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On 29th September 2014 Richard Rodrigues and Sonaliwere felicitated at Abhang Bhavan, Vasai for their specialcontribution to social reforms. Richard is a handicappedperson working as an asst. manager in Bassein CatholicBank. On 21st September he married Sonali who is awidow with a child, Swinal. “Both Richard and Sonali aregreat social reformers! Sonali has done the work ‘uplift ofthe handicapped’ and Richard has supported the cause ofwidows’ re-marriage,’’ said Fr. Michael G. as he wrappeda shawl around both at the function.

The function was organized by Apang Seva, Vasaisince Richard is an active member of it. Dominic D’Mello,the chairman of Catholic Bank was a special guest. Fr. DonJohn D’Souza of Kandivali who presided over the functionin his speech highlighted the role ‘family’ in society in thelight of the forthcoming Synod of Bishops on ‘Family.’ Onthe occasion Cynthia Baptista too was felicitated for herachievement of the Christian Chamber of Commerce Ex-cellence award for social service. The website and thebrochure of Apang Seva too were released on the occa-sion.

Thiruvananthapuram : Kerala on Friday became the firststate in India to launch a project providing free cancertreatment to the poor.

The project called ‘Sukrutham’ was launched byChief Minister Oommen Chandy here in the evening.Modeled on the lines of ‘Karunya Benevolent Fund’ imple-mented with income from a lottery, the cancer programmewill draw on voluntary contributions from mobile phonesubscribers, corporates, public sector undertakings andrich individuals, reported freepressjournal.in.

The lottery-linked ‘Karunya Benevolent Fund’ intro-duced soon after the assumption of office by the UnitedDemocratic Front (UDF) government in May 2011 hasprovided financial assistance worth Rs.228 crores to27,275 people till December 2013.

Under ‘Sukrutham’, cancer patients below the pov-erty line will be given free treatment at Regional CancerCentre, Thiruvananthapuram; Malabar Cancer Centre;medical college hospitals in Thiruvananthappuram,Alappuzha, Kottayam and Kozhikode and ErnakulamGeneral Hospital.

The Chief Minister said that the government hadconceived the project as many people could not afford theescalating cost of cancer treatment. There is ceiling to thefinancial assistance provided through various state andcentral schemes. Those who are not getting the benefitthrough these projects will come under the Sukruthamproject.

A Cancer Care Society had been formed with theChief Minister as the chairman and Health Minister as vice-chairman to monitor the programme. The number of newcancer cases in Kerala is estimated at 50,000. The numberof people seeking cancer treatment annually in the stateis estimated at 100, 000.

Free treatment to these people will cost the exche-quer about Rs.320 crores every year. Experts are doubtfulwhether the revenue model proposed by the governmentwill generate enough funds to carry the programmeforward.

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A dead language does notwork for a living Church

A Latin teacher at the seminary I attended describedItalian and the other modern Romance languagesas "corrupt provincial dialects of Latin".

Pope Francis has decided that the working languageof the Extraordinary Synod for the Family being held at theVatican should not be Latin, but one of those moderndescendants, Italian.

That decision has not been greeted with joy amongsome traditionalists, though the number of participants at the Synod who canactually understand Latin, let alone speak it, is small. De facto, the workinglanguage of the Vatican is Italian already.

Partisans of Latin say it is unchanging and therefore dependable. But thatis only true because it is dead, though new words must be added from time totime because ancient Romans and medieval Europeans had no words for suchthings as popcorn (m?izae grana tosta), snack bar (thermop?lium pot?rium etgustat?rium) or karate (oppugn?tio inermis Iap?nica). All those Latin neologismscome, by the way, from the Vatican website.

In fact, there is not one Latin, because when it was a living language, itchanged as much as any living language does. "Calix," or chalice, was originallyused by Church fathers to describe the tantalizing but poisoned temptation ofheresy. Later, it became the word used for the cup that Jesus used at the LastSupper and that we use in the liturgy.

Which Latin do its partisans want? The classical language of Cicero? Thelater varieties that were evolving into French, Portuguese, Romanian, Spanishetc? Ecclesiastical Latin, so-called, is actually one product of that evolution alongthe road from classical Latin to Italian.

So, whether Latin or a modern language be the lingua franca of the Church,choices must be made, and a move from Latin to its modern Italian iteration isa step in the right direction, but too small a step.

The pope has joined those who decry careerism among clergy. TheExtraordinary Synod for Asia in 1998 called for broader membership andinfluence in the Roman bureaucracy. Both problems are linked at least in part tothe fact that the Vatican's actual language for conducting business is Italian, the

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language of a mere 64 million people,the overwhelming majority of whom arenative speakers.

In other words, in order to work inthe central administration of the Catho-lic Church, one must be either an Ital-ian, a non-Italian raised by Italian speak-ers (like the pope) or someone who hasintentionally studied the language asan adult, too often with an eye to eccle-siastical career advancement. Since thenumber of those linguistically qualifiedto work at the Vatican is small, oncesomeone is ensconced in a job, heprobably has a lifetime sinecure.

Because bishops are ultimatelychosen by the Italian speakers, somefacility with that language becomes ei-ther explicitly or unconsciously a jobrequirement for leadership even inChurches geographically and cultur-ally remote from Rome.

In a Church with some 1.2 billionmembers, the talent pool from whichleaders are chosen is, in reality, nomore than a parking lot puddle.

The United Nations functions withsix languages that represent the major-ity of people in the world – Arabic,Chinese, English, French, Russian andSpanish. The working languages of theUN Secretariat are two, English andFrench. While all six of those languagesare spoken by Catholics, of course notall of them are used by large numbersof us.

Should not the Church imitate theUN in broadening the population fromwhich it can draw talent and allow spiri-tual and intellectual input from lan-guages and cultures that are too oftenalien to Church bureaucrats — lan-guages and cultures that in fact shapethe world in which we are to proclaimthe Gospel?

There are two languages thatshould be the working languages of theChurch today. One of them is amongthose "corrupt provincial dialects" myteacher pooh-poohed, the native tongueof the pope.

It is estimated that there are morethan half a billion speakers of Spanishas either a first or second language.The majority of them are Catholics, andit is probably the most common firstlanguage in the Church.

The other language that shouldbe used as an official language of theChurch has sometimes been dispar-aged in Rome as "Protestant," though itis, for example, the working languageof the Federation of Asian Bishops'Conferences.

That is English, spoken by at leastone billion people with varying degreesof fluency from basic to native. It is thelanguage of the internet and other infor-mation technology, science, business,diplomacy and most other elements ofthe globalization of communication andculture. When the pope flies into Rome

Three Ways To StreamlineThe Annulment Procedure

from an overseas trip, his Italian pilotreceives landing instructions from anItalian flight controller in English.

Pope Francis has taken a stepforward in admitting that the languageof the Church’s leadership is not Latin,but Italian. The next step is to changethat language and leadership to betterreflect the reality of a Church that lives,worships and proclaims in a world bet-ter represented by Spanish and En-glish.

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One of the Vatican’s top canonlawyers at the Synod of Bishops on the Family says the

current process for the annulment ofmarriages in the Catholic Churchcould be streamlined and expandedto the benefit of very many peoplewhose marriages have broken down.This could be one of the positive fruitsof the synod, he said, but it would notbe approved until the second synodin 2015.

Cardinal Francis Coccopalmerio(Italy) said this at a Vatican pressbriefing for the media on Thursday,and outlined three ways in which theannulments process can be stream-lined and improved.

The first way is by removing theappeal process and requiring onlyone judicial decision in the church’stribunal. The current code of canonlaw requires the double confirmingsentence by church tribunals beforethe marriage can be declared null.Today, after the first judicial sentencehas been issued declaring the mar-

riage is null, there is an automaticjudicial appeal. The church cannotdeclare the annulment of a marriageuntil the appeal process has con-firmed the first decision.

A second way is by not requir-ing a collegial judicial decision incases of annulment. Today it is nec-essary to have three judges to de-clare the nullity of a marriage, whereasit would be sufficient to have only onejudge for this purpose.

The third way is what manysynod fathers described as “an ad-ministrative procedure” by which thelocal bishop can declare the annul-ment of a marriage “for grave andurgent reasons.” This could happeneven in the absence of external evi-dence or witnesses, when the bishopconsiders the couple as “crediblewitnesses” to what was the actualsituation in their marriage.

“I am very favorable to this thirdsolution; it is often the only way for-ward,” Cardinal Coccopalmeriostated.

