on
for Marriage, upda ng, wherever necessary, the present
Marriage Prepara on Courses. We want to emphasise
especially Chris an Family Educa on programmes in our
schools and colleges, with a view to helping young people
discover the dignity and beauty of marriage (cf. AL 205-216),
without minimising the call to priestly and religious life.
3. Priests and religious will keep in touch with families
through regular family visits and devise structures for
accompanying couples, especially in the first years of
marriage (cf. AL 217-238). We will enlist the help of
experienced married couples, Parish Family Cells, SCC (BEC)
networks and the Family Movements and Associa ons in our
dioceses. Wherever needed and feasible, we will establish
Family Service Centres with counselling facili es to help
couples facing dicul es.
4. In par cular, with a careful process of discernment,
we will reach out to those who, for several reasons, feel
estranged from the Church (divorced, divorced and civilly
remarried, cohabi ng partners, etc.). We keep in mind the
words of Pope Francis: "what is urgently needed today is
a ministry to care for those whose marital rela onship has
broken down" (AL 238). We want all to feel the maternal love
of the Church in such a way that they experience the merciful
embrace of the Father from which no one is excluded.
5. We will ensure that our priests, religious, catechists and
pastoral workers receive be er training for family ministry.
In par cular, we will insist that seminarians "receive a
more extensive, interdisciplinary, and not merely doctrinal
forma on in the areas of engagement and marriage" (AL
203) and will have exposure to family situa ons under the
guidance of their formators.
6. We realise that there are certain families that need
special care: families living in dire poverty, families with
spouses of two dierent religious tradi ons, single parent
families, families with dierently abled children, grieving and
bereaved families, migrant families, families with sick and
elderly members (cf. AL 247-253). We pledge to support and
accompany these families in whatever way possible.
7. Responding to the call of Pope Francis, we will show a
respec ul a tude to those who have not been provided
with adequate pastoral care such as transgenders, people
with dierent orienta ons, etc.
Dear families in Christ, Pope Francis so well says: "The
Joy of Love experienced by families is also the joy of the
Church" (AL 1). We ourselves experienced this joy while
delibera ng on the family in the light of the Holy Spirit. You
are Gods precious gi to the Church. We are grateful to
Pope Francis for so courageously highligh ng the need of a
merciful approach to families, especially to those living in
dicult situa ons.
Along with other Chris an families and those of other
faiths, you are called to journey together to become
witnesses of Gods tender love and mercy in this world,
which has been revealed to us in Jesus Christ.
May Mary, the Queen of the Families and St Joseph, her
chaste spouse, intercede for our families to enable them
to live in justice, peace, love and joy in the Holy Spirit (cf.
Rom 14:17).
(Oswald Cardinal Gracias, President, Conference of
Catholic Bishops of India, Filipe Neri Ferro, Vice President,
CCBI, Varghese Chakkalakal Secretary General CCBI)
CAVEAT
The views expressed in the articles and news and comments
published in the Examiner Catholic News weekly are those
of the individual authors and do not necessarily reflect the
official positions or policies of the Archdiocese except those
signed by the official ecclesiastical authorities.
-Ed/-
Quick Wit
III Std Teacher: What do you get when you substract 893
from 2,857 and add 1,642, and divide the answer by 7?
Naughty Elton: A severe headache, Maam!
- Percy
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 Christians and Politics
T
he Church promotes ac ve
ci zenship and poli cal
engagement. Chris ans have
always understood themselves
to be dual ci zens simultaneously
members of the Church and of poli cal
society who must obey the law and
work for the good of the Kingdom
wherever they are, whatever regime
they are under. This does not mean
a divided loyalty; Catholics are both
patriots of their na ve countries and
loyal to the core values of their faith.
While living in the world, they are
looking to a transcendent horizon,
produces a tension which is extremely
healthy for a democracy, and is one
reason why Catholics need to be ac ve
in poli cs.
Catholics are free to vote for
whomever they wish; as a body, the
Church avoids par sanship favouring
one poli cal party over another
while reserving the right to speak out
when a core value is at stake, and
encouraging Catholics to enter the
poli cal process.
In a modern democracy, the
Christians claim their right to speak
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out for the same reason that any
other civil society association or
organisation does a natural right to
proclaim and promote its values, and
to persuade others, to get a debate
going about the health of society and
its priorities, applying the wisdom
and insights of the Christian tradition
to the great questions besetting
contemporary society.
The Church does this because it
cares, above all, for the common good,
meaning that which belongs to all by
virtue of their shared humanity. The
common good, says the Catechism of
the Catholic Church (#1906), is the
sum total of social condi ons which
allow people, either as groups or as
individuals, to reach their fulfilment
more fully and more easily. The
common good is a key tenet of the
Churchs vision for society and the
principles which it believes lie behind
its healthy func oning.
Whenever a general elec on is
called, the Church does not advocate
one par cular party or another; their
aim is instead to influence all par es
and their pla orms and to mobilise
the electorate to take a clear interest
in their local candidates. In poli cs, it
is normal to seek to persuade others
of your vision; everyone in poli cs is,
in that sense, trying to impose their
values by the force of persuasion.
A general document is issued in
response to the global poli cal and
economic crisis. Choosing the Common
Good, a reflec on on the economic
crisis in the light of Pope Benedict
XVIs encyclical Caritas in Veritate,
called for a restora on of trust in the
Parliamentary ins tu ons. The standard
considera ons for voters document
draws out some of the themes: valuing
life; family; migra on; development of
the worlds poor; environment; and the
importance of religious belief in the
public square.
The ques ons that were posed were
ones which voters could put to their
cons tuency candidates, ques ons
such as: What does respect for life
mean for you? Do all lives have the
same value?, What will you do for
marriage and the family?, What
beliefs and values underpin your
approach to migra on? and What
do you think is the place of religion
in society? The list, the bishops
stressed, was not exhaus ve, but was
intended to help voters form an idea
of how far a candidate will address the
common good.
Underneath the ques ons were five
statements of value:
1. Valuing life means opposing
abor on and euthanasia, and life-
cramping poverty, and neglect of
the elderly.
2. Families are the basic building-
block of any stable society. Marriage
provides the best context for bringing
up children and must have the
clear support and encouragement
of Government.
3. Migra on is not about numbers; it
is about human beings. Wherever the
Government sets the boundary on who
can or cannot live here, it must apply its
rules with fairness, decency and respect
for the individual.
4. Our care for each other is
also shown in how we support the
development of the worlds poorest
people, and how we use or abuse
the environment we share. We must be
good stewards of Gods Crea on, not
selfish exploiters of it.
5. Our faith is at the heart of our
lives. Religious belief is not something
private; it helps create a society that
wants to see everyone flourish. It has
a contribution to make, and must be
allowed to do so in accordance with
its teachings.
With this list, Catholics are not
told which party to vote for; they
are called to inject into the electoral
process values which were at risk of
being forgo en, to raise the standards
of elec on debates beyond the
compe veness and pragma sm of
electoral poli cs.
Because the Catholics are a large,
organised body, which every day
demonstrates its commitment to
building up society, it has some poli cal
weight; it is listened to and can make
its voice heard on the issues of the day.
But that doesnt mean its influence is
dispropor onate or excessive.
Some say that although the Church
claims not to be urging Catholics to
vote for one party or another they are
in prac ce doing so. They argue that
Chris an beliefs could lead to one
conclusion, choosing same party. If
that were true, Catholics would vote
the same way at elec ons; in fact, the
Catholic vote is sca ered across mul -
par es. Vo ng in a general elec on
should be about deciding which
government would best be likely to
promote the common good, and there
are a range of interests and concerns
which go into making up that decision.
Catholics must get involved in poli cs
even if it may be "dirty," frustra ng
and fraught with failure, Pope Francis
said some me ago. Given today's
"throwaway" culture and so many
problems unfolding in the world, "Do I
as a Catholic watch from my balcony?
No, you can't watch from the balcony.
Get right in there!" urged Pope Francis
who was a Jesuit priest, ac ve in the
Chris an Life Community in Argen na
and involved in the issues of his me.
Catholics should not be indierent
to poli cs, Pope Francis said, but they
should oer their sugges ons, as well
as prayers, that their leaders may serve
the common good in humility and love.
The Pope rejected the idea that a good
Catholic doesnt meddle in poli cs.
Thats not true. That is not a good
path, he said, according to Va can
Radio. A good Catholic meddles in
poli cs, oering the best of himself, so
that those who govern can govern.
None of us can say, I have nothing
to do with this; they govern, said
Pope Francis. Ci zens are responsible
for par cipa ng in poli cs according to
their ability, and in this way, they are
responsible for their leadership.
Poli cs, according to the social
doctrine of the Church, is one of the
highest forms of charity, because
it serves the common good, he
explained. I cannot wash my hands,
eh? We all have to give something! He
noted that it is some mes common for
people to speak only cri cally of their
leaders, to complain about things that
dont go well.
Instead of simply complaining, we
should oer ourselves our ideas,
our sugges ons, and most of all, our
prayers, the Holy Father said. Observing
that prayer is the best that we can
oer to those who govern, he invited
prayer for the conversion and strong
leadership of those in authority. Even
if they believe certain poli cians to be
unsuitable, Chris ans should pray
that they should govern well, that
they should love their people, that they
should serve their people, and that
they be humble, he said.
At the same time, the Pope
reflected on the role of those who
hold political power, stressing the
need for humility and love. The Holy
Father explained that a leader who
doesnt love cannot govern at best,
they can discipline; they can give
a little bit of order, but they cant
govern.In addition, he emphasised,
You cant govern without loving the
people and without humility.
