A unique window of opportunity – nothing is inevitable…
CoVid-19 has transformed our world within such a short time it is stunning. The threat to life was there and most governments acted decisively, and most people complied with the radical changes demanded of them. It is likely that ne result will be a remarkable 5.5 reduction in CO2 emissions this year. Yet people have […]
Experience in Social Integration of Migrants Workers in Kerala
Introduction The plight of the vulnerable migrants about thirty five lakhs who from almost 10 percent of Kerala’s population has caught the attention of Non-Government Organizations [NGO], Faith Based Organizations [FBO], Government Organizations and every type of media. One of the NGO is ‘Jeevika Migrant Outreach Services’ [MOS] which is a collaborative unit of Socio-Religious […]
A Jubilee time for the Earth
A Jubilee time for the Earth Are we living the birth pangs of a new way of living? It was not just a celebration of Laudato Si for a week. Pope Francis is now asking for a special Anniversary Year, May 24 2020 – May 24th 2021, and beyond that a 7 year journey towards […]
Encouraging news from England in Laudato Si Week
Very many thanks for underlining for us the importance of the celebration of five years of the great encyclical by Pope Francis, ¬Laudato Si’. It is even more relevant today than its was when it was written especially with the opportunity to create a new normal’ as the pandemic recedes, hopefully a more kindly, equitable […]
After Covid 19…. what?
In the conversation between God and Satan in the book of Job Satan says a man will give away all he has to save his life. But stretch out your hand and lay a finger on his bone and flesh……I warrant you he will curse you to your face’. But now at this time it […]
Ordinary becomes extraordinary!
by Susanne Lachapelle Editor’s note: More than 1.6 billion people worldwide live in substandard housing. Of those, at least 150 million have no home at all. In this special series, A Place to Call Home, Global Sisters Report is focusing on women religious helping people who are homeless or lack adequate shelter. Over the next […]
New Zealand responding to the Coronavirus 19
New Zealand 205 cases on March 25 could have grown to 10,000 by now without the actions we have taken. Some countries said NZ is ‘setting a very ambitious goal trying to eliminate the disease completely from its shores. NZ border closers was introduced mid-March a ‘dramatic’ move from the country whose economy depends on […]
Ireland: Thoughts on Coronovirus
In no other period of human history has the world been so united. This is not because of the plans or efforts or power of any human effort, but simply because a hitherto unknown virus has invaded human space and is more or less colonizing humanity. No matter how powerful any leader believes himself or […]
The Book of Job 38-42: Transformative Encounters through Creation
While recognizing the beauty of this text, some scholars portray the Divine as the proud bully who outtalks Job and is indifferent to his sufferings. Kathleen O’Connor, however, shows the significance of Job’s experience of beauty and the wild freedom of Creation and Creator, while Dianne Bergant focuses on the awesome God manifested through the […]
New York: the epicenter of this global pandemic in the United States
Consequences of COVID-19 on our families There was a Boston Globe editorial on March 30 that describes the extent of this grasp in the US in these words: “As the American public braces itself for the worst of this crisis that the reach of the virus is attributable to a colossal failure of leadership. It […]