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Hard selling throughout the PM’sUS visit, an op-ed in the WallStreet Journal and a glitzy

launch event, ‘Make in India’ campaignhas made the right noises so far. Thelaunch of the campaign to positionIndia as a manufacturing and exporthub was a huge success. It hadcatchphrases from the Prime Ministerin “FDI – First Develop India” and “LookEast and Link West”; business leadersand ministers talked up labour-inten-sive manufacturing; brochures and awebsite with a lion made up of cog-wheels were released. Make in India isan unapologetic PR campaign with thePM as its Chief Marketing Officer.

What really to make of ‘Make in India’?It is an old product which hit rock bot-tom in sales due to product failures inthe last 10 years that is being rebrandedand sold again. The company’s newCEO who was rather popular given hismanagement of a similar medium scalecompany as the Chief Minister of Gujarathas now been promoted by thecountry’s voters. It is this credibility thathe capitalises on to promise quality topotential customers. The product’s in-herent design flaws still remain. Anunfair land acquisition act, a complextaxation regime, under developed in-frastructure to support manufacturing,electricity shortage and shortage offresh water resources for industrieshave contributed to our 134th positionin the ease of doing business survey.

The Right to Fair Compensation andTransparency in Land Acquisition, Re-habilitation and Resettlement Act- whichis UPA’s landmark land acquisition act,mandates payment of four times themarket value in rural areas, and twicethe price for land close to urban settle-ments. Land prices have soared upsince, and a Business Line report on4th August indicates that the “cost ofland now accounts for 20-25 percent ofproject cost.” The report also echoesproblems such as long delays and

hurdles in acquiring land in India. WhileMinister Nitin Gadkari has spoken ofthe NDA’s intentions to amend the act,it may face the same roadblocks as theInsurance Laws amendment bill in theRajya Sabha with significant opposi-tion from the Congress.

High direct and indirect taxes andmyriad local taxes add to the cost ofdoing business in India. For example,there is a central tax on manufacturing,state level tax on sales with some statesimposing VAT and an additional OC-TROI levied by local municipal corpo-rations. The implementation of GST isstill being negotiated with the states.

The product has not gone through anyeffective updates yet either. Very littlehas been achieved on the FDI front-FDI in insurance has been sent to theselect committee and 49% in defencewithout control is not incentive enoughfor anyone to set shop. Single windowclearance still remains ‘soon to belaunched’. While it is too early to becritical and patience needs to be exer-cised, it is the government’s impatienceto launch the campaign that mandatesthis criticism.

India’s economy has seen a remark-able turnaround since the new regimeassumed power and the markets havebeen bullish. Positive sentiment hascontributed largely to these develop-ments; little has changed on the policyfront. Modi, as the chief minister ofGujarat might have been able to seeinvestments through to the last mileand clear of red tape. One cannot besure that he will be able to do the sameat a national level, with the NDA inpower only in 7 states and given theadversarial centre- state dynamic.

Would it have been wiser to push thecampaign after removing the impedi-ments or at least after adding the nec-essary updates to the failed product?

Will strong leadership and positive sen-timent, the only significant changes, beenough to woo investments into manu-facturing? While cronyism eroded trustin the system at various levels andaffected investor confidence in the lastten years, is a mere trust building exer-cise enough now? Verdict remains on‘Make in India’.

Among various other reasons, it is thepromise to create jobs in an economythat will grow again that gave Mr. Modithe huge mandate in the first place.This vote bank with over 70% of itspopulation under 45 is set to grow, witharound 20% of the population betweenthe age group 11-19 (2011 census)soon to become voters. An astute poli-tician, Mr. Modi is likely to have realisedthat he needs to deliver on this count ifhe is to stay in power until 2024, adesire he has spoken of time and again.It is in this context that the recent ‘Makein India’ campaign garners more im-portance. The collective hope of morethan half a billion young people restson it.

‘Make in India’ is a necessary push torevitalize a long ignored sector, but it isnot adequate yet. When history looksback at Modi’s report card as the PrimeMinister of India, ‘Make in India’ willcertainly be an important cog. Whetherit will be one as majestic and powerfulas the lion that is its mascot, only timewill tell.

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“Swachh BharatAbhiyaan”

The “Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan”launched by the Prime Minister onGandhi Jayanti, 2nd October, repre-sents a much-needed challenge andwelcome opportunity for all our educa-tional institutions to give the lead ininstilling an attitude of respect for me-nial work and readiness to do humbletasks like sweeping, washing and dis-posing of waste in all future citizens ofthe country, on a war-footing. It shouldbe an integral part of value education,environmental awareness and socialservice. Adequate sanitation and clean-liness is a major problem facing thewhole country. Anyone who has trav-elled widely, will testify that India is oneof the filthiest countries in the world.Our highly negative attitude to all kindsof menial tasks is largely responsiblefor this sorry state of affairs, whichgives a very bad reputation to the coun-try in the eyes of foreigners. To remedythe situation, every school, college,industry, hospital, public establishmentand household in the country ought torespond to this clarion-call given by thePM to strive, every day and always, tokeep our cities, towns and villages spot-lessly clean.

Our scientists, technologists andindustrialists, in particular, need to goall out to devise new, modern, scientificand practical methods of clearing upour highly congested cities of the moun-tains of garbage that keep rising sky-high, day after day, all over. The con-struction of millions of toilets for thepoor, treatment of tons and tons ofsewage, proper disposal of non-biode-gradable plastics, of poisonous efflu-ents discharged from industries andnuclear waste from reactors; eliminat-ing the use of harmful pesticides andinsecticides in agriculture and of haz-ardous hospital wastes, pose a mam-moth challenge indeed; but whichmodern science is quite capable ofhandling successfully. The splendourof our rivers, lakes and fresh-waterbodies, which have been nurturing lifeand civilization for millennia, must alsobe restored to their pristine glory on a

priority basis. The new resurgent Indiawould be failing in a major duty to themotherland, if it cannot muster the willto accept this seemingly insurmount-able challenge head-on, especially af-ter the spectacular success of ISRO’smaiden Mars Mission very recently.

— Joseph M. Dias,S.J.,Andheri (E), Mumbai.

CremationControversy

Uma Bharti, water resources min-ister has racked up a controversy bysuggesting that electric crematoriumsshould not be used, and instead bod-ies should be burnt in the traditionalway – The Times of India, Oct 8, 2014,pg. 13. However, Times View took acontra-position revealing that electriccrematoriums and now CNG ones wereset up precisely because they werefound to be environmental friendly.They ensure bodies are burnt faster,hygienically and completely.

Conventional open cremationtakes about six hours and consumes500-600 kgs of wood. Every year 50-60million trees are hacked for cremationin India. This results in the emissions of8 million tonnes of CO2 and green-house gases. This atrocious and colos-sal deforestation and atmospheric pol-lution can be effectively solved by em-ploying electric or CNG crematoria.For Christians, ashes can be depositedin cemetery niches.

Sentiment within the CatholicChurch hardened when free-masons,atheists and communists advocatedcremation as a means of rejecting theChristian belief in the Resurrection.Regular burials occupy a great deal ofspace. Many cemeteries have run outof permanent graves. In London, a‘space’ crisis has lead to a proposal ofreopening old graves for ‘double-decker’ burials with vertical tomb-stones.

The disposal of the dead is acorporal act of mercy. The Church per-mits cremation provided that it doesnot demonstrate a denial of faith in theResurrection (Catechism of the Catho-lic Church : 2301). Jesus ominouslyconcludes: “Do not fear those who killthe body but cannot kill the soul; ratherfear Him who can destroy both souland body in hell” (Matthew 10:28).

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Nearly 100 million people in India lack access to safe drinkingwater and over 700 million con-

tinue to defecate in the open. Over600,000 children under 5 years losetheir lives to water and sanitation re-lated diseases like diarrhoea and pneu-monia every year. In this context, therecent launch of the “Swachh BharatAbhiyan” (Clean India Campaign) bythe Prime Minister can be seen as awelcome and much needed step. How-ever, if the campaign is to go beyondsymbolism and actually achieve thegoal of making India open defecationfree by 2019, it needs a multi-prongedstrategy that encompasses the follow-ing key elements:

1) Sustained involvement of multiplestakeholders: While it was hearten-ing to see celebrities and Govern-ment officials sweeping the streetson 2nd October, it is important toensure that the interest of all stake-holders (politicians, bureaucrats,NGOs, private enterprises, fundersand communities) is sustained andthey work towards this goal in aconcerted fashion.

While the Government has broughton board, major organisations likeBill & Melinda Gates Foundation andUSAID, they need to ensure that allstakeholder voices are heard andvarious efforts are coordinated inorder to avoid duplication or gaps inimplementation. For instance, thereis a UNICEF led coalition on Water,Sanitation & Hygiene in Schoolswhich has produced a roadmap forensuring access to basic services inschools in India. The document wasreleased by the Ministry of DrinkingWater & Sanitation, Government ofIndia in August 2014, but the initia-tives highlighted in that need to beintegrated with this campaign so thatit does not remain just another pub-lication.