And every man, every woman
who has to take up the service of
government must ask themselves
two questions: Do I love my people
in order to serve them better? Am I
humble, and do I listen to everybody,
to diverse opinions in order to choose
the best path? If you dont ask
those questions, your governance will
not be good, Pope Francis continued.
The man or woman who governs
who loves his people is a humble
man or woman.
(A reflecon on a document about
parcipang in polical elecons)
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Charge of the
Light Brigade
M
umbaikar , a
unique species,
who is always
on the run, was
made to stand in queues for
hours in the final weeks of
2016. The Mumbaikar stood
in line to exchange his old Rs
500 and Rs 1000 notes, and
possibly for the first me,
could observe the decay of
the First City of India. Would
these 50 days transform
the Mumbaikar from living
o this city, to living for
this city? February 21,
2017 would be the Tuesday
that will either become
immemorial, or be forgo en
as just another holiday.
AGNI has championed the
cause of the Middle Class
since 1999, as they rightly
realised that the educated
Middle Class can make
all the dierence to the
Governance of Mumbai and
India. The TDS-ed Middle
Class, le with crumbs and
their taxes used without
a ear for their concerns,
have made feeble eorts to
correct and improve their
lot. Exhausted with the travel
and eort of daily commute
to work and back, they
seek the first opportunity
to flee to more sublime
surroundings. Tuesday,
February 21, is therefore
an opportunity for them to
take their families away from
Mumbai for a couple of days.
What can therefore be
done to hold the Mumbaikar
back on Polling Day, not
Austin Nazareth is the office coordinator of AGNI.
10 THE EXAMINER FEB 18 - 24, 2017
just to vote, but to
remain commi ed on
this Tuesday to bring
out all eligible to vote
from his building and
neighbourhood and
guide them to the
Polling Booths?
The most persuasive
force, realised by Mr
Gerson da Cunha,
Trustee and Convenor
of AGNI, is the
Mumbaikars
children. Mr da
Cunha has spent 27
years in adver sing,
ten years as head of
Lintas. He has another
10 years of experience
with UNICEF New York and
Brazil. His one thought of
ge ng to school children to
mo vate their parent / voter
was immediately seconded
by Ms Shyama Kulkarni,
Trustee of AGNI and re red
school teacher. The idea
of a Childrens Crusade
was discussed, and almost
everyone agreed that the
child tutored by his teacher
can force the most obs nate
parent to do what is asked.
Thus was born The AGNI
Schools Campaign for BMC A Billion and his team, led
Elec ons 2017.
AGNIs Chairman and
Managing Trustee, Mr D.M.
Sukthankar, agreed that
this idea was worth a try,
and so did the Coordinators
present at the Monthly
AGNI Coordinators Mee ng
at Wadala. With the
acceptability of the idea in
AUSTIN NAZARETH
hand, Mr Gerson da
Cunha, at age 87,
began to work on
the concept and
planning of this
Campaign. The
Communica on team
comprising Fr Myron Pereira
- ex-head of Xavier Ins tute
of Communica ons (XIC),
Mr TJ Ravishankar - Lecturer
at XIC and Director in Tata
Trusts, Ms Jennifer She y
A-Ward AGNI Coordinator,
Fr Blaise Manager of students in Mumbai.
St Xavier Ins tute of
Educa on, have all s rred
our minds to grasp the idea
of a Schools Campaign for
our Civic Elec ons.
Mr Rajesh Jain of Free and February 1, 2017. Over
160 teachers were present
by Ms Aparna Sivakumar,
supported AGNIs School
Campaign by dona ng Rs
one lakh a month during this
campaign eort.
Mr Piyush Pandey and his
team from Ogilvy supported
by designing the Poster
pro bono. The eort of
Ms Kainaz Karmarkar, Mr
Harshad Rajdhyaksha, Mr
Talha Mohsin, Mr Mahesh
Parab and others was not
limited to the design of the
Poster, but gave us cri cal
inputs, as the Campaign
gathered steam.
Mr Albert DSouza of
Printania graciously printed
thousands of posters in A3
and A4 sizes at concessional
rates and on priority basis.
Image Bazaar allowed
the use of two photographs
for the poster at
concessional rates.
Raell Padamsees ACE and
CREATE ou its produced
the audio visuals pro bono.
Kiran from her ou it raced
against me and deadlines
to give three variants of the
audiovisual. All are liked
and appreciated.
Fr Barre of AMCF also
produced two audio-
visuals pro bono.
These were the
weapons in hand as
AGNI Coordinators began
the Campaign.
Fr George Athaide,
Secretary of the
Archdiocesan Board of
Educa on, went all out in
support of this Campaign
and wrote le ers to the
Principals of all 150 Catholic
Schools, with three lakh
He went on to arrange
mee ngs of representa ve
teachers from all these
schools at eight dierent
places on January 30, 31
at these mee ngs.
R/ North AGNI
Coordinator, Willie Shirsat,
roped in volunteers from the
civic-poli cal ou it, Church
in the City, of which he is
the General Secretary. The
mee ngs at six places where
his teams helped, as well as
two places handled by Ms
Shyama Kulkarni and her H/
West team, were a success.
 As Ms Shyama Kulkarni
and her light infantry from
H/West spearheaded the
Childrens Crusade in the
suburbs of Bandra to Juhu,
Mr Willie Shirsat and his light
Cavalry swarmed the north
of Mumbai from Dahisar to
Andheri and from Mulund to
Kurla and Vikhroli.
Around 100 trainee
teachers from St Xaviers
Ins tute of Educa on
took this Campaign into
the schools where they
are interned.
Every AGNI Coordinator
reached out to schools in
their Administra ve Wards
and beyond: Rajkumar
Sharma 20 schools in
M West and East, Nutan
Bhalla 20 schools in S and
L Wards, Bulu Saldanha in
G North, Pamela Cheema
in S, N and T Wards, Anand
Castellino in F North, Theo
DSouza in D Ward, all
reaching out to a score of
schools each. Miss Anupama
Ray and Miss Priyanka Tupe
of Blue Ribbon Movement
took on the task of reaching
out to around 20 schools.
Not to forget Jennifer She y,
Gul Asrani, Shrikant Soman,
Reuben Dias, Mr Pande,
Ms Zabeen, Celine Alvares
and others who have put in
exemplary eorts to take
AGNIs Campaign to overall
100 schools run by Parsi,
Hindu, Sikh and other Trusts.
Dr Zahir Kazi, President
of Anjuman-i-Islam, called
a mee ng of heads of his
over 50 ins tu ons where
Mr Gerson da Cunha spoke,
and the audiovisual was
screened. The Anjumans
have devised campaigns that
will reach out to all their 1.1
lakh students.
The Examiner has
graciously agreed to make a
full page free adver sement
of AGNIs Poster, and also
carried an ar cle by Mr
Gerson da Cunha.
Another ar cle, Decline of
a Great City wri en by Mr
Gerson da Cunha 13 years
ago, has resurfaced in Social
Media, and has pulled at the
heart-strings of those who
miss their City of Gold.
AGNI, an NGO without
pretensions or assets,
working out of an oce
space, graciously provided by
its trustee, Capt. Joe Lobo,
and two full me employees,
have done a fair job of
reaching around 300 schools
averaging 2,000 students.
This has given us a universe
of, as Mr Gerson da Cunha
says, six lakh students with
double the figure of 12 lakh
parent voters. Each students
household has daily contact
with people who are either
their neighbours, domes cs
etc. giving another figure of
around 10 lakhs. This will
give us a figure of at least 20
lakh ci zens.
What AGNIs Light Brigade
sought to achieve was to
reach to English Medium
schools, whose parents may
cons tute a large percentage
of non-voters. What it ended
up achieving was beyond
our wildest hopes: They
are reaching out to 20%
of Mumbais voters. These
educated and well informed
voters can forever change
how elec ons are won by
choosing good candidates.
Any candidate who gets 20%
of polled votes is by and
large an assured winner.
As sunset se les on
many who have remained
with AGNI for almost two
decades, they leave to this
Great City a testament
of hope. They, from the
non-ques oning and tax-
burdened middle class, have
sought to take charge as
Ci zens, and make this city
of Mumbai a be er place for
their grandchildren.

B O B s B A N T E R by Robert Clements
Teach Your Child to Fly ..!
As I drive to the airport early this morning, my heart is heavy
with sadness. I am going to say goodbye to my precious child
and I drive in silence, "You okay, dad?" she whispers, and I
nod, glad she cant see tears welling in my eyes, but I know
she knows the depth of my grief.
Many years ago, when she was born, my rela ves had all
been amazed at the closeness and rapport that developed
between us. As a baby, crying with the pain of colic, all that
was needed was me li ing her, and in an instant, and to
everyones amazement, she stopped crying; just happy to be
in my arms.
Those years as she grew up, I some mes wondered what my
world would be without her.
How would I live, I asked myself, and then brushed away
these thoughts by telling myself there were many more years
with her, so enjoy it, and I did.
And as she grew older, our bond just grew stronger.
She became the news anchor for a na onal TV channel,
and though she broadcast twice a day, there was not a
programme I did not watch. A er her programme, she would
message me asking for my comments, and if those comments
were delayed, and she suspected Id been too busy to see her
on air, she wasnt too happy.
"What will happen to me when she marries and goes away?"
I pondered quite o en, as slowly I heard proposals coming in.
And then one day, I looked out of my window, and let me
tell you, I am so lucky to have wonderful trees just outside.
