Poet, critic, teacher 7th Asian Youth Day Eunice De Souza passes away kicks off in Indonesia

Mumbai: Poet, critic and teacher Eu- nice De Souza passed away at her home in Vakola, Santacruz (East) in the early hours of July 27.

De Souza, who would have turned 77 on August 1, had been unwell for the past few months, and it was a cardiac arrest that led to her demise.

She has left behind a lifetime’s worth Jakarta: The much-awaited Catholic of writings, including her much loved Church’s 7th Asian Youth Day (AYD) poetry, critical essays on art and lit- the poets’ collective Newground and kicked off in Indonesia on July 30 with the erature and two novels. The funeral established her reputation for a keen preliminary event “Days in Dioceses.” will take place at St Anthony Church, eye and a rare combination of irony More than 2,000 Catholic youth from and sympathy. 21 Asian countries are being hosted in 11 Vakola on August 3. of Indonesia’s 37 dioceses from July 30 De Souza was born in 1940 in Pune Many of the poems in Fix dwelt on her to Aug 2. into a Goan Catholic family, a back- ‘Catholic Brahmin’ heritage, with De Each of the hosting dioceses has lined ground that she examined and com- Souza skewering the pretensions and up series of programs such as exposures to Indonesia’s Catholic faith, religious mented upon with her keen sensitivi- hypocrisies of the community. ties and characteristically caustic wit and cultural exchanges, faith sharing and interactions with local families. in many of her poems. In poems like Autobiographical, One On the eve of July 29, the delegates Man’s Poetry and Forgive Me, Moth- Following a master’s degree in Eng- were welcomed at St. Francis Xavier er, De Souza wove in details from her Church at Kuta with Balinese traditions, lish literature from Marquette Univer- own life and that of her family, such as sity in the USA and a PhD from the Michael Fame, president of Denpasar the death of her father when she was diocese youth, said. University of Mumbai, De Souza be- a child — a trauma that scarred her On July 30, Sunday, delegates attend- gan to teach English at St. Xavier’s for much of her life. ed Mass in different parishes along with College in Mumbai. She went on to local parishioners. head the English department at the The poet published her second po- “The AYD is one of the best chances college, until her retirement in 2000. etry collection Women in Dutch Paint- I have got in life. It is an occasion to ex- ing in 1988, followed by Ways of Be- change faith experiences with Catholic youth across Asia,” said Nhem Sophead, De Souza’s first collection of poetry longing in 1990 and Selected and Fix appeared in 1979, published by 23-year old kindergarten teacher from St. New Poems in 1994. All her poetry, in- Joseph Chumkiri Church, Archdiocese of cluding some previously unpublished Phnom Penh Cambodia. For placing Ads. in works appear in A Necklace of Skulls, The 84-young member Indian delega- published in 2009. tion is assigned in the Archdioceses of Palembang and Pontianiak. They are to The Secular Citizen De Souza also wrote two works of present a cultural show (10-minute show The Examiner fiction, Dangerlok (2001) and Dev & of dance and music) and an exhibition on Simran: A Novel (2003), besides edit- Pope Francis’ 2015 environmental encyc- DIVO Konkani Weekly ing anthologies such as Nine Indian lical “Laudato Si”, said Father Fr. Deepak Women Poets: An Anthology (2001) K.J. Thomas, executive secretary of the Council for Youth of the Catholic Bishops’ RAKNNO and These My Words: The Penguin Conference of India. Book of Indian Poetry (2012). Her last Indonesia has some 17,000 islands and other community collection of poetry, Learn from the and is the largest archipelago in the world. Almond Leaf was published in 2016. It is home to over 300 ethnic groups and publications more than 700 languages. With more De Souza never married, caring for than 85% of its of 250 million popula- her mother until the latter’s death, tion professing Islam, it is home to the Contact : after which she looked after an aunt world’s largest Muslim population, and is Ad-Master who passed away a few years ago. the fourth populous country. Yet officially it is a secular state with the Indonesian Constitution guaranteeing freedom of re- 9820473103 Source: Indian Express Ucan-India ligion. 2 7 August 2017 Advertisement. 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the ruling party. (Article on p. 13) (Contd.. on p. 4) 7 August 2017 3 (Contd.. from p. 3) the truth. The present government is working on their 5. Rule of law has been compromised as communal agenda to make our India for India has largely sustained liberal demo- rationalists have been assassinated, vigilan- each one of them where they will reign as cratic traditions for the last 70 years since its tism and mob violence against minorities as king/queen by just being themselves. They Independence. However, today, the single well as Dalits has increased and communal are on a journey to find this world and do not largest threat to India’s secular democratic violence has become more frequent. Worse want to waste time for this world to find them, tradition is the rise of radical Hindu funda- still, on many occasions, cases are filed making