2) Focus on changing behaviours:This is perhaps the biggest road-block to achieving the desired goalof clean India. Several families arehabituated to defecating in the openand this is perhaps why large num-bers of toilets that have been con-structed are lying unused or in adysfunctional state. In fact, I havespoken to many people who findtoilets claustrophobic and have aclear preference for going out intofields. Even though it has hardlybeen a week since the launch of thecampaign, we saw photographs ofpeople leaving litter behind after thePrime Minister’s rally in Mumbai.

Changing behaviours is thereforegoing to be far from straightforwardand this is where the engagement ofcommunity-based organisations andcommunity leaders will be critical.While involvement of celebrities canhelp (Mr Amitabh Bachchan hassuccessfully been the Goodwill Am-bassador for polio eradication), itwill be imperative to understand lo-cal cultures, motivations and beliefsystems. Not everyone wants a toiletfor better health. Some want it forconvenience or because it is saferfor women. Until there is a strongunderstanding of these aspects, itwill be impossible to changebehaviours.

More importantly, hygiene educa-tion needs to be made a compulsorypart of the school curriculum, asopposed to leaving it to the discre-tion of State Education Boards todecide whether or not they want toinclude it. Once good hygiene hab-its have been inculcated into chil-dren, they can champion the causeof sanitation in their communities.Children are known to be importantchange agents and can make a sig-nificant contribution to the successof this campaign by spreading themessage of cleanliness to their fami-

lies and communities.

3) Going beyond toilet construction:Previous governments have also al-located a lot of money to sanitationthrough initiatives like Nirmal BharatAbhiyan. It is extremely importantthat the Government realises thatmerely constructing more toilets isnot going to be worthwhile. The toi-lets need to be usable and for thatquality of construction as well asoperation and maintenance needsto be robust. The latter needs owner-ship from people but also innovativemodels like involving private sectorenterprises to maintain community/public toilets on a fee basis. Wateravailability in toilets also needs to beensured. Moreover, solutions forcollecting and recycling waste arealso essential. Thus, a comprehen-sive package of interventions is theneed of the hour, as opposed tofocusing primarily on toilet construc-tion.

4) Going beyond fund allocation: The

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Brevity is the soul of wit. It‘s agreat boredom buster. You‘veprobably heard it said : If you

don‘t strike oil in 5 minutes, stopboring ; and the more contemporane-ous : less is more; smses have donewonders for brevity , though blundersfor language.

We Indians, are a garrulous lot.We love the sound of our own voice ,even if it isn‘t particularly mellifluous.Indian politicians are prime examplesof this.They put the gathering to sleepwith their long – winded , unpreparedspeeches and some of them are half-asleep while delivering theirs ! Theprint and electronic media have oftenshown them snoozing on stage ,inparliament, during speeches and dis-cussions.

Many women ,too, tend to go onand on , round and round the subject,never coming to the point.( Do weeven know what it is ? ) Is it because ourmen-folk are driving us around in circlesor perhaps, up the wall ?

Sunday homilies also suffer fromthe same infirmity of inordinate length, not to mention vacuity of thought.Sometimes one wonders if the preacherhimself knows what he is talking about,more so when he reads from a pre-pared script. If he can‘t rememberwhat he‘s saying , how can he reason-ably expect us to ? We all need to saywhat we mean and mean what we sayand do it briefly, to make sense .

The Sunday sermon is a truly God-given opportunity to impact the spiri-tual life of the flock.The shepherd should

seize it with heart and mind, and strike– but only till the iron is hot. The story istold of a novice preacher in Dean Inge‘stime, who excitedly informed the Deanthat he had been chosen to preach atthe service of the Lord‘s Supper. “ Andwhat will be the theme of your dis-course ? “ queried the Dean. “I shall bespeaking on the milk of human kind-ness “, answered the junior pastor,pompously. “Condensed , I trust “, saidthe Dean, dryly. That, ofcourse, is theideal because few members of anycongregation have been saved afterthe first 10 minutes of a sermon, butalas ,many have been lost – in moresenses than one.

The best sermon of all time-aclassic- is the Sermon on the Mount: asynthesis of substance and style, depthof meaning wedded to choice words,which leave no room for doubt or con-fusion; and not long at all.Indeed, onecould well say that the Sermon on theMount , is the Bible in brief.

I once heard an excellent sermonat a nuptial service. The celebrant ,verywisely,did not let himself or the bridalcouple become the focus of attention,as he made just 2 general points. (Every good speaker does that ). Hesaid that Matrimony is last in the list ofSacraments,and does not come afterBaptism, because it isn‘t administeredto the immature, in order to have agreater chance of success. Next, hesaid that to practice a profession-which has a retirement age – one has togo through years of education,training

and preparation. This should applymuch more to marriage which is avocation for life and a life-longcommitment.He made these 2 pointsin about 2 minutes flat.His sermon waseasy for him to remember and difficultfor the congregation to forget. That‘swhat brevity does – it hits the nail on thehead without splitting the wood !

Be brief or be damned. No onetoday has the time/energy/interest /inclination to listen to long stories, to sit– much less stand- through long ser-mons and speeches. So be ithomilies,speeches,toasts, thankyousor introductions, make themshort,sweet and memorable.Let youreffort be greeted with a smile not asnore or a yawn, because a yawn is asilent scream to you to shut up .

Those who have much to say,usethe fewest words and expend lesstime.Dynamite comes in smallpackages.So too, the best oratory isclothed in a few ,simple words whichmust reveal rather than conceal.Somespeakers raising the toast at wed-dings, tend to trace family history to theGarden of Eden and others, even far-ther ! Perhaps that‘s one reason whywrist-watches show the time and thedate.

The shortest sentence in the Bibleis found in John 11 : 35 which says :Jesus wept. This was at the death ofLazarus . Saying so little, it says somuch. One of the best recordedspeeches in history is AbrahamLincoln‘s Gettysburg address deliv-ered on November 19,1863 ,at theheight of the American Civil War. Thepolished aristocrat Edward Everettspoke for 2 hours and the homespunPresident for 2 minutes and the latterspeech became immortal not the leastfor its classic definition of Democracyas government “of the people,for thepeople,by the people “ The most aptand touching epitaph I ever read wastaken from the tombstone of a babe : “Came in ; looked around ; didn‘t like it; went out.

Brevity is, indeed, the soul of wit.There‘s MUCH that can be said inpraise of it. Guess , I‘ve said enough !

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As Prime Minister Narendra Modikick-started India’s biggestcleanliness drive on October 2,

2014, in memory of Mahatma Gandhi,everyone came together to make thiscampaign a big success. We take thisopportunity to talk about some laud-able models we can replicate and sa-lute some of the unsung heroes whohave been doing extremely good workfor quite some time for a cleaner India.

On the occasion of Mahatma Gandhi’sbirthday today, Prime Minister NarendraModi launched the country’s biggestever cleanliness drive. The five yearlong Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan (CleanIndia campaign) has a mission of a“clean India” by 2019 when the countrywill celebrate the 150th birth anniver-sary of Mahatma Gandhi.

The PM took a cleanliness pledge atIndia Gate along with 30 lakh govern-ment employees. Modi invited ninepeople to join the drive and requestedeach one of them to engage nine morepeople into the initiative to make it asuccess. The total cost of the project isexpected to be Rs.2 lakh crores. ASwachh Bharat Kosh has been set upto attract funds from corporates andindividuals for better execution of theplan and facilities.

October 2, a public holiday, was aworking day for government employ-ees this year as they were instructed tolead and engage in the cleanlinessinitiatives in their respective offices.Prominent personalities including crick-eters and actors also joined Modi in hiscleanliness drive.

626 million people in India — the high-est in the world — defecate in the openas they do not have a toilet. While mostIndians look upon such initiatives asshort-lived and (the most cynical amongus) view them as photo ops for minis-ters, we do hope the latest Clean Indiacampaign will be an important step inchanging this alarming situation.

The Unsung Heroes

As the whole nation is now comingtogether for this crucial cause, we wouldlike to salute some of the unsung he-roes who have been working towards acleaner India for much longer.

One of them is Vikas Chandra whohas dedicated his entire life to cleaningthe river Ganges. For the last 20 years,he has been working with a group ofvolunteers to clean the holiest and alsothe dirtiest river of India. Fondly called“Guddu Baba”, Chandra filed a PIL inPatna High Court to make the riverpollution-free. Not only this, he manu-ally pulls out the dead bodies from theriver and cremates them.