There was a crows nest on one of the branches. Id heard a
commo on, and wondered what it was. And then I stared:
it was a crow pushing its li le baby out of its nest. The li le
crow cried and squawked and created a din, but the mother
(or was it the father), was firm. And yet, I realised what the
parent bird was feeling; sad that her child was leaving; a child
he or she must have put their full life into. But now the li le
bird had to learn to fly on its own, and the only way was to
push it out of the comfort of its nest.
Many of us dont! We love to keep our children around us,
either keeping them single, or quite o en ge ng them to
live with their spouses along with us. Maybe I also would
have loved doing that.
At the airport, my daughter waves, and as I drive back, even
in my sadness, my heart feels lighter; she has learnt to fly
the flight of life. Like the parent bird, it had been my duty to
push her, for her to learn; I had done what all parents are
supposed to do!

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150th Birth Anniversary of
Msgr Herculano Gonsalves
A priest with the heart of a pelican; dying to self, he lived only for God and the Other
Die to yourself to do only the will of God. - Msgr Herculano Gonsalves
H
e was a virtuous priest of the Archdiocese of Goa
and Daman, but has remained hidden ll this
day. A man so humble, charitable, self-sacrificing,
mor fied, a treasury of all sacerdotal virtues and an
un ring worker, who, like a pelican died to self and gave life
to the downtrodden, the poor and the orphans.
On the occasion of the celebra on of the
150th Birth Anniversary of Msgr Herculano
Gonsalves from February 11, 2017 to
February 11, 2018, the Congrega on
of the Handmaids of Christ has
taken the ini a ve to make their
Founder be er known, so that all
people who are inspired by his
exemplary life, may become more
human, more loving, more caring
and compassionate to reach out to
those in need.
Herculano Gonsalves was born on
February 11, 1868 in Cana-Benualim,
the same village where St Joseph
Vaz was born. A er comple ng his
preliminary studies, he joined the seminary
at Rachol. In March 1890, he went to the parish
of Calangute to help his uncle priest to carry out his parochial
du es, and also to conduct La n classes. On December 17,
1892 he was ordained by the then Patriarch, D. Antonio
Valente, at the age of 24. From the very start of his career,
he made a mark as an eloquent preacher. His first sermon,
preached in the Church of Calangute, on Maundy Thursday,
March 30, 1893 was so highly applauded, that even the
Press (O Crente) published very high encomiums about his
oratorical abili es. The subject of his sermon was Humility.
All his life, he prac sed what he preached on that day.
From 1893 to 1918, he served the Church as a missionary
in Daman, where he was appointed Spiritual Director and
Sr Perpetua Vaz H.C. is based at St Alex Convent, Calangute,
Goa.
12 THE EXAMINER FEB 18 - 24, 2017
SR PERPETUA VAZ H.C.
Professor of the seminary. As a Spiritual Director, he was
much sought a er by the seminarians who could open their
hearts and souls to him, and confide all their secrets. He
was an extraordinary professor of noble character, much
admired, loved and appreciated by his pupils, and held in
high esteem by the sta as a learned philosopher, friend
and guide.
Fr Herculano was later sent to Bombay (1918-
1930), where he worked first as an assistant to
the Parish Priest at St Francis Xavier Church in
Dabul, and therea er as a Chaplain of Our
Lady of Dolours at Sonapur, where he, rather
daringly, started a co-ed school. Children of
cooks, fi ers, butlers and those who would
never have had an opportunity for educa on
came to this school. Beginning his day with
prayer, followed by the devout celebra on
of the Eucharist, Fr Herculano u lised the
mornings for work in the parish and also
a ending to his parishioners. Some mes, he
would even skip his meals to pa ently listen
to those in any kind of distress. Many a weeping
widow, a helpless orphan or a penniless man found
comfort and material help from this noble friend. The
evenings were spent visi ng the slums and helping people.
Not far from the church in Dabul, there were some Goan
clubs (Kudds) where Goans lived together. The moral
standards of some of these kudds were deteriora ng. O en
at the risk of his personal safety, Fr Herculano would enter
these dens of sin, and wean the sinners away from their
sinful habits and vices. He was a compassionate pastor
who could touch the innermost recesses of peoples hearts,
and even hardened sinners would melt in his presence.
People from near and far flocked to him for confession and
for guidance. The Fransciscan Hospitaller Sisters in Bandra
appointed him as their spiritual advisor and confessor, and
he served them faithfully for 22 years.
(Contd on Pg 14)

Counting our Blessings
with Gratitude
S.C.C. "SILVER LININGS"
S
t Anthonys, Malwani,
Malad is in the midst of its
year of prepara on for the
long-awaited Silver Jubilee
Celebra on of the SCCs. The great
milestone will be reached in July 2017,
but celebrated with a grand SCC RALLY
on November 19 of this year. The
above was the tle of our capacity
building exercise held at our first PPC
mee ng of the new year. As part of
our strengthening during this Silver
Jubilee Year, the PPC members were
asked to list spontaneously, the many
Blessings and Benefits we experienced
over the past 24 years of having the
Small Chris an Communi es (SCCs) in
our parish. Our aim was to focus on
our posi ve strengths in order to BUILD
Sr Manisha, a Religious of the Sacred
Heart and a member of the FILMC
Team, is in full-time pastoral ministry
at St Anthonys, Malwani, Malad.
SR MANISHA GONSALVES, RSCJ
on them further, rather than dwell
on nega ve factors or lacunae which
could destroy us, or lead to distress and
disillusionment. In a later session, we
hope to look at areas we envision for
further growth.
The following is a summary of
the posi ve benefits that emerged.
These have been classified under the
three main pillars of the SCC, namely,
community building, faith forma on
and reaching out [for the sake of our
analysis], though we are aware that
these flow one into the other and are
mutually enriching.
A. Community Building
- More involvement and interaction
of our 14,500 parishioners, both at
the parish and SCC levels. Most of our
Parish activities are routed through
the SCCs.
- The regular monthly mee ngs
and ac vi es of SCCs usually well
organised and executed drew the
par cipa on of our people of all age
groups: senior ci zens, adults, youth
and children. As one person put it,
gradually, each member of the SCC
becomes a part of the big BODY of
Christ, like a small leaf is part of a
big tree.
- The ac vi es have helped us
know more parishioners, be it in our
immediate neighborhood or at the
parish level. This has fostered greater
apprecia on of each others gi s,
talents, experience, and helped us
grow in mutual understanding and
acceptance of our dierences. Lets
hear from a newcomer: As a new
member of the parish, the SCC has
helped my family to se le down
comfortably. They were invited to all
the community events, and thereby felt
wanted and accepted. I now feel very
much a part of this wonderful parish.
- The parish has become more
vibrant with the gradual growth in the
number of our SCCs, from five in 1992
to 43 to date. Simultaneously, the PPC
has also expanded, as the number
of SCC coordinators has increased.
Through them, more awareness
has been created of happenings in
our parish; KYP-Know Your Parish
- resul ng in the enhancement of
a sense of belonging and unity in
diversity. This has helped reduce
groupism to a great extent.
- Visi ng families and conduc ng
mee ngs in clusters have made us
aware of the needs of our own people.
This enables a two-way process -
from PPC to the people, and from
the people, feedback to the PPC. As
one coordinator expressed it: My
animators are like my sisters. We
are like family, and help each other
whenever needed.
- The monthly programmes have
brought out the hidden talents of
our parishioners. young and old,
encouraging crea vity and co-
responsibility in the planning and
running of a variety of me. People
have come together in fellowship and
fun, as well as in mes of sorrow or
pain, forge ng their grudges against
one another.
- Leadership has been developing,
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 slowly but surely. Simple people have
surprised themselves, as they shaped
up to be ecient leaders in the roles
of coordinators or animators. Says
one: I was always ac ve, but lacking
in confidence to come forward to
speak. Joining as an animator, I gained
in confidence to some extent. My
nomina on as coordinator boosted me
further for be er growth.
- Many coordinators and animators
are apprecia ve of the regular in-
service, training programmes, capacity-
building exercises at the parish, or even
diocesan level, oered freely to them.
This has resulted in shared leadership,
teamwork, shared knowledge, ideas,
exper se, learning skills in conduc ng
mee ngs, handling conflicts within
a group and the like, which as one
coordinator acknowledged, helped him
not only personally in his work, but also
in the corporate world.
-Communica on at all levels has
improved with many occasions for
dialogue and teamwork between the
hierarchy, the religious and the lay
faithful. Greater ease/accessibility in
rela ng between these groups of the
parish have been a great blessing.
- More Cells and Associa ons
have come into being, and more
par cipa on in these over the years;
the SCCs have been instrumental in
spreading awareness of programmes
organised by them.
- Youth involvement is in the
process of growth through NYGs and
encouragement from PYAT members.
150 TH BIRTH ANNIVERSARY OF MSGR. HERCULANO GONSALVES (Contd from Pg 12)
A er working strenuously in Daman
and Bombay for 37 years without rest
or leisure, Fr Herculano was physically
worn out, and needed some rest. He
therefore returned to his homeland,
Goa, in 1930. But he did not get the
rest he deserved. A true missionary
that he was, his services were in great
demand, and soon he was appointed
the Parish Priest of the church in
Calangute. Fr Herculano accepted posts
where others hesitated to go, and
like a good shepherd, within a short
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B. Faith Formaon
- Greater familiarity with the Bible,
valuing the Word of God in ones
personal life/growth, as well as in the
SCCs as a guide to life and in building
up the faith/trust in the group. The
seven-step Gospel sharing method in
dierent languages has been helpful in
bonding with one another, and learning
from each others witness to Christ.