things difficult for the minorities each mentalism. The Rashtriya Swayamsewak against the victims rather than the perpe- passing day. While on the other hand - the Sangh (RSS), and its affiliates, has captured trators, who are felicitated instead of being Church in our country while preaching un- the Indian polity by promoting an extrem- punished. tidiness, team spirit, family values and most ist brand of Hinduism and is determined to importantly of not discriminating and no so- transform a secular democratic India into a 6. Freedom of expression is under threat as cial boycotting and much more good deeds Hindu Rashtra, thus striking at the very idea voices of dissent are silenced by the threat as mentioned in our Bille and Holy Books of India born in the freedom struggle and of cases of sedition or other kinds of litiga- among their people/laity practice just the constitutionally proclaimed secular by our tion. Civil society is also being silenced by opposite with a good amount of politics founding fathers/mothers. the cancellation of thousands of FCRA ac- played to ensure their position while shov- counts, (see the case of Compassion Inter- ing under the carpet the core issues of today The Core Issues Today national – ed) imposition of sedition charges maybe because of their hierarchal structure on dissenting voices or slapping of frivolous which leaves most of them to take their du- The ruling elite, overtly and covertly, pro- cases on NGOs. ties too lightly and by virtue of their place in motes a toxic mix of a neo-liberal corporate the Church they can lead people to or away agenda and a narrow Hindu nationalistic 7. Land related laws are being amended to from God/Church. They are yet to keep agenda, that undermines India’s secular facilitate handing over to corporates large space in ensuring that the present govern- democratic traditions and Constitutional val- tracts of land belonging to marginalized ment moves and ambition in making India ues. This has several manifestations: groups. a ‘Hindu Rashtra” does not materialize and an India where their community can be just 1. There is a display of a majoritarian he- 8. Economic policies of the Government pro- themselves rather than otherwise and not gemony with a totalitarian outlook upheld mote corporate interests rather than those of be harassed and much worst for their belief, by the RSS agenda of ending diversity and the farming community and working masses. customs… establishing a Hindu Rashtra, a state with a In addition, policies such as Demonetization monolithic culture. The organization, and its and Goods Service Tax, attempt to increase As is the case and all are aware of that the affiliates, has pushed its Hindutva ideology Government surveillance and exercise con- government recognizes the head of the through various institutions. In the political trol of every financial transaction of citizens. community to deal with on various issues scenario, a large number of RSS pracha- Social welfare measures are rebranded and pertaining and hurting the community. In raks are holding high office from that of their allocations are reduced considerably, the interest of the community the head of Prime Minister, Chief Ministers, Union Min- pushing the poor further to the margins. the community should express clarity to the isters, State Ministers, Chairpersons of vari- government on who or which organization ous commissions to heads of Government 9. New laws and rules erode the rights of Mi- will be representing the community in a re- institutions. Divisive issues like ‘love-jihad’, norities to administer their own educational spective matter. Presently such clarity does ‘Ghar Wapsi’, ‘Gau Rakhsha’, ban on cow institutions, giving the Government the right not exist and the government in turn exploits slaughter, ban on beef, anti-conversion and to decide students and faculty in minority such situations where in the community does imposition of Hindi, among others, have viti- institutions. The present attitude of the Gov- not gain. With this happening the people/la- ated politics. ernment towards minorities is summed up in ity are puzzled to note that the hierarchy of the words of the BJP spokesperson, “Islam the Church is working to find their world in 2. The infiltration by RSS sympathizers has and Christianity are alien to India and, there- this manner that will enable them to reign as communalized institutions of democracy like fore, even if their socio-economic condition king/queen by just being themselves. How- the judiciary with some judges of the Su- is low, they should not be given the privilege ever that world in due time may eventually preme Court, High Courts and other lower of quota in jobs, legislative bodies and edu- find them and then…. courts upholding Hindutva ideology. Com- cation.” munal bias in the functioning of the police, Similarly - There is a world for each one of investigative agencies, prosecution and low- 10. Any form of affirmative action, be it bud- you, where you shall reign as king/queen by er judiciary is an alarming phenomenon. getary allocations for minority welfare or just being yourself. Find that world… in fact, reservation for minorities in jobs and educa- that world will find you. 3. In the field of education, the