Another inspiring personality is a 102-year-old lady on a mission to clean upthe country. Ahmedabad-based RamaMali has proved that there is no age tostart something good. On her 100thbirthday she started a cleanliness drivein Kalupur. Inspired by Gandhi, Malispreads awareness about cleanlinessin her locality, distributes pamphletsand makes sure that people usedustbins.

In June this year, Vistaap Kharas, aMumbai-based interior designer took abold step when he saw someone in aBMW throw an empty can of coke onthe road and stopped them from doingso. He was beaten up by the guys in theBMW for this act but he stood up againstthose who believe they can get awaywith littering and breaking the law be-cause they are rich. He also endorsedand led BMC’s cleanliness campaignafter the incident.

A remarkable group of anonymouschangemakers who call themselvesThe Ugly Indian have been quietly trans-forming dirty corners in cities into bright,attractive public spaces. A completelycitizen-run initiative, it sees groups ofpeople come together and take mat-

ters into their own hands instead ofwaiting for a government body to comeand clean up their localities, as they“believe that there is no magic wand, orsilver bullet, to solve India’s civic prob-lems. We are realists, and accept thatmany of India’s problems are hard tosolve even if the government and pub-lic work closely together and moneywas freely available.” Watch a video onone of their amazing stories of changehere and join their facebook page to-day to “be the change that you want tosee in the world” as our beloved Bapuwould say.

Apart from Indians, UK-born JodieUnderhill, along with her group of vol-unteers, has been cleaning up some ofthe most visited pilgrimage trails ofIndia in the Himalayan belt. Underhilland the volunteers of ‘The MountainCleaners’ pick up the trash, segregateit and also manage it responsibly. Youcan know more about their work here.Models we can replicate

If more people like these come forwardthen we surely can see a cleaner andhealthier India in the near future. Citi-zens’ initiatives never go unrewardedand a great example of this isMawlynnong village in Meghalayawhich is tagged “The Cleanest Villagein Asia”.

There are stylish bamboo dustbins ev-erywhere and separate compost pits invarious pockets of the village for or-ganic and inorganic wastes. Not onlythis, smoking and use of polythene isstrictly banned here. Villagers maintainthe public toilets and make sure theytake care of the regular sweeping,weeding and watering of the gardens.You can read the complete story aboutthis village here.

If modern cities replicate this village’smodel, with better technology and re-sources, the mission of “garbage-free”India can be achieved in a very short

The Unsung Heroes Who Have Been Working TowardsA Swachh Bharat Even Before PM Narendra Modi

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Soon Maharashtra will elect aState Government, which willaffect all of us. In most constitu-

encies we face a five cornered contestand hence the dilemma. We have re-ceived directions from our Archbishopof Bombay Oswald Cardinal Graciasurging us (Catholics) to vote for “goodgovernance” rather than “secular par-ties” as reported in the TOI on Septem-ber 24, 2014 as well as in announce-ments in Churches urging parishio-ners at weekend mass to vote for “goodgovernance” over “secular parties”. TheProtestants too echo similar thoughts.

Incidentally, good governance isthe BJP’s vote plank; because togetherwith good governance they also pro-mote their hidden communal agendawhich is the process to marginalize,convert and harass the minorities, whilesecularism is the Congress calling card.Many Christians are long time support-ers of secular parties and may be reluc-tant to switch loyalties. It is said that -Corruption has flourished under thegarb of secularism but can it get anybetter with the party promoting goodgovernance.

Various kinds of corruption haveincessantly prevailed from time imme-morial in one form or the other becausecorruption is the abuse of entrustedpower for private gain. It hurts every-one who depends on the integrity ofpeople in a position of authority. Politi-cal corruption is worst in India. Themajor cause of concern is that corrup-tion is weakening the political bodyand damaging the supreme importanceof the law governing the society.

It is widely known and acknowl-edged that the party promoting goodgovernance has failed to find candi-dates and had to “import” candidatesfrom the secular parties who are facinggraft or criminal charges and who thisparty had criticized for many years.Also it has been acknowledged that theparty promoting good governance atthe center has noting much to offerEXCEPT promote the schemes andprojects of the previous parties pro-

moting secularism due to obtainingabsolute majority. Had any of the par-ties promoting secularism at the centerhave an absolute majority they surewould have performed well but due tobeing a collation government their per-formance was limited due to the re-quirement of pleasing the collationpartner least the collation partner with-draws support and their governmentfalls.

It is well known from our dailynewspaper that more than half of thecandidates put up by all the parties arefacing graft or criminal charges be-cause - Corruption in India is a result ofthe connection between bureaucrats,politicians and criminals. Earlier, bribeswere paid for getting wrong things done,but now bribe is paid for getting rightthings done at right time. Further, cor-ruption has become something re-spectable in India, because respect-able people are involved in it. The basicinception of corruption started with ouropportunistic leaders who have alreadydone great damage to our nation.People who work on right principlesare unrecognized and considered tobe foolish in today’s society. It is a veryrare instance that one will find a candi-date who is clean and secular

While most Christians are longtime supporters of secular parties theurge of the Archbishop of BombayOswald Cardinal Gracias to vote for“good governance” over “secular par-ties” is a huge leap from the traditionalstand which has now identifies itselfwith the party for good governancevote plank.

Most Christians and in particularCatholics are confused and ask –“Hasthe ideology of the Church changed?”“Why the Archbishop of BombayOswald Cardinal Gracias has identi-fied himself with the vote plank of theparty that also promotes a communalagenda and is in the process ofmarginalizing the minorities?” “Havewe not seen what the party that pro-motes good governance plank hasdone in Goa in regards to the minorities

or even governance?” “Have we notexperienced the party that promotesgood governance that has been in-stalled at the center unable to controlprice rise and achieve their promised“achaa din..” or for that matter has seenthe increase of communal harassment.”“Why then is the Archbishop of BombayOswald Cardinal Gracias engineeringthe Christian vote to be fragmentedmore than any time in the communityhistory?”

In Jayalalita’s case it is said that -When you create a situation where noone can question you it leads you to doreckless things resulting in gettingtrapped in the net and into trouble. Asimilar thing could happen to anyoneelse holding the reins of power.

Fr Cedric Prakash and other Chris-tian leaders in their own right havebeen regularly pointing out the hiddenagenda of the good governance partythat while they say they are promotinggood governance they are at the sametime also promoting their hiddenagenda of promoting communal strifebetween the many religions in India.Their good governance record till datetoo is nothing to talk about.

The one thing that the Archbishopof Bombay Oswald Cardinal Graciascould have done was to take note ofwhat our Christian leaders have beenpointing out about the party promotinggood governance rather than identify-ing himself with their vote plank andcreating confusion in the Christian vote.

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the 1.2 billion member CatholicChurch, has been widely acclaimedfor his spiritual leadership. As part ofhis revolutionary new vision for theChurch, Francis calls on all believersto be ‘full-time Christians’ and not ‘liv-ing-room Christians’, and to struggleagainst the trappings ofpower, and the worship ofmoney and careerism. TheChurch of Mercy collectsfor the first time, with fullVatican approval, hiswords and writings onthese themes during hisfirst year as Pope.

Jesus is My All inAllculls some of MotherTeresa’s most stirringwords into a powerful bookthat anyone will treasure. Itfollows the Roman Catho-lic novena format, a nine-day rhythmof prayer and reflection.

The first copies were presentedby the Archbishop to Sr. MargaretLourdunathan SSpS, President - CRIBangalore Unit, Sr. SundariSingareddy JMJ, Provincial - Societyof Jesus, Mary and Joseph, Banga-lore, Fr. George Chathnatt SSP, Su-perior - Society of St. Paul, Bangalore,Sr. Kusumam MC, Superior - Mission-aries of Charity, Nirmala ShishuBhavan, Bangalore.

The books have been publishedby Bangalore-based Asian TradingCorporation (ATC), a 69-year old Chris-

tian literature publishing and distribu-tion house.

Last month, ATC also made avail-able affordable Indian editions of twobooks by Mother Teresa - Come Be MyLight: The Private Writings of the "Saintof Calcutta" and Where There is Love,

There is God: A Path toCloser Union with Godand Greater Love for Oth-ers. These were releasedat the Mother House inKolkata on 5th Septem-ber, the death anniversaryof Mother Teresa, by MostRev. Thomas D'Souza,Archbishop of Kolkata andSr. Prema MC, MotherTeresa’s successor.

Come Be MyLightcollects the lettersMother Teresa wrote to

her spiritual advisors over decades,

Indian Editions of Pope Francis andMother Teresa Books Released

almost all of which have never beenmade public before. They shed lighton Mother Teresa's interior life in away that reveals the depth and inten-sity of her holiness for the first time.