- The inter-faith services/programmes
with the en re neighbourhood, like on
na onal feasts, and recently, even at
Christmas in some communi es, have
been stepping stones to rela ng to
people of other faiths.
- Growth in family prayer has been
encouraged through the coordinators/
animators and spiritual directors.
- Overall spiritual growth by
prayer mee ngs, SCC Group Masses,
intercessory sessions, Lenten and
Advent prayers at the SCC or zonal
levels; preparing Holy hours, Novenas,
community crib/star, etc. Having our
spiritual directors - the priests, sisters,
and from this year, our mentors [lay
persons well trained/ experienced in
SCC] - as our guides at the monthly core
group mee ngs, and at other mes of
need, is a great asset.
- Support of SCCs to those receiving
Sacraments like First Holy Communion,
Confirma on, etc.
C. Outreach
- SCCs have ini ated us to reach out to
the needy and marginalised - the poor,
the sick, the housebound, the aged, the
me, succeeded in bringing the flock
together. Like Jesus who preached on
the shores of Galilee, he went with
the gospel to the shores of Calangute.
The fisher of men was seen on the
seashore in the evenings, talking
about the love of God and preaching
the good news to the poor. He had
an innova ve method of teaching
catechism to children. He had a crude
model of a slide projector placed in
a handcart, and he moved along the
seashore, a rac ng children as well as
bereaved, the orphans and widows in
our parish, as well as outside.
- Regular programmes are organised
by each SCC; these con nue to have
a good response from our people.
They help us grow in sensi vity to the
underprivileged, as one coordinator
said, a Big bonus in this impersonal
world. Even youth and children join in
and grow in this way.
- Through the use of WhatsApp, we
share our eorts at reaching out and
can learn from, support and encourage
one another. Timely announcements/
reminders are done using digital means
of communica on.
In conclusion, as one who has been
witness to these and MORE benefits
for 10+ years in this Parish which I
love, I feel overwhelmed by Gods
boun ful Generosity and Guidance in
sustaining our eorts over these 24+
years. Besides, I want to acknowledge
the many ini a ves taken by Bishop
Bosco Penha to launch the SCC in our
Parish, assisted by his FILMC Team in
the early 90s AND the concerted eorts
of priests, sisters and MANY commi ed
lay persons in keeping the flame of the
SCCs burning bright! May we grow from
strength to strength as Gods Family,
a Communion of Communi es - all
for Gods greater Glory and the spread
of Gods Kingdom - values of peace,
jus ce, love and forgiveness, caring and
sharing as sisters and brothers, with
Jesus as our Centre and Model of all we
want to be and all we strive for.
adults, by showing pictures and telling
them stories of Gods uncondi onal
love. Fr Herculano understood the
important role that youth could play
in strengthening the na on and the
Church. To a ract youth to the Church,
he introduced scou ng in the village. In
this way, he succeeded in drawing many
of his parishioners closer to God.
 SR GRACY RODRIGUES, FDCC

Children they are; not Slaves

F
amily and community
are extremely
important, as they
play an important
role in the upbringing of the
children and in the making of
civilisa on. On the contrary,
Slavery is a dehumanising,
depraved system that seeks
to reduce ones worth and
dignity, and thus leads us
into the culture of death.
Today, from every corner of
society and the country, we
hear the cry of the children,
I am not safe, I am not
for sale. Does this prick my
conscience or do my ears
hear this cry? Whenever
Prayer, Reflec on and Ac on lost their childhood through in rings of pros tu on, in
Against Human Tracking, sexual exploita on over children used for begging,
following a request from the past 30 years. They in exploi ng undocumented
Talitha Kum, the worldwide are tracked for sexual labour? Let us not look the
Network of Consecrated Life exploita on, pornography other way. (LG)
Against Human Tracking. produc on, forced marriage, Asian Movement of
St Josephine Bakhita, a
Sudanese Sister, had the
trauma c experience as a
child of being a vic m of
tracking; she experienced
the pain of slavery. In spite
of herself being wounded,
she became the healer and
hope for many, and thus
today she stands before
us as an inspira on to
work against the evil of
human tracking.

Women Religious Against

Human Tracking
Pope Francis has designated 8th February, the feast of St (AMRAT) gives me ample
Josephine Bakhita, as the World Day of Prayer, Reflection and opportuni es to collaborate
and network with 52
Action Against Human Trafficking, following a request from religious congrega ons who
are part of this Forum. As
Talitha Kum, the worldwide Network of Consecrated Life a consecrated person, God
gives us a special gi of
Against Human Trafficking. discernment. Discernment
that leads us in making a
I hear the cry of these Every two minutes, a child illegal adop on, forced choice, a choice that will
children, be it on the streets, is being prepared for sexual labour, and to become child make a dierence into
slums, remand homes or exploita on. More than 200 soldiers. Tracking clearly the lives of the poor, the
pla orms, my heart speaks million children today are violates the fundamental des tute, the marginalised,
to me, Children they are, child labourers. 73 million right to a life of dignity. Pope the rejected, the vic ms
not slaves. of these children are below Francis says, How I wish of injus ce and crime. It is
Pope Francis has ten years of age. Every year, that all of us would hear rightly said prophets tend
designated February 8, 22 thousand die due to work Gods cry: where is your to be on the side of the poor
the feast of St Josephine accidents. Approximately brother? (Gen 4:9). Where and the powerless. Every
Bakhita, as the World Day of 30 million children have is your brother or sister who me I think of the vic ms
is enslaved? Where are the of human tracking, I feel
Sr Gracy Rodrigues belongs to the Canossian congregation brothers and sisters whom in my bones the cry for
and is currently doing her 2nd year LLB at New Law College, you are killing each day in jus ce, a cry for humanity.
Matunga; she is a team member of AMRAT. clandes ne warehouses, Through the network of

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 dierent organisa ons like
Interna onal Jus ce Mission,
Rescue Founda on, I got an
opportunity to par cipate
in rescue opera ons in red
light areas. The first rescue
opera on was an experience
that I cannot forget. The
place was s nking, polluted,
dark. I was shocked, and yet
my spirit desired for light,
for comfort, a comfort to
my people. I saw in the eyes
of those innocent three
children a cry for life. They
were treated as slaves.
They pleaded and cried
to be taken away, for they
were beaten, burnt, kicked,
cheated and looted by the
pimp owners. I thought
the process of relieving
them would be faster, but
it took the whole night
to relieve these children.
This experience has le a
mark in my heart which will
always move me towards
jus ce and love for the less
fortunate, the forgo en,
the lost, the least and
the unknown.
When interna onal police
chiefs and religious figures
pledged in the Va can
to work together to fight
modern-day slavery, Pope
Francis addressed them and
described human tracking
as "a crime against
humanity." Yes, it is a crime
against humanity, especially
the children, because their
16 THE EXAMINER FEB 18 - 24, 2017
childhood is robbed, and
they are enslaved in the
flesh trade. Do they have a
right to enjoy their childhood
with dignity? Children they
are, and not slaves. My
encounters with the vic ms
of human tracking have
challenged my lifestyle
My encounters with the victims of human trafficking have
challenged my lifestyle today. It has awakened my call to
work for the less advantaged and to be on their side no
matter what the cost.
today. It has awakened my
call to work for the less
advantaged, and to be on
their side, no ma er what
the cost. I pray that God
Almighty may grant each one
of us the grace of carrying
forward the delicate,
humanitarian and Chris an
mission, of healing the
open and painful wounds
of humanity, which are also
Christ's wounds. Today, let
us be awakened from our
slumber and arise to be the
voice of the voiceless, and
join hands with many people
who work for the rescue of
children from dierent forms
of slavery.
AMRAT has planned
various programmes in
bringing awareness on the
issue of human tracking. remember our Universal Sr
On February 8, 2017, the Josephine Bakhita and all the
team of AMRAT, along with vic ms of human tracking,
the Professors and students we humbly pray to our Lord:
of New Law College, O God, when we hear of
Matunga organised a children and adults being
programme for the children deceived and taken to
of commercial sex workers unknown places for purposes
at Navjeevan organisa on. of sexual exploita on, forced
Other ac vi es like seminars, labour, and organ harves ng,
visits to the Childrens our hearts are saddened
homes, mee ngs with the and our spirits angry, that
commercial sex workers, their dignity and rights are
awareness session and ignored through threats, lies
prayer services in schools and force. We cry out against
and colleges, celebra on the evil prac ce of this
of Orange Day, Training on modern slavery, and pray
an -Human tracking Bill with St Bakhita for it to end.
to the members of AMRAT, Give us wisdom and courage
street plays, training of the to reach out and stand with
local police, opportuni es those whose bodies, hearts
for communal prayers and spirits have been so
and cultural events and wounded, so that together
networks with government we may make real your
organisa ons and Rotary promises to fill these sisters
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NOTES COMMENTS
Pope offers advice to
Catholic writers
ICN
Pope Francis met recently with Jesuits who write for the Civilt
Caolic magazine, currently celebra ng its 4000th edi on.
Founded in 1850 and originally available only in Italian, the
publica on is now available in English, French, Spanish and
Korean. A er giving the writers a hand-signed note, the Pope
reflected at length on the importance of poetry, art and
pioneering intellectual research, as the magazine seeks to
build bridges with many peoples and cultures.
Your wri ng must not just defend Catholic ideas, but must
witness to Christ in the world with a restless, open-ended
and imagina ve spirit, he said, as he encouraged the work of
this ancient and precious publica on, a copy of which, he
confided, is o en on my desk.
Describing the Civilt Caolicas long history as a
boats voyage on the open seas, the Pope told its current
contributors never to be afraid of the storms, but to proceed
courageously, guided by the Spirit, into uncharted waters.