appointment tional institutions, is opposed and viewed as of RSS sympathizers to prestigious educa- “minority appeasement”. To remain silent spectators in the midst of tional institutions has undermined these in- this onslaught on the Constitutional values stitutions of higher learning. Text books have The standoff between ‘communalism’ and of equality and fraternity, secularism and been changed to propagate Hindutva ideol- ‘corruption’ has reached a decisive stage in pluralism is to betray our quest. ogy and spread hate against minority com- India. Since the Bofors scandal the constitu- munities. ency of secularism has shrunk and that of What water can do, gasoline cannot and ‘communalism’ has expanded continuously. what copper can, gold cannot. The fragility 4. Much of Print and Electronic Media have It is a sad spectacle that at a certain point of the ant enables it to move and the rigidity become tools of Government propaganda ‘secularism’ person of secular credentials of the tree enables it to stay rooted. Every- rather than a challenge to the powerful with has to defend people steeped in corruption. 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—Jubel D’Cruz, Mumbai

Inaccurate Statements The title "Educate People on Swine Preparing homilies, ditioning. In India it's just the opposite Flu" is a misnomer as it contains inac- viz., there's no AC and churches are curate statements. no easy task generally over crowded on Sundays It is well known that H1N1 is a flu with many people standing, though it which is properly called "Swine Flu", A Catholic priest in Northern Ire- must be admitted that some do it by because the virus originated in a herd land, Fr Paddy O'Kane has promised choice. Nevertheless during hot and of swine in Mexico & crossed the ani- his parishioners that his homilies will humid days a shorter homily would be mal - human barrier to go viral glob- no longer last more than five min- heartily welcomed. ally. It has nothing to do with eating utes. Fr Paddy O'Kane said "shorter Ideally, a homily should be pork (pig meat or any other meat.) homilies might encourage families to around 10 minutes beginning with Similarly the Avian Flu Virus come back to church". He said that an anecdote and ending with a take- spreads through the droppings of many priests, including himself, were away thought. To be fair, preparing a birds & not through eating their meats. under the illusion that their homilies homily is no mean task. And prepar- These flu viruses spread through in- are more interesting than they really ing 52 homilies a year is even more halation of nasal or cough discharges are. He went on to say that a wise old daunting . A short homily will cut the of infected people. priest once told him: ‘If you cannot workload to some extent. Exchange Jubel's statement that the virus strike oil in the first five minutes, better of priests from neighbouring parishes enters the human body through meat stop drilling.’ will further help in reducing number of is therefore totally misconceived. So In the West churches are spacious homilies to be prepared. Parishioners go ahead & enjoy your chicken, pork, and have the added benefit of air con- may also assist by sending sugges- beef, mutton etc., but take care to tions for homilies . Positive feedback wash your veggies throughly several (Contd.. from p. 4) by parishioners on homilies will be a times to rid it of pesticides. & do avoid people with cold, sneezing or cough- thing and everybody has been designed source of encouragement to priests with a Proportion of uniqueness to serve ing in your vicinity. a purpose that we can fulfill only by being —Prof Robert Castellino Jubel D'cruz, being a journalist, is our unique self. You as you alone can serve Mumbai expected to verify facts before publi- your purpose. You are here to be you.. Just cation & not spread wild rumors. We YOU hope the editors will scrutinise such East Indian articles carefully before publication, There was a time in the world when Moses & publish an authoritative statement was required and he was sent, a time when programmes on TV We East Indians (original Mumbai- from a reputed doctor comprehen- Jesus was required and he was sent, a time sively covering Swine Flu & Avian when Mahatma was required and he was kars) are a talented lot and we have Flu. sent. There came a time when you were re- several East Indian Marathi music CDs quired on this planet and hence you were and VCDs released in the market. But —Clifford P Pais. sent. Let us be the best we can be. not a single East Indian Marathi pro- Malad, Mumbai gramme is being shown or has been In the history of the universe, there has shown on television, neither on DD been nobody like you and to the infinity of Allwyn Leo Fernandes time to come, there will be no one like you. Sahyadri , Star Pravah or Zee Marathi. Mobile no.: 8108781461 Existence should have loved you so much Even Konkani programmes for Go- Cooperative Housing Society Consultant that it broke the mould after making you, ans are not telecast. Its high time DD so that another of your kind will never get Sahyadri , Star Pravah and Zee Mar- All Legal repeated. athi started telecasting East Indian Documentation Services Marathi and Konkani programmes on Conveyance