In Where There is Love There isGod Mother Teresa’s relationship withGod and her commitment to thoseshe served – the poorest of the poor –is powerfully explored in her ownwords taken largely from her privatelessons to her Sisters.

Other best-sellers published byATC include The Holy Bible RSV-Catholic Edition and RSV-SecondCatholic Edition, YOUCAT and titlesby Fulton Sheen. In April 2010, PopeBenedict XVI issued a personallysigned letter recommending that ATCpublish a special edition of his book,The Spirit of the Liturgy for Asia. Sincethen ATC has also published his otherbest-selling books including Jesus ofNazareth, Light of the World, Intro-duction to Christianity.

BANGALORE : Low-pricededitions of books The Churchof Mercy: His First Major Book– A Message of Hope for AllPeople by Pope Francis andJesus is My All in All: A Novenato Blessed Teresa of Calcuttawere released today by MostRev. Bernard Moras, Arch-bishop of Bangalore, at aprogramme organised by thecity unit of the Conference ofReligious of India (CRI).

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Testing TimesThe Government of Maharashtra

is initiating some tough measures toarrest the growing indiscipline on theroad resulting in some of the mostgruesome accidents. While not all theaccidents are avoidable, there are quitea few which could have been avoided ifthe man or woman at the wheels wastrained well. The major problem lieswith the numerous driving schoolswhich dish out licences to persons whodo not have the requisite skills thanks tothe ‘cooperative’ officials who look theother way when the candidate goesthrough the driving test. Licences aregiven even without tests.

I remember when I went for mytest for the first time there was some talkabout ‘special licence’. I did not reallyunderstand the meaning about this termthen but some time later it transpiredthat those who opted for it [by payingsome extra fees to the driving school]were guaranteed licences. That some-thing extra or at least a major portion ofit went to the official who decidedwhether the candidate passed or failed.It was also possible that those who didnot opt for this category of licence gen-erally failed at the first attempt. It was atthis point that the driving school putforward the proposal of the ‘speciallicence’.

The new procedure has been putin place where a candidate is subjectedto online test first before being consid-ered fit to take the field test. Reportssuggest that as many as 40% fail thetheory test. This new procedure en-sures that the intending candidates arefirst well versed with the theory part of it.With this, the job is half done leaving thefield test to show the driving skills. Hope-fully, we will have better drivers on theroad but whether the connivance be-tween the driving schools and the offi-cials will allow the system to succeed issomething that needs to be monitored.

As a deterrent, the governmenthas proposed some really tough finesand it has gone overboard in doing so.Imagine paying Rs 15000 for jumpingthe signal. That, I feel, is mighty stiff.Sometimes you may just think you havemade it but the cop may think other-wise. Such a step needs that each andevery traffic signal is equipped withdigital timing that shows the time left forchange-over. Similarly there are huge

fines for other offences which includeamong others, suspension and cancel-lation of driving licences. While every-body agrees that the fines should bereasonable [not the old Rs 100] but toincrease it hundred fold, is not the rightthing to do. Surely, the fines can berevised upwards at periodic intervals.Reports suggest there is a ‘re-think’ onthe quantum.

Will these fines also be collectedfrom police officials and VIPs whobrazenly violate traffic rules? I remem-ber having complained about the tow-ing vans regularly entering the oneway lane from the wrong side. Thiswas immediately stopped. Will suchvans also be fined? What about thosevehicles not fitted with safety belts?After more than a decade, surely allvehicles should have been equippedwith such belts. When you make therules, you must ensure that they areapplicable universally. Will the authori-ties accept Credit and Debit cards onthe spot since no one is likely to carryRs 15000 in his pocket. It could be agold mine for the traffic policemenwho could demand a few thousand tosettle issues. Whose interests arebeing served?

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There’s A Lot To CleanThe Prime Minister must be

complimented for the initiative [not nec-essarily unique] of trying to inculcatecivic sense in the heads of the public. Wemust accept that we are not the cleanestof people on this planet and thereforesuch initiatives are needed to remind usperiodically of our civic responsibility.Despite being a religious country [atleast so we believe] we do not subscribeto the age old adage ‘Cleanliness is nextto Godliness’. It is simply not in our DNA.Cleanliness drive must be a sustainedeffort – just not for publicity. Well, the PMhas made a cleanliness statement and itis for all of us to take it forward. There isno denying the fact that most of our ills[especially in areas where there is noproper sanitation and cleanliness] canbe controlled if not eliminated if the mes-sage of clean environment sinks into ourheads which are clogged.

Television channels must be asked

to screen social messages regularlybefore each serial or programme. Simi-larly, print media should also carry suchmessages on their front pages. Everyschool can take a pledge during theassembly. This effort can be supple-mented by regular cleanliness drivessay once a month. Clean classroomscan be rewarded to encourage othersto follow suit. Colleges can also play animportant role. Ward officer should bemade accountable for the cleanlinessin his ward. There are ALMs in everylocality. All ALMs within the ward canwork in tandem to ensure that in thefinal analysis the entire ward is litter-free. Contractors who undertake repairwork do a shoddy job and leave theresidue. Their job should be monitoredby ALMs who should ensure that allrubble is removed once the job is done.Only when the ALM certifies to thateffect should be authorities settle thebills of the contractors.

Politicians want to be photo-graphed with ‘brand new’ brooms intheir hands. The real test will be forpoliticians to agree to take the broomsin their hands and sweep the roadswhen there are no television or printmedia photographers around.Swachhata is stopping people fromeating pan and spitting. It meansgetting rid of posters and bannerswith photographs of leaders includ-ing the PM. Let him issue a diktat tostop his photographs as well. Elsewe will have to live with a-swachhata.Impose very stiff fines. If you want tofine Rs 15000 for breaking traffic sig-nal, you should fine Rs20000 for ille-gal posters. Finally, Shiv Sena claimsthat their cadres swept the RaceCourse grounds after the PM held anelection rally there. The BJP saidsainiks first littered and then sweptthe area – a very poor response. Afew days later, the Sainiks repeated itelsewhere. The BJP workers did nottake the PM’s message seriously, itappears.

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The youth of our country represents the growing cloud ofentrepreneurship which is

also the trend in global scenario.As per our Indian economy is con-cerned, enterprising would be asgood as the display of the power ofyouth in the growing economies tohelp steering the growthengine through variousmodels. There are multipleadvantages to the youngergeneration and our countryin a large way as these en-terprises represent thesense of free economywhich has no boundariesand restrictions. Apart fromthe advantages to the youngentrepreneurs, these ven-tures help the respectivegovernments reduce theirburden of employment forour youth.

When our youth find theirown means of living, thegovernment has no troublein providing opportunities;rather they need to create aregularity that maintains theterms of engagement. Theeconomy has a great ad-vantage in terms of the taxesprovided by these businesses. En-terprises in aggregate will collecthuge sales and services taxesthrough their product sales andcommercial services offered. Themore number of enterprises wouldmean more tax collection benefit tothe governments, state or central.Taxes contribute to the economyand good economic deal with taxesin a very proactive manner. Taxescan be best put to use for publicwelfare projects.

It’s high time that our youth con-sider themselves as private part-ners to the governments by usinginnovative methods to stay in busi-nesses that are profitable and pro-gressive. Enterprising would meanthe best in class work with greaterefficiency, which may not be asenthusiastic in the case of profes-sional jobs. It’s a matter of pride forour generation youth to set up theirown businesses with products andservices that are in demand. Theycan definitely depend on the gov-ernment and corporate run provi-

sions for initial investments to makethe most out of their talents. Thereare many young professionals whototally depend on their talents toset up their businesses too.

Virtually, every single idea can betransformed into a new industrysegment and every professional

can become an entrepre-neur with some service andquality distinction. There aremany models of enterpris-ing in an environment thatsupports good economics.Propriety is the basic andthe preferred way of startingoff with any business. Oncethey make their mark as pro-prietors, they can look forbigger partnerships and es-tablishing standard corpo-rate houses. The corporateIndia today is completelymade of such models thathave believed in being inno-vative. The interdependencyof the governments and thecorporate world balancesthe economic policies thatare often driven by the politi-cal agendas.

The power of youth has tobe displayed through the densityof enterprises that are created andrun by the postmodern youth. Theycan proudly be part of the greaterIndian story that thrives on growthand development. We can takepride in being part of the processthat makes our country a standardand stable economy amidst theglobal crisis and economic melt-down. India can soon be part of themajor economies in the world thatare highly recognized and hold thekey for global affairs

Enterprising Spirit Display the Power Of Youth

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T he Indian Space ResearchOrganisation (ISRO) will launchthe Indian Regional Naviga-

tional Satellite System (IRNSS) 1Csatellite- third of the seven satellitesthat are to be shot into the space- as apart of its efforts to develop a regionalnavigation system that is at par withthe Global Positioning System (GPS)of the United States of America. Thelaunch is scheduled at 1:56 am onOctober 10 this year from the SatishDhawan Space Centre at Sriharikota.