He noted how the magazine has always had a par cular
link to the Popes of the past century and a half, star ng with
Pope Pius IX who approved the original statutes in 1866.
Since then, he said, the publica on has been the expression
of a group of writers who share not only their intellectual
experiences, but also a charisma c inspira on and daily life
together in the community where they live.
All Jesuits, Pope Francis continued, are called to carry
out their mission on the frontiers and margins of society,
in a spirit of dialogue and discernment. Civilt Cattolica,
he said, can help build bridges across those frontiers,
with the new language editions serving to broaden your
horizons and enter into dialogue with people in different
parts of the globe.
The Pope focused on the need for Catholic writers to be
restless, reminding them that Chris an tradi ons are not
rare treasures to be locked away in a museum display case. In
this restless spirit, he said, they should draw inspira on from
the French Jesuit St Peter Faber, co-founder of the order and
a pioneer of ecumenism in the 16th century.
The second quality he urged them to strive for, was that of
openness in order to face the challenges of a world caught
in a crisis of mediocrity, rela vism, rigidity and a throw-
away culture. Only an open-minded spirit, like that of the
pioneering Italian Jesuit Ma eo Ricci, who helped bring
Chris anity to China, will be able to confront the complex
18 THE EXAMINER FEB 18 - 24, 2017
poli cal, economic and humanitarian crises of our world,
beginning with the drama of global migra on.
Finally, Pope Francis urged the writers to be imagina ve,
like the versa le Jesuit painter and architect Andrea Pozzo.
Reflec ng on the importance of poetry, pain ng and other
art forms, the Pope said the Church must rediscover its
human genius, helping us to see that life is not black and
white, but rather a colour pain ng with subtle shading. Use
your imagina on, he concluded, to remain flexible, with a
sense of humour, a merciful heart and an interior freedom.
Pope: "Without woman, there
is no harmony in the world"
ASIANEWS
Without women, there is no harmony in the world and
exploi ng a woman is to destroy the harmony that God
wanted to give to the world, said Pope Francis in his homily
at a Mass celebrated in Santa Marta.
Pope Francis was con nuing his reflec ons on Crea on, the
subject of the Readings for the past few days, taken from the
Book of Genesis. The Lord had formed every sort of animal,
but the man did not find a companion in any of them; he
was alone. Then the Lord took a rib and created woman, who
the man recognised as flesh of his flesh. But before seeing
her, the Pope said, the man dreamed of her In order to
understand a woman, it is necessary first to dream of her.
O en when we speak about women, the Pope said, we
think of them in a func onalist manner. Instead, we should
see women as bearers of a richness that men do not possess:
women bring harmony to Crea on. When women are not
there, harmony is missing. We might say: But this is a society
with a strong masculine a tude, and this is the case, no?
The woman is missing. Yes, yes: the woman is there to wash
the dishes, to do things No, no, no! The woman is there
to bring harmony. Without the woman, there is no harmony.
They are not equal; one is not superior to the other: no. Its
just that the man does not bring harmony. Its her. It is she
who brings that harmony that teaches us to caress, to love
with tenderness; and who makes the world a beau ful place.
In his homily, the Pope considered three moments in
Crea on: the solitude of the man, the dream, and the des ny
of both the man and the woman: to be one flesh. The Holy
Father gave a concrete example. Once, during an audience,
while he greeted the people, he asked a couple who were
celebra ng their 60th wedding anniversary, Which of you has
had the most pa ence? And they looked at me, they looked
me in the eyes Ill never forget those eyes, eh? then they
turned and they told me, both together: We are in love.
A er 60 years, this means one flesh. And this is what the
woman brings: the capacity to love one another. Harmony for
the world. O en we hear: No, it is necessary in this society,
in this ins tu on, that there should be a woman because she
does this, she does these things. No, no, no, no! Func onality
is not the purpose of women. It is true that women should do
things, to do things as we all do. The purpose of women is to
make harmony, and without women, there is no harmony in
the world. Exploi ng persons is a crime of lse-humanit:
its true. But exploi ng a woman is even more serious: it is
destroying the harmony that God has chosen to give to the
world. It is to destroy.
Exploi ng a woman, then, is not only a crime: it amounts
to destroying harmony, the Pope said, referring to the
days Gospel story of the Syrophoenician woman. Pope
Francis concluded his reflec on with a personal note: This
is the great gi of God: He has given us woman. And in the
Gospel, we have heard what a woman is capable of, eh? She
is courageous, that one, eh? She went forward with courage.
But there is more, so much more. A woman is harmony, is
poetry, is beauty. Without her, the world would not be so
beau ful, it would not be harmonious. And I like to think
but this is a personal thing that God created women, so
that we would all have a mother.
New approach to education
VINCENT RICHARD ATHAIDE
Rev. Sr Dr Doris DSouza, AC, who has been in the teaching
sphere for the last fi y years, has embarked on a mission
to correct somewhat the erosion taking place. She spends
quality me with teachers, students and parents in dierent
schools administered by the Apostolic Carmel Sisters to oset
this decline in quality of teaching and learning.
Rev. Sr DSouza, with her vast teaching experience and
dealing with teachers, parents and students feels confident
that she can bring about some eec ve dierence and
change the approach to educa on. In her set mission, she
interacts with students, teachers and parents about three
most important ingredients NATURE, NURTURE AND
TEACHER; in other words, a holis c approach to educa on.
The gene the young child possesses is the star ng point.
What kind of environment is provided to the child in the
home? The individual uniqueness in the child cannot be
compared or should not be compared to another child, which
folly parents nowadays make. A normal and a healthy child
possesses everything to progress and grow. So the educa on
we impart in schools and the role the parents play in the
present day is very important. The home environment and
the school environment must be recep ve, congenial and
comfortable for the nascent brain. For parent and teachers, it
is all the more challenging due to the significant changes that
have taken place in both the factors by leaps and bounds. The
home and school environment over the past five decades has
undergone so many significant changes when compared to
the present day scenario.
Elabora ng her observa ons from her vast teaching
experience about the care to be emphasized, Rev. Sr DSouza
NOTES COMMENTS
says, Earlier, a family had six or seven children. Today, the
number of children in a family is one, or at the most two.
In bygone days, the father was the breadwinner and the
mother the homemaker. Today, both the parents go to work,
because they are educated, and the standard and cost of
living necessitates it. Due to this, they leave the child to the
care of the ayah, grandparent or crche or daycare providers.
It is very important that in the ini al years of the
development of the child, both parents give most of their
me to the young child. In earlier days, in schools, the young
child was taken to the garden to iden fy flowers, their colour
and scent. Today, this ac vity is replaced by electronic media
in the class itself. The young students are shown videos in the
classroom. This is far from reality and understanding Mother
Nature. There is a big dierence to this approach to nature.
It is nurture that works upon the nature of the child, and the
teachers builds upon it in the school.
Teachers must take the parents into confidence for a holis c
approach to educa on. Today, unfortunately, this bond has
broken because parents do not find the me, and most of
the teachers are not dedicated to the cause of teaching.
Earlier, teachers would spend extra hours with students who
needed help and guidance. Today, the environment and the
electronic media deter this approach, and bonding of the
student, parent and teacher does not take place. Also, most
of the teachers run tui on workshops in their homes, so
where is the me or concern?
The role of a good teacher is to impart correct, accurate
and understandable knowledge to the student. Therefore the
quality of teachers engaged in teaching is very important. It
is the teacher who makes or breaks the quality of educa on.
Today, skilled and value-based educa on is not working
properly. Therefore, it is paramount that schools should pay
more a en on and importance to skill-based educa on.
Hiring of teachers is important, but apart from qualifica ons,
the teacher must possess the right skills to pronounce and
spell words correctly, have a neat handwri ng, and should
interact with the students in the class more frequently and
at the childs level.
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Clinton Fernandes Claims
the Gold
Clinton Fernandes completed his M.Sc. (Chemistry) from
the Ins tute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai in May 2016.
He ranked first and on February 8, was awarded the gold
medal from amongst the students gradua ng with the said
degree. He received the gold medal from the Governor of
Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu, Shri C. Vidyasagar Rao.
Mr Clinton Fernandes is the son of Allwyn and Susan
Fernandes (Principal of St Isabel's School, Mazagaon). They
reside at Byculla. Clinton, a student of St Mary's and of St
Xavier's College also ranked First in his B.Sc. at Xavier's. He
is a member of the Parish Council and the family is ac vely
involved in St Anne's Parish, Mazagaon.
Presently, Clinton is training as a Scien st at BARC.
Deepen Your Faith
Twenty-five Glorious Years of Deepen Your Faith Course takes
it to its Silver Jubilee Year. It is a course that helps the laity of
Mumbai to understand the roots of our Faith, and the Spirit
that shaped it and study the Bible and its tradi ons in greater
detail. It also oers an understanding of other religions and
methods to communicate with the people of other Faiths.
The course is conducted every weekend for twenty-seven
weeks in a year at St Andrews College, Bandra. It offers
the par cipants a retreat every year for 2-3 days as well as
a residen al programme for a deep study of a few Biblical
topics at the Papal Seminary in Pune.
The Silver Jubilee Year is a me to devote one day in
prayer and celebra ons, thank God for the large number
of par cipants who benefi ed from this course, as well
as to thank the Almighty for the sacrifices made by our
renowned professors from Mumbai and various parts of
India to come to Bandra to teach and share their inputs
with the par cipants.