The GPS system was developed dur-ing the Cold War in 1960s in responseto Russia’s launch of Sputnik in 1957.Initially conceived and developed formilitary purposes, it consisted of anetwork of satellites orbiting the earththat would send signals to anyone witha GPS receiver. It was only in 1983,when the USSR had shot down a Ko-rean passenger aircraft that the USthought of extending the GPS systemto civilian applications in order to helporganize the shipping, aircraft andtransport routes and positions by en-suring that trespassing foreign terri-tory is checked. With repeated

launches and gradual progress, theGPS today is a network of 30 satellitesthat is used for navigation applications,route finding, map-making, earthquakeresearch and climate research.

India had launched first of its satellites,IRNSS-1A-, from Sriharikota on July 1,2013 and then the second one, IRNSS-1B, in April this year. The IRNSS issupposed to be operational once fourout of its seven satellites are launchedinto the space by 2015. It could beused for military as well as civilian pur-pose like terrestrial, aerial and marineNavigation; disaster management, ve-hicle tracking and fleet management;integration with mobile phones; pre-cise timing, mapping and geodetic datacapture; terrestrial navigation aid forhikers and travelers; and visual andvoice navigation for drivers.

However, one of the crucial contribu-tions of this system is its utility in man-aging air traffic that is currently depen-dent on the instrument landing system(ILS). The IRNSS can be used in placeof GPS by GAGAN, which is a satellite-based navigation system that manages

ISRO To Launch Its Third Navigation Satellite

air traffic. By making this switch fromILS, costs will also reduce apart fromacquiring a positional accuracy of 1.5metres for aircraft in flight. This in turnmakes the entire process efficient andless exhaustive of India’s finances.

This is the second instance when theworld has turned its gaze towards ISRO.While mangalyaan- the Indian MarsOrbiter Mission (MOM) is still under-way as it keeps streaming more pic-tures and information to the headquar-ters in Bangalore, the announcedlaunch of IRNSS 1c will help India fore-ground its reputation in the realm ofworld space research. So far a handfulof countries have been able to estab-lish positioning systems. These includeRussia’s Glonass and Europe’s Galileo.China and Japan also have similar sys-tems, ‘Beidou’ and ‘Quasi Zenith’. TheIRNSS, as stated by an ISRO official, issimilar to these existing systems. How-ever, unlike these systems that haveeventually scaled up from regional toglobal, IRNSS is regional system with arange that extends up to 1500 kilome-ters beyond country borders.

—Pallavi Ghosh

ThanksgivingThanksgivingThanksgivingThanksgivingThanksgiving

May the Sacred Heart of Jesus beadored, loved, glorified & praisedthroughout the world now and for-ever. Sacred Heart of Jesus, havemercy on us. Sacred Heart of Jesus,Thy kingdom come. St. Jude workerof miracles pray for us. St. Judehelper of the hopeless pray for us.Amen, Say this prayer nine times a dayfor nine days.

— Ms Rita Mascarenhas, Dadar

Thanks to Sacred Heart of Jesus& St. Jude for the favours granted

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Swachh Bharat Kosh which hasbeen set up to attract funds for thecampaign from corporates andindividuals is another potentiallygood idea. However, the fundneeds to be managed and moni-tored to ensure that the money isspent appropriately. Among theseveral government officials I haveinteracted with during the courseof my work, no one has ever saidthat the biggest hurdle is short-age of funds. The challenge hasalways been spending money inthe right manner and that needssystems to be put in place. It alsoneeds roles and responsibilitiesto be defined in a manner suchthat there is clear accountabilityfor how the money is spent andwhat it is spent on.

The targets set out by Governmentschemes also need to be broad-ened to assess toilet functionalityand usage as opposed to merely thephysical presence of infrastructure.

Ultimately, I believe that the successor failure of this campaign dependson each one of us. We can choose tobe sceptical and not participate orwe can ensure that we begin thechange with ourselves and our sur-roundings. The Government alsoneeds to have a clear plan for achiev-ing the 2019 target, taking into ac-count some of the issues highlightedabove, so that the campaign doesnot get reduced to a one-off popu-larity stunt.

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Why I Hate To Go To Mass On Sundayby: Luellen Hoffman

First of all let me say that I do nothate going to Mass, in fact I lovegoing to holy Mass, receiving

Jesus in the Eucharist and attendingMass every day. But Sunday is a differ-ent story, dramatically different. OnSunday the church is turned into a zoowith people acting and dressing inap-propriately, causing much dismay totheir fellow parishioners. It has gottenso bad that I need to speak out, so theyhear and understand how their actionsare negatively affecting others duringMass.

1. Do not talk in church.So many people, (especially women)see a familiar face and start chatting itup as if they were sitting in a confer-ence center. This is understandablebut you need to take your chatter out-side the church, because you are dis-turbing others in front of the BlessedSacrament. Get up and move away toa place where you can talk and freelyget caught up. Go to the vestibule oroutside, or wait until Mass is over andgo outside to talk.

There should be silence insidethe church because people are pray-ing to the Lord.

Don’t think just because you are asenior citizen that you have the right tosit there and talk. In fact because ofyour age, many of you are hard ofhearing and the conversation is muchlouder and more disrupting than yourealize. Please go outside and do nottalk in church. There should be a threeword whisper rule. That is, only threewords should be spoken in a whisperat Mass, if you need to speak to a friendor family member.

2. Turn off your cell phonesand stop texting during holyMass. Leave your cell phones in thecar or at home on Sunday, becauseyou can live for one hour without them.

There should be a rule in every churchthat for each cell phone that goes offduring Mass, the person must put fivedollars in the poor box.

3. Dress appropriately forSunday Mass.There should be a sign outside thechurch stating there is a dress code.What? A dress code? No one tells mehow to dress! Well yes they do, and inmany places you comply and thinknothing of it. For example if you go tothe Army Navy Club, or CongressionalCountry Club, or any other establishedcountry club, there is a strict dresscode and men must wear jackets, orcollared (golf) shirts, no jeans or san-dals allowed. If you do not comply withthese dress rules, then you are oftenturned away. Many restaurants, espe-cially at beach, post signs that shirtsand shoes are required to enter. Samegoes for night clubs, there is a dresscode and the youth dress up beforegoing out at night. They know they canbe turned away for not being in appro-priate attire to enter the night club. Thisis a commonly accepted practice.

Parents keep in mind on Sundaymorning that you and your family arenot stopping by church (for Mass) onyour way to a soccer game. Your kidsshould not have their soccer clothes onat Mass and this is very important foryou as a parent, to stop and think aboutwhat message you are sending to yourkids.

At all Catholic churches aroundthe world there is an unstated dresscode and we all need to abide by itbecause dressing in a dignified man-

ner shows respect to the Lord who ispresent in the Blessed Sacrament.

This dress code means menshould not wear t-shirts that advertisetheir favorite bar, college or footballteam. You know what I mean. Allfemales, including little girls, shoulddress modestly for Mass. Always re-member to cover your shoulders with ashawl when wearing halter tops, and

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SuggestionsOn The Proper

Behavior DuringThe Liturgy

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May the Sacred Heart of Jesus beadored, loved, glorified & praisedthroughout the world now and for-ever. Sacred Heart of Jesus, havemercy on us. Sacred Heart ofJesus, Thy kingdom come. St. Judeworker of miracles pray for us. St.Jude helper of the hopeless prayfor us. St. Anthony of Padua prayfor us Amen

—Francis, Mumbai

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don’t wear mini shorts or play clothesto church.

Again, parents it is okay to reviewyour children’s outfit for Mass, espe-cially for teenagers. Stop and askyourself, would you want them to wearthis outfit to the most important meet-ing of their life? Would you have yourkids dress this way for an importantmeeting with a person in a very highplace? Be honest and take a good lookin the mirror, before you or your kidsstep out that door, and think how youare presenting yourself to God. If it isn’ta modest, respectful appearance, thentake five minutes to iron that shirt orcomb your hair before leaving home.After all this is God’s house you areentering and it is a holy place, so al-ways dress appropriately on Sundays.

4. Behavior of children.Most little kids have a difficult timesitting quietly for a whole hour and that

is understandable, however they cando it, if their parents’ guide them.

Explain to your children wherethey are going and what is expected ofthem at Mass. Kids usually do very wellif they know what is expected of them.If your children have a hard time sittingstill then please do not sit in the frontrows of the church, because their con-stant movements are a big distractionto others who attend Sunday Mass andwho are trying to focus on what is goingon at the altar. Kids should never beallowed to run around inside the church,this is very disrespectful to our Lordand to everyone who is there.

Parents with babies or small chil-dren need to sit in the back of thechurch, so they can get up quickly andleave church to attend to their child,when they start crying in the middle ofMass. Some churches have “cryrooms” but most parents don’t evenlike going in there because of the dis-tractions they experience from mul-tiple babies and infants in the sameplace. Remember there is a high prob-ability that your baby will cry sometimeduring Mass, and a crying baby insidethe church is very loud and distractingfor everyone, so you need to immedi-ately address this.

If your baby is fussy don’t paceback and forth inside the church duringMass, in hope of calming them down.Go outside or to the back of the churchand calm your baby down there. Oncequieted, bring them back inside thechurch. We know having babies atMass isn’t easy, and we all understandthis, but it is your responsibility to dowhat is best for the baby, and to keepthem calm and quiet, while being mind-ful of others around you who are tryingto pray.

Mothers, do not breast feed yourbaby during Mass inside the church. Ifyou need to breast feed please go to aquiet private room and come back afteryou are finished. We realize babies areon a schedule so look at the scheduleof Masses and pick the time that bestfits you and your baby’s needs.

(Contd.. from p. 15)

span of time.

Apart from this village, India’s first andonly recycling plant for constructionand demolition waste has been effec-tively working for over five years tomake better use of this waste. Theyhave saved the severely polluted riverYamuna and the overflowing landfillsof Delhi from 15.4 lakh tonnes of de-bris. Municipal Corporation of Delhi(MCD), along with Infrastructure Leas-ing & Financial Services (IL&FS), col-lects the waste and segregates it intovarious categories which is later trans-ported to the waste-to-energy plant inOkhla.

With the launch of the Clean India cam-paign, we see a silver lining and a newhope that India will look different afterfive years. But this will be possible onlyif each one of us becomes a part of thishuge initiative and does not let it die.

From government officials to citizensand even leaders of the oppositionpolitical parties have joined hands tomake this campaign a big success. So,what are you waiting for? Pick up yourbroom and join the effort for a cleanIndia.

(Contd.. from p. 9)

Mango SeedTreatment

Don’t throw away the seed ofa mango after you eat thefruit. The nut inside the seed

has a rare medicinal quality to healstomach problems.

Are you troubled by ulcer? Takethe nut after removing the shell ofthe seed and powder it. Take thejuice of black nightshade(Manathakkali Keerai), mix thepower with it, and dry it in the sun.Once dried, preserve this in a jar. Iftwo grams of this powder is con-sumed twice a daily with buttermilkor warm water, ulcer and other stom-ach ailments will be cured.

—Jubel D’Cruz, Dombivili

1720 October 2014

Let’s face it, family members andfriends can be a tough crowd toplease and can often times be

pretty critical on life decisions. I’ve madesome decisions recently that haven’texactly gotten validation so I’ve comeup with ways to become a self validatorand I’m here to empower you to do thesame so you, too, can feel unstuck.

Compliment YourselfOne of the most important ways tobecome a self validator is to compli-ment yourself. Every single day. Selflove and self validation is the first steptowards feeling whole again. Don’t feelbad or feel selfish because if you can’tbe your own cheerleader, you will betoo afraid to chase after your owndreams and you will ultimately only behurting yourself.

Smile at Yourself in the MirrorI’m serious. Before you turn away fromthe mirror each time you glance at one,SMILE. Your brain and your subcon-scious will hold on the feeling of happi-ness, even if you’re not feeling happy atthe present moment. Simply seeingthe image of a person smiling will givethe hurting part of you the feeling ofhope. It also helps that this person isyour own reflection.

Celebrate the Little ThingsLife isn't meant to go through as de-pressed and lonely. We all have thepower to create our own reality. If allyou focus on is the fact that mom doesn’tapprove of your career choice, orgrandma doesn’t support your lifestylechoices etc., then you’ll be drowning inother people’s negativity and you’ll bemissing out on the simple pleasures of

life. By celebrating the little things, youwill give yourself the validation that youare living the life that you want to liveand that you are finding ways to makeyourself happy.

Recite Mantras Every DayYour subconscious reacts to repeti-tion. If all you do and think and say issomething negative, then you will feelmore depressed, more alone, and morelike a failure. I challenge you to changeyour ‘mantra’ from “I can’t do anythingright” or “I’m a mistake” or “my deci-sions are mistakes” to “I can do any-thing I set my mind to”, “I am loved andI attract love”, and “I will be successfuland happy in all that I do”.

Do Things That Make You HappyIf you are currently feeling like ‘the odd

Importance ofself-validation

There could never be a morebeautiful you. Live your beau-tiful life the way you want toand become a self validatorbecause sometimes that is allyou have. Sometimes that isall you need to get yourselfback up and believe in some-thing again. Sometimes it’sthe snowball effect that willlead to people seeing thingsthe way you do. You just haveto believe in yourself first.

How To ValidateYourself

* In order to validate yourself,you need to start to noticetwo things:

* You need to start to noticehow much you judge your-self rather than value your-self.

* You need to start to noticeyour feelings, your innerknowing, and your acts ofkindness to others, andconsciously value them.

Self-validation is the recognition andacknowledgement of your own internal experi-ence. If right now you're feeling like you are notgetting validation from the people around you,here are ways to become a self-validator andboost your self confidence.

Become a self-validator

ball out’ in your family or in your circleof friends because your idea of fun isdifferent than their idea of fun, just stickto your own personal idea of fun. Dowhat makes you happy. Find out whatmakes you feel more in your skin andgo after it.

Don’t Worry about Anyone elseThis is key: do not worry about whatanyone else thinks about you and es-pecially do not worry about what any-one else says about you. Let them talk.Let them try their hardest to dedicatetheir sorry lives to being a bully. If thisworld didn’t have weird, crazy, loud,different, out of the box thinkers, ourworld would be boring and we wouldn’thave 99% of the things we have today.Don’t pay attention to people’s arrows.

18 20 October 2014

Indian Jesuits Urge Govt To CurbAnti-minorities Campaign

Indian Jesuits of the Jesa (Jesuits inSocial Action) network has appealedto the central government and the

governments of several Indian states toadopt urgent measures to put an end tothe orchestrated campaign against re-ligious minorities.

Motivated by hatred and violence,the anti-minorities campaign has a“negative impact on the social har-mony in many towns and villages in thecountry," said Jesa.

The statement recalled that themedia reported more than 600 cases ofviolence against minorities betweenMay and September, the period thenew government led by BJP has beenin power.

"The overt support from politicalleaders to radical groups and extremistHindus has triggered violence in manyplaces," said Jesa, and also pointedout that the perpetrators go unpun-ished.

"Impunity further encourages theextremists who are acting outside thelaw," said the Indian Jesuits.

The civil society has long called tothe highest political authorities to stop"those who create disharmony andpolarize society". More than 30 organi-zations that defend human rights havereiterated their request to protect therights of minorities, especially the rightto live with dignity as citizens of India,with equal dignity and equality.

The situation has become so criti-cal that even a well-known jurist – FaliNariman – had openly expressed hisconcern a few weeks ago.

"The first 100 days of the newgovernment have seen a crescendo ofhate speeches against Muslims andChristians. Their identity is mocked,their citizenship questioned, their faithridiculed. Coercion, divisions and sus-picions multiply. Attacks against reli-gious minorities have assumed alarm-ing proportions in various parts of thecountry," said the Jesuits.

Jesu stated that the hatred, vio-lence campaign and threats “have leftnot only religious minorities speech-less, but also civil society, lawyers andacademics, while the government re-mains silent.”

“The Christian community hasbeen the target of mob violence in UttarPradesh, Madhya Pradesh andChhattisgarh." According to the Jesuitsthere is a change in the strategy of theextremist organisations: "A few deaths,but daily low-intensity violence that isbecoming routine," has taken the placeof earlier concerted pogroms.

The Jesuits asked for immediateaction against those who created ten-sion in society and invited the HomeMinister to "issue a directive so that thepolice are not conditioned by extremistgroups".

Source: Agenzia Fides

How ToOvercome

Stage Fright?Public speaking anxiety in pre-sentations can be challengingeven for the best speakers due tothe fear commonly called “stagefright.” But overcoming stagefright is possible if you can focusyour fear with some before-per-formance rituals that are easy tomaster.

Stage fright is natural.Stage fright demonstrates you careabout your audience and should not bea fear but rather an opportunity. If youdid not feel some public speaking anxi-ety, you’d be overconfident and notcare about a successful outcome. So,just see this as part of the process anddevelop some before-performance ritu-als to calm your nerves. Eat a bananabefore you perform. It will lover thatempty or nauseous feeling in your stom-ach.

PracticeBut there is always a grain of truth in alljokes, and practice or before-perfor-mance rituals are the key to alleviatingpublic speaking anxiety.

Engage the audience?In putting your presentation together,be sure to find a way to engage youraudience. At the very least, ask for ashow of hands about a basic premiseof the topic. Fear of presenting is re-duced when we feel a connection toour audience, reducing anxiety-rous-ing emotion.

Arrive early?There is nothing worse than rushinginto a room directly to the podium tomake a presentation! A key before-performance ritual is to have enoughtime to sit for a moment.

1920 October 2014

InspirInspirInspirInspirInspiration!ation!ation!ation!ation!

If you feel like your life is becomingdull, unhappy and unexciting thenit's time for a change! Don't sit there

thinking about how boring your life is,that will only throw you into a down-wards spiral to an even more depress-ing life. Instead, do something about it,jump into action andmake your life more en-joyable, no matter howold you are,

Here are a few ideas tohelp you brighten up yourday and make sure thatyou get the most out ofevery single precious sec-ond of this life:

Get up an hour earlierthan usual.

Use the time to do somegentle yoga poses, take awalk, or slowly ease intothe day instead of franti-cally running into theshower, driving, or walk-ing to the office, and sit-ting at your desk beforeyour body has even hadenough time to adjust tothe new day. It sets thetone for a mellower, hap-pier day.

Make a to-do list inthe morning.

Make it attainable and re-alistic and you'll feel goodat the end of the day seeing all thosecheck marks every day.

At lunch, turn away from yourcomputer and focus on your food.

Be in the moment. Get outside if youhave time and walk, read a book, or justtake in the day for whatever amount of

time you have.

Do something different eachevening after work.

Don’t make a routine out of cominghome, eating dinner, and sitting on the

couch. My husband and I like to mixthings up by going on hikes with ourdogs, visiting the beach, going to themovies, out with friends, or having bon-fires in the backyard.

Before you go to bed, rehash yourday and find gratitude for everythingthat happened to you that day.

Want to come out of Boring Life?

Be thankful.

The most important part of all ofthis is to practice mindfulnessthroughout your day. Even onyour way to work, which mayseem like the most mundanething ever, take in the weather,the sounds, the sights. At work,notice the people around you,and make the best of whatever

your job might be.You're there, so mayas well make the bestof it and take pride inyour accomplish-ments. Our world isalways changing, ev-ery second of everyhour, so make sureyou witness as muchof it as you can.

Stop focusing on thenegatives.

So next time you get in-vited out somewhere, oryou have an assignmentdue in, don't let your brainfill up with bad things aboutit, focus on the positivesand you'll find yourselfenjoying even the small-est things. For example, ifyou think, "This is so diffi-cult..", then just think, "..but I'll feel good once I'vegot it done!".

Get a new hobby.

People have probably said this to youa hundred times and you probably justagreed with them but did nothing aboutit. There are thousands of differentthings you can do with any size ofbudget. By keeping yourself occupiedwith something you enjoy, will makeyou a more interesting person to bearound.

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SAINTS, according to the classicelucidation in the Catechism ofthe Catholic Church, states: “By

canonizing some of the faithful… theChurch recognizes the power of theSpirit of holiness within her. The saintshave always been the source and originof renewal in the most difficult momentsin the Church’s history.” (CCC 828).

John O’Connell Editor of TheCatholic Faith once declared: “Espe-cially in matters of the interior life, wewould be wise to follow the counsel ofthe saints. Go to Mary. Consequently,most of the saints when in prayerfulreflection know of their blessings andthe presence of God and His Mother. Inmeditation and deep spiritual conversa-tion the saints set examples of humility,love, patience, charity and sacrifice.”

It is impossible to exaggerate theimportance of saints in the true spiritualsense. Our natural tendency is to ob-serve, learn and do the things we decideto be in our best interests. Saints help usto grow in holiness and to anticipateGod’s Will.

“The saints have been traditionallyhonored in the Church and their authen-tic relics and images held in veneration.The feasts of the saints proclaim thewonderful works of Christ in his servantsand offer to the faithful fitting examplesfor their imitation….” Chapter V(111).(Vatican Council II).

It should not be surprising; makingsaints is a difficult process. Frankly, theconcerned person should have beeneither selfless, forgiving, charitable,sometimes making an instant or dedi-cated sacrifice of ones life, even in cer-tain cases stubbornly refusing to fosterevil or violence even under pain of death,though not necessarily in that order.

Many saints are found amongpeace-keepers, brave hearts, uncom-plicated folk, innocent persons of prayerand forgiveness, and surprisingly amongthe more unexpected: sinners, disbe-lievers, persecutors and debauchers.Incidentally, saints often remind us thatwe must try to help others as we journeythrough life.

Each believer in his own field ofhuman endeavor can always reach outto the ‘sinner’ or those with ‘lack of faith’in their social circles. “Not to be served

but to serve, and to give hislife as a ransom formany”(Mat.20:28).

Saints do this, each in aspecial way, fulfilling a sa-cred duty as God wills it.Many are not aware of thepower they weave throughtheir actions and prayers. To saints, it isa divine obligation to serve. “ I will spendmy heaven doing good on earth,” saidSt. Therese of Lisieux.

Douglas Bushman, S.T.L. oncewrote an article about St. Paul which hasleft me in awe of the Apostle. Bushmanstated, “ St. Paul forged a spiritual syn-thesis according to which he under-stood that in order to be faithful to Godhe had to be faithful to the grace of beingcalled to be an apostle and herald of theGospel … St. Paul understood that hisrelationship with God would be mea-sured by his fidelity to the Word of Godand to his mission to bring the Gospel toothers.”

The intercession of the saints: “be-ing more closely united to Christ…theydo not cease to intercede with the Fatherfor us…”(CCC 956). Beneath thesemessages lie intricate issues of trust,faith and belief. The people of God turnto saints for intercessions, confident thata solution will be found. “Giving thanksto the Father, who has qualified us toshare in the inheritance of the saints inthe light.”(Col.1:12).

In the Catechism of the CatholicChurch 828, it is mentioned: By Canon-izing “some of the faithful….the Churchrecognizes the power of the Spirit ofholiness within her. The saints have al-ways been the source and origin ofrenewal in the most difficult moments inthe Church’s history.”

St. Anthony of Padua, born in 1195at Lisbon is a saint who is “universal”, inthe sense that his devotees are found inseveral corners of the world. In Italy,after his death, an endless number ofmiracles and special graces were heardof. His relics are venerated at Padua in abeautiful church. He is known for manythings, the saint for Lost and Found, forYoung Couples and so on.

St. Agnes, St. Joan of Arc, St.Teresa of Avila, St. Augustine, St. FrancisXavier, St. Ignatius, St. Peter, St. Marie

Goretti and a host of otherswho are household names.Many Catholics grow up withfaith and devotion to the saintsof their choice.

Praying always for theirintercession: “we seek from the

saints examples in their way of life, fel-lowship in their communion, and thehelp of their intercession.” Vatican Coun-cil 11; Chapter VII(51).

The Circle of Saints is primarily acollection of spiritual jewels of the Faith.Saints are exclusive and precious to ourhopes, and give us that inner strengthwhich we crave for at moments of failure,depression, fear and mistrust.

St. Paul in his letter to the Romanssaid, “ And he who searches the heartsof men knows what is the mind of theSpirit, because the Spirit intercedes forthe saints according to the will of God.”(Rom.8:27).

St. Therese, the little flower, was aCarmelite nun. Her hidden life of prayersin the convent is known through herautobiography, ‘The Story of a Soul’.She had an unshakeable trust in God.She said, what matters in life is “notgreat deeds, but great love”. St. Thereseof Lisieux has a shrine dedicated to herand many gather to venerate this saint.She died at the age of twenty-four on30th September 1897. St. Therese isacclaimed the “ greatest Saint in mod-ern times”

Pope Saint John Paul II, who hadbeen awaiting canonization is today asaint. A host of others, like Mother Teresaand Cardinal John Newman are ‘Blessed’and await their moment of sainthood.

The bellowing storm of war andviolence is still racing across the worldas we hear the news in the shelter of ourhomes. “…our community with the saintsjoins us to Christ….Vatican Council II.Ch. VII (50).

Pope John Paul in an address tothe European Bishops in October 1984stated : “ We need heralds of the Gospelwho are experts in humanity, who knowthe depth of the human heart, who canshare the joys and hopes, the agoniesand distress of people but who are at thesame time contemplatives who havefallen in love with God. For this we needSAINTS today.”

The Spiritual Circle Of Canonized Saints

BY MELVYN BROWN

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