The organisers plan to have this Celebra on on Saturday
March 18, 2017 from 4 pm ll 7:30 pm. The func on will be
held at St Andrews College. His Eminence, Oswald Cardinal
Gracias, has kindly consented to preside over the func on,
and Bishop Bosco and Bishop Agnelo are special invitees.
Bishop Bosco will start with a Keynote address at 4 pm. The
subject of his talk will be Theology for the laity: Necessity
and Transforming Eects followed by tracing the history
of the Course for the last twenty-five years, sharing the
experience of the course by five par cipants and visualising
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Our endeavour is to invite as many, both present and past,
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Looking forward to have a Grand Celebra on with the hall
full of old and new par cipants.
Republic Day 2017
A Celebration by the 'BIRDS'
The Brihan Mumbai Inter School Republic Day (BIRD)
committee, for the fourth time, along with the Bandra
Bandstand Residents Trust (BBRT), civic authorities and
the members of the clergy worked together to convert BJ
Rd and the promenade at Bandstand, Bandra into a mini
Rajpath, complete with decora ons, lights and a touch of
military grandeur. Rekindling patriotism, honouring our
Armed Forces and spreading eco-friendly messages have
been the key objectives of jointly conducting this inter-
school parade in Bandra.
Approximately 1200 students from 23 par cipa ng schools
represented the future generation of Indians. Precisely at
0700 hours, the Marchers, along with school bands and NCC
Senior Division cadets, presented a Guard of Honour to the
Chief Guest, Vice Admiral Ravneet Singh NM, currently the
Chief of Sta, Western Naval Command. Represen ng the
IAF was Air Vice Marshal Michael Fernandez VM, VSM - Air
Ocer Commanding, HQ Mari me Air Opera ons, Mumbai
and Brigadier Jagdeep Singh Dy. Director NCC, Maharashtra
Directorate who was the senior Army officer. Specially
felicitated by the BIRD schools was Mr John Lobo IPS (Retd)
who at 95, was recognised for his outstanding contribu on in
his capacity as the seniormost police ocer.
The national anthem sung during the flag hoisting
ceremony was led by four students from the BIRD schools,
who had recently done the same at the LOC in Jammu,
along with the soldiers of the Indian Army.
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The Parade started on a roll with 'School Cyclists' specially
trained by the PRO 9 cycle group. Their special eco-friendly
messages were clearly spelt out. This was followed by
schools and their Bands who smartly marched and saluted
the Chief Guest, as they passed the reviewing dais. Then
came the Military hardware which featured show stopping
missiles. Floats depicting traditional dances of India, as
well as a 'Vo ng Theme', added colour and gaiety to the
fes vi es. Kiosks of the three services had exci ng military
displays. Spinning radars attached to anti-aircraft guns
excited even the elderly among the crowd.
It was electrifying to see Principals, school teachers,
Managers, students and PTA proudly bond together with
personnel from the police, BMC, and the Armed Forces on
this Red Le er day - a live example of working in harmony
towards a be er India.
Concluding this two hour grand celebration of the
Republic Day, all the marchers were treated to a sumptuous
breakfast by the Taj Lands End management, lauding their
eorts to honour their Motherland as proud Indians.
Jai Hind.
Peter deSouza
Convener BIRD Commiee (since 2013)
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NEWS NATIONAL
NEW DELHI
"India favorable to Pope's visit"
Three Indian cardinals met Prime Minister Narendra
Modi to discuss a possible visit to India by Pope Francis.
Cardinal Baselios Cleemis, President of the Indian bishops'
conference, Cardinal Oswald Gracias of Bombay who head
India's largest archdiocese, and Cardinal George Alencherry,
head of the Syro-Malabar Church, met with the Prime
Minister Feb. 7 in New Delhi.
"The Prime Minister informed [us] that the government
holds a favourable attitude towards the Pope's visit to
India," the bishops press release said, without giving any
further details of the meeting. Federal External Affairs
Minister Sushma Swaraj had extended an invita on to the
Pope to visit India when she visited the Va can during Saint
Mother Teresa of Kolkata's canonisa on in September 2016.
Pope Francis had said in October 2016 that he would
"almost certainly" visit India in 2017.
A source close to the Prime Minister's oce told ucanews.
com that the meeting was of a "confidential nature" as
it discussed sensi ve issues such as government steps to
secure freedom for kidnapped Fr Thomas Uzhunallil.
Pope Paul VI became the first Pope to visit India in 1964.
Saint Pope John Paul II first visited India in 1986 for ten days
when he toured various parts of the country. Pope John
Paul II visited India again in 1999, when he promulgated a
document that closed the Synod of Bishops for Asia.
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Official recognition for Indian
martyrs a 'difficult process'
The Odisha Church has identified 22 Catholics worthy
of being declared martyrs of the faith. Lack of adequate
evidence and witness records are among problems slowing
down the process for setting Catholics killed during the
2008 an -Chris an violence in Odisha state on the road to
becoming saints. Bishops in Odisha in July 2016 began a
process to iden fy Catholics who had been killed because
they refused to abandon their faith during the violence,
"but it is a slow process," said Archbishop John Barwa of
Cu ack-Bhubaneswar.
Archbishop Barwa said that the ini al process called a
diocesan enquiry is in its early stages. The riot claimed
101 Chris an lives, and "we have iden fied 22 of them as
Catholics who were killed for their faith. Now we need to
22 THE EXAMINER FEB 18 - 24, 2017
get documents and witnesses to prove those facts," he said.
The process requires biographic records of the candidates
and evidence, tes monies and records to establish that they
lived and died "a heroic Catholic life," Archbishop Barwa said.
"The whole process is difficult and slow. The poor
villagers are not in the habit of keeping documents. And if
there were some, arson and violence destroyed them. It is
also dicult to get witnesses and records for most of the
deaths," he said.
"It will take at least two to three years to complete the
diocesan enquiry," Archbishop Barwa added.
Several sources, including the newly released book,
Kandhamal Introspec on of Ini a ve for Jus ce 2007-2015,
explain how the jurisprudence system and police colluded
to deny justice to victims of the riot. In many cases,the
police failed even to register murders, say rights ac vists
such as Fr Ajay Kumar Singh.
Frenzied Hindu mobs a acked Chris an homes and pulled
people out, asking them to abuse Christ and hail a Hindu
god. Several who refused were butchered, some were
burned alive or buried alive, Chris an rights ac vists claim.
Besides the killing, more than 600 villages were ransacked
and 6,500 houses were looted and burnt, displacing 54,000
people. A nun was raped, and several convents a acked.
The violence also par ally or fully destroyed 395 Chris an
places of worship.
The riots began three days after Hindu leader, Swami
Laxmanananda was shot dead on Aug. 23, 2008 along
with three others. Crowds of Hindus, ins gated by groups
working to make India a Hindu nation, raided Christian
homes and held Chris ans responsible for the deaths.
"The worst is over; the best is yet to come," said Cardinal
Gracias, one of the nine cardinals Pope Francis named to
help him reform curia and Church administra on.
Activist and writer John Dayal, a member of ucanews.
com's board of directors, told the bishops that "the Church
people generally consider those who died in the anti-
Christian violence in [Odisha] as martyrs. However, their
belief will become true when the Catholic Church declares
them as martyrs."
Fr Singh, who works with the vic ms of the violence, said
the support of the bishops, especially of Cardinal Gracias,
"will pave the way for the eleva on of Catholics killed in the
violence as martyrs."
However, it is "unfortunate that the victims have not
got justice even after nine years," he said. The state
administra on and the inves ga ng agency have not done
enough to bring the culprits to book, he added.
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KOCHI
Children plead for Modi
to intervene for Fr Tom
Sixty children, dressed as infant Jesus, have written
to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, seeking his
interven on for the early release of Fr Tom Uzhunnalil, a
priest kidnapped in Yemen nearly a year ago.
The children, aged between four and five, belonging to
the Sacred Heart Church at Kumbalangi near Kochi, handed
over the le ers wri en in Hindi, English and Malayalam to
Professor K V Thomas, who represents Ernakulam in the Lok
Sabha, on February 12. Thomas said he would hand over
the le ers to the Prime Minister as early as possible.
Earlier, special prayers and candle light vigils had been
held in various parts of Kerala for the release of the 58-year-
old Salesian priest, who was abducted on March 4, 2016,
from a home for the elderly in Aden, south Yemen. The
priest had made an emo ve video plea to Indian President
Pranab Mukherjee, Prime Minister Narendra Modi as well as
Pope Francis and the Chris an community across the globe
to work together for his release.
If I were a European, I would have been taken more
seriously by the authori es, and (they) would have got me
released. I am a priest from India, and perhaps, therefore,
I am not considered of much value. I am sad about this,
he had rued, pointing to the fact that a French woman,
reportedly kidnapped in the Yemeni city of Sanana, had
been freed.
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BENGALURU
Seminary formation actuates
in priestly ministry: Abp Moras
The quality of seminary forma on has a powerful bearing
on the future Priestly ministry of the candidates. The fruits
or the outcome of forma on is only seen in the quality of
pastoral ministry of priests, Archbishop Bernard Moras of
Bangalore told 120 Major Seminary Rectors from across
India, February 11.
The prelate who was addressing the rectors at the Mass
on the second day of a three-day National seminar at
Dharmaram Vidya Kshetram (DVK) in Bengaluru emphasised
that meticulous care must be taken in orienting
seminarians to cul vate a deep sense of spirituality coupled
with a humane a tude towards the flock they will serve, by
emula ng Jesus the good shepherd as seen in the gospels.
120 Major Seminary Rectors from across India a ended
the seminar. The archbishop spoke of the need for
formation that orients seminarians towards a spirit of
compassion and understanding of human suffering, as
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Jesus the good shepherd did. The Archbishop, speaking
on the Feast of Our Lady of Lourdes, also called upon over
300 nuns and seminarians gathered, to strengthen their
devo on to the Blessed Virgin Mary.
The three-day seminar organised by Dharmaram
Ins tute faculty on the theme Human Forma on in Major
Seminaries focused on the humane nature of Jesus as good
Shepherd portrayed in the gospel as a model to follow.
DVK, popularly known as Dharmaram College, is a
Pon fical Athenaeum of Philosophy, Theology and Canon
Law and the Major Seminary of the Carmelites of Mary
Immaculate Congrega on (CMI).
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VIJAYAWADA
Thousands of faithful
at Gunadala feast
As in previous years, Our Lady Mother of Good Health
brought around her feet thousands of believers for a three-
day fes val (February 9-11) in Gunadala. Msgr Telagatho
Raja Rao, bishop of Vijayawada, greeted and blessed the
pilgrims. He explained the origins of this fes val, and how the
appari ons of Our Lady to Bernade e Soubirous in the gro o
of Lourdes spawned a new world-wide devo on, linked to
great healing and anoin ng of the sick.
In an ambience filled with sacred music and chants, a silver
and golden jubilee was celebrated to honour the priests who
have served the Church in Andhra Pradesh for many years.
The director of the new Catholic Divya Vani TV channel,
Fr Udumala Showry Bala Reddy, recited the homily, giving
thanks to Our Lady of Good Health for helping him in his 25
years of priesthood.
PIME missionaries began the festival in Gunadala,
Vijayawada, in 1923. After more than 90 years, the event
has become an important moment for Catholics, although
Muslim and Hindu pilgrims come as well.
The celebration was preceded by a novena that started
on January 31. Holding lighted candles, the faithful walked
in procession with the Blessed Sacrament up to the shrine
on the hill, site of the statue of Mary, praying the rosary and
singing hymns.
The shrine director, Fr Ele Jaya Rao, said that at least 1.5
million pilgrims are expected, thanks to new accommoda on
facili es and the ubiquitous atmosphere of prayer.
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VATICAN
Fake front page of LOR
A spoof front page of the Va cans newspaper mocking the
Pope is being circulated inside the Roman Curia in another
example of hos lity against Francis on his own doorstep.
The realis c mockup of LOsservatore Romano imagines
the Pope responding to the ques ons about his Family Life
document submitted by four cardinal critics, and which
require yes or no answers, with Francis being cri cised by
conserva ves for refusing to answer the queries.
In the fake news page, Pope Francis replies to each of
the queries - known as dubia with yes and no under
the headline: He answered! A number of papal cri cs
say that Amoris Lae a undermines Church teaching on
marriage by opening up the possibility of giving remarried
divorcees communion.
Other articles on the page poke fun at Jesuit priest
Fr Antonio Spadaro and Cardinal Walter Kasper, both
key allies of the Pope, and Lucetta Scaraffia one of the
newspapers few female writers, but in this fake version
described as the editor.
While the source of the front page is so far unknown,
Italian newspaper Il Messaggero reported that it been
widely circulated among cardinals and influential lay
Catholics. Its emergence comes a er a series of an -Francis
posters were put up in around 40 loca ons around Rome,
with protests against a Pope in Rome highly unusual in a city
where the papacy is respected as a quasi-monarchy.
The mock LOsservatore Romano is not the first piece of
sa re aimed at the Pope; a YouTube video cri quing Francis
Family Life text is set to the music of Thats Amore with
the line: When will we all be freed from this cruel tyranny,
thats Amoris.
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Council of Cardinals publicly
expresses support for Pope
After a handful of public challenges to Pope Francis
teaching and authority, the members of the Popes
international Council of Cardinals began their February
mee ng expressing their full support for his work.
Honduran Cardinal Oscar Rodriguez Maradiaga,
coordinator of the Council, began the mee ng on February
13, assuring the Pope of the cardinals full support for
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his person and his magisterium, according to a statement
published by the Va can Press Oce.
The statement said the cardinals support was oered in
rela on to recent events.
No specific events were men oned, but the statement
came just a few days after a fake version of the Vatican
newspaper, LOsservatore Romano, was emailed to Va can
officials, and a week after posters were put up around
Rome, questioning the Popes mercy in dealing with the
Sovereign Military Order of Malta and other groups over
which the Pope had placed special delegates. It also came
several months a er US Cardinal Raymond Burke and three
re red cardinals publicly ques oned Pope Francis on the
teaching in his document on the family, Amoris Laea.
Cardinal Rodriguez Maradiaga, speaking on behalf of the
Council of Cardinals, also thanked Pope Francis for the way
he explained the Councils work on the reform of the Roman
Curia to Va can ocials.
Mee ng with members of the Curia just before Christmas,
Pope Francis said the reform was motivated by a desire
to ensure the central oces of the Church are focused on
sharing the Gospel, be er meet peoples needs and assist the
Pope in his ministry of service to the Church and the world.
We cannot be content simply with changing personnel;
we need to encourage spiritual, human and professional
renewal among the members of the Curia, the Pope had
said. The reform of the Curia is in no way implemented
with a change of personnel something that certainly
is happening and will continue to happen but with a
conversion in persons. Con nuing forma on is not enough;
what we need also and above all is con nuing conversion
and purifica on. Without a change of mentality, eorts at
prac cal improvement will be in vain.
In addi on to Cardinal Rodriguez Maradiaga, the council
members are: Cardinals Pietro Parolin, Va can Secretary of
State; Sean OMalley of Boston; Francisco Javier Errazuriz
Ossa, re red archbishop of San ago, Chile; Oswald Gracias
of Mumbai, India; Reinhard Marx of Munich and Freising,
Germany; Laurent MonsengwoPasinya of Kinshasa, Congo;
George Pell, head of the Secretariat of the Economy; and
Giuseppe Bertello, President of the Commission governing
Va can City State.
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Eradicate trafficking
Pope Francis appealed to eradicate the scourge of
tracking, with these words: Today we celebrate the Day
of prayer and Awareness Against Human Trafficking, this
year dedicated in par cular to children and adolescents.
I encourage all those who in various ways help minors
who have been enslaved and abused to be freed from this
terrible oppression. I urge all those in government posi ons
to combat this scourge with firmness, giving voice to our
younger brothers and sisters who have been wounded in
their dignity. All efforts must be made to eradicate this
shameful and intolerable crime.
The Pope recalled that the Day falls on the feast day of
Saint Josephine Bakhita: This enslaved, exploited and
humiliated girl in Africa never lost hope, but persevered in
her faith, and ended up as a migrant in Europe, where she
heard the call of the Lord and became a nun. Let us pray to
Saint Josephine Bakhita for all migrants and refugees who
are exploited and suer so much.
The Pope con nued: And speaking of migrants chased
away, exploited, I would like to pray with you today in a
special way for our Rohinya brothers and sisters: chased
away from Myanmar, they go from one side to another
because they are not wanted ... They are good, peaceful
people. They are not Chris ans, they are good, they are our
brothers and sisters! They have been suering for years.
They were tortured, killed, simply because they con nue
their tradi ons, their Muslim faith. Let us pray for them. I
invite you to pray to our Father who is in heaven for them,
all together, for our Rohinya brothers and sisters. Our
father. Saint Josephine Bakhita - pray for us. And a round
of applause for St Josephine Bakhita!
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MYANMAR
Wakeup call for democracy
Myanmar is going through one of the most harrowing
moments of its history. The people of Burma are deeply
saddened. Myanmar needs the a en on of the world in
order to strengthen its fragile path of democracy, said
Cardinal Charles Maung Bo, Archbishop of Yangon in an
urgent appeal sent to Agenzia Fides.
The text cites the report published on February 3 by the
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, calling it deeply
disturbing. The United Na ons reports brutality and other
serious viola ons of human rights by the Burmese security
forces in Rakhine state, recoun ng acts of barbarism and
inhumanity hard to read and hard to believe, said the
Cardinal. It is a wake-up call for all of us, he added.
Over the past five years, Myanmar has experienced many
posi ve changes and has become a more open country. It is
a dawn of hope, reads the text, poin ng out changes in the
economy, in the media, in society, in democra c mechanisms.
Cardinal Bo noted: We pray earnestly that this does
not become a false dawn. Hate traders are in full swing.
Hatred towards people of dierent ethnicity and religion has
intensified and reached an alarming level. What happened
in Rakhine state must be stopped once and for all.
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A cause for concern is the situa on in the northern states
of Kachin and Shan, in particular after the arrest of two
Christian pastors of ethnic Kachin, Nawng Latt and Gam
Seng. I pray that jus ce is done and for their release. I also
pray for the thousands of displaced people caused by the
recent military action in northern Myanmar, writes the
Archbishop of Yangon, asking the government to end the
military oensive against civilians in Rakhine state and in
the states of Kachin and Shan. Peace is possible only with
jus ce, he said.
The appeal also men ons the recent murder of Muslim
lawyer U Ko Ni, calling it another step backwards for
Myanmar and a major blow to the hopes for democracy and
peace in our country and asks the government to allow
free access to humanitarian agencies, the media and human
rights observers in Rakhine, Kachin and Shan states.
The Cardinal hopes that the Burmese execu ve operates
alongside the international community to investigate
crimes reported by the United Na ons and calls on the
interna onal community to be vigilant and to support the
current Burmese democra c government.
Let us work together - he concluded - to end the
violence and terror in our country, and to build a na on
where every man, woman and child, of every race and
religion, is recognised as a neighbour, and our brother in
humanity. In this spirit, the Burmese Church has declared
2017 Year of Peace.
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SOUTH SUDAN
Demand justice for Sr Veronica
We demand jus ce for Sister Veronica Rackova, said Msgr
Erkolano Lodu Tombe, Bishop of Yei, in southern Sudan,
wondering why the government in Juba is remaining silent
with regard to the killing of the nun.
On May 16, 2016, Sr Veronica Rackova, a Slovak nun of
the Holy Spirit Missionary Sisters (SSP) and Director of St
Bakhitas Medical Centre in Yei, was seriously injured at a
checkpoint controlled by the armed forces of South Sudan
(SPLA). Sr Veronica passed away on May 20 at Nairobi
Hospital in Kenya, where she had been taken.
The inves ga on into the death of the nun is blocked,
and now the Bishop of Yei, on behalf of family members, is
asking why the authori es are remaining silent, even though
some arrests had been reported ini ally.
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LETTERS EDITOR
TO
THE
Pro-active Catholic Voters
Sir, I was reading The Times of Indias ar cle Stand Up,
be counted: Catholic mouthpiece (TOI, Feb 7) by Clara
Lewis where The Examiners Editor, Fr Anthony Charanghat
and Gerson Da Cunhas Ac on for Good Governance and
Networking in India (AGNI) exhort Catholic voters to come
out and vote in the forthcoming Mumbais civic municipal
elec ons. While the eorts are laudable, The Examiner, as a
leading mouthpiece, of, for and by the Catholics must step up,
along with AGNI, to raise and highlight the civic issues faced
by Catholics and Mumbaikars in their respec ve parishes. In
fact, every parish cons tuency must engage its parishioners
to ven late their issues and grievances which can then be
brought to the a en on of the si ng municipal Corporator,
and the contesting municipal Corporators in respective
wards aliated to the parishes. Maybe it is too late for the
forthcoming Municipal Elec ons. By and large, the Catholics in
Mumbai have stayed away from civic discourse. Although the
Catholic Church and its parishes in Mumbai are commi ed to
social ac on, it does not scale up to include civic and municipal
issues. I live just a few steps away from IC Church, Borivli
West, one of the most populous parishes. The commitment
of our parishioners ends at the entry/exit gate of the church.
Just outside the periphery of the main gate, it is an eyesore
to watch people a end to their natures needs (short of
defeca ng); trac is chao c, hawkers proliferate, parking of
cars and two-wheelers is in disarray. Our parish has a large
number of senior ci zens who find it dicult to nego ate the
narrow clogged roads, where pavements have been usurped
by street-hawkers. Having lived as an NRI for over 35 years,
and returning to Mumbai, I am now just a number in my
parish community. The young and the restless must take up
civic issues. AGNI can inculcate these values in school- and
college-going children. The parish community must outgrow
its silos or comfort zones and stop paying lip-service. Charity
begins at home, and must not stay there.
Bonaventure Stephen Gomes, Borivali (W)
Clergy Home
A Home away from Home
Sir, I accompanied the confirmands of Our Lady of Salva on
parish, Dadar on their field trip to the Clergy Home. The warm
recep on we received on our arrival by the security personnel
and the Sisters in charge was so overwhelming. The Home
was so clean and well maintained as always, thanks to all the
sta who put in their wholehearted eort in caring for our
sick and re red priests.
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The 40 Confirmands along with their animators, visited
the chapel on the ground floor; they spent a li le me in
prayer before they started visi ng the individual priests. They
presented their love oerings. The priests were so happy to
meet them that some of them just would not let them go.
Some priests ques oned them about the meaning of the word
sacrament, just to test them and explained what its true
meaning was. One priest was so passionate about singing,
that in spite of being in a wheelchair and so advanced in age,
he began training them to sing hymns accompanied with
his mouth organ, and did not let them go ll they sang the
right note. Another priest was full of jokes and fun, and the
confirmands did not want to leave his room. We were happy
to meet our former Parish Priest, Fr Jude Pereira, who was very
happy to see us. I reminded him about the hymn he composed
in honour of Our Lady of Salva on, when he was there with us.
Fr Benny, who was with us some years ago, was also excited
to see us, and we rekindled old memories.
There were various lessons we learnt that day - on pa ence,
love, fun- me, humility, and the most important lesson - on
the reality that some day, we too will reach the twilight of our
lifes journey, and how will we respond?
It was overwhelming to see the priests so accommoda ng
and so ac ve spiritually, in spite of their ill health; their burning
desire to serve the Lord and to spread His message of love had
not diminished at all. They all prayed with the confirmands and
asked the Lord to bless them and help them be true bearers
of His LIGHT, as they prepared to receive the Sacrament of
Confirma on on February 18. The trip ended with a short visit
to the chapel at Prathanalaya nearby.
I hope such trips become a regular feature and are organised
by other parishes, of course with prior approvals, as they could
be quite strenuous on our priests as well.
Marcelino Dsouza, Dadar
Family Day at Thane
Sir, The Family Day was one of the most inspiring ideas that
we, at St Johns High School, Thane have had. It was conducted
by us on February 5, 2017. What an upli ing scene it was
to witness en re families - parents, grandparents, children,
siblings coming together as one! It was then that we realised
that families are not merely social units; they are a spiritual
force to help society grow and progress.
The programme commenced by invoking God through
prayer. God is central to all our lives. The message that rang out
strong and clear was that irrespec ve of religion or community,
if our beliefs are strong and our faith is firm, children can be
nurtured as worthwhile ci zens of our glorious na on.
The K.G. parents (with their en re families) performed a
dance, depic ng how care, support and love are central to
every childs growth. It was both inspira onal and touching,
and was applauded and appreciated by all. The mothers of
the Primary School put up a lavni dance that has its origins in
Maharashtra. It came with another relevant message families
must be rooted in our culture. The families got together to
sing a choral song on the need for unity amidst dierences
and diversity. The surprise element was a Fashion Show by
the teachers of the school who walked the ramp in Indian
garments. They managed to both entertain and enchant the
audience. They displayed a message at the end, which said,
Love makes a family.
We also had a surfeit of games to involve and encourage
families to par cipate. Grandparents were called on stage
to dance to old Hindi numbers. They revived memories of
their own youth by displaying such agility that the younger
par cipants were le awestruck. It was clear that their role
in the family will always be vital. They lay the founda on and
give roots to each genera on that comes.
Through the evening, not only did each sec on of the family
- children, mothers and fathers - get a chance to shake a leg, all
of them together performed with such verve and enthusiasm
that it was en rely infec ous, and the atmosphere rang with
cheer and joy.
Yvee Santamaria, Thane
Illegal encroachment
at Seaside Cemetery, Bandra
Sir, With reference to the cap oned Le er to the Editor in the
Jan 28-Feb 03, 2017 issue of The Examiner wri en by Amar
Singh, I hereby state that the Municipal Corporator of the area
is NOT a Catholic, and the Seaside Cemetery falls under Ward
No.97. The Municipal Corporator of Ward No. 96 is a Catholic,
and is being drawn unnecessarily into this controversy, due to
the ignorance of the writer of the cap oned le er.
Karen DMello, Bandra
Your Vote Counts...
Sir, I thank Mr Gerson Da Cunha for an interesting and
informa ve ar cle on the Municipal Elec ons in Mumbai
culled from the last exercise held in 2012. He also shared
other informa on of interest to the average ci zen and voter
on vital ma ers which aect the daily comfort and quality of
life in this mega city.
Some of the sta s cs are astounding like the annual budget
of Rs 37,000 crores, larger than the budget of many whole
states. The BMC looks a er 2000 kilometres approximately
of roads. Some 90% of rain water is lost and not harvested. A
colossal loss, to say the least, to a city starved for water and
heavily dependent on the monsoons. Solid waste of about
10,000 tonnes is to be managed daily.
We are told that in 2012, only 40% or thereabouts of
eligible people exercised their vote. The target this year is
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THE EDITOR
to reach 60%of the voters on the electoral rolls. This task
is the challenge undertaken by AGNI, a ci zens movement
run principally by Mr Gerson Da Cunha. Under the aegis of
AGNI, school children are ge ng their parents to the polling
booth. Some 20,000 students took an oath on Republic Day to
undertake this task, which will ensure 40,000 parent voters.
Every voter is being urged to exercise his or her vote. We are
told that some mes people are winning by slender margins.
A single lane, building or colony can lt the scales in favour
of a candidate. A Candidate can win by a proverbial 'whisker'.
In the past, many have won by 'wafer thin majori es. Hence
o en every single vote counts. Mr Gerson Da Cunha pleads
and urges ci zens to cast their vote. We must put away our
indierence to vo ng and be responsible ci zens.
And so, as Maximum City goes to polls on Tuesday, Feb
21, 2017, let us hope that the call given to cast our votes is
observed by the vast majority. We have to vote responsibly. If
we vote with a conscience, we will get Corporators we deserve.
If not, we will deserve the Corporators we get!
Albert C deSouza, Bandra
Woman are Human!!
Women are put to fear,
They are groped, grabbed and molested by men so near.
Some patriarchal politicians and police dont care,
They blame the women and question... why did they dare, why
did they bare?
Who do we blame?
Who is responsible for this shame?
Should the women, we tame?
Or just find consolation in all the sexist justifications that are
but excuses lame!
Our hearts are troubled.
We feel the pain..
When we think of the instances of women groped and grabbed.
Its time to speak, to act, to defend,
The rights of women as human persons.
With blaming, lets not Women Offend,
Lets just crush sexist patriarchal aspirations.
Aileen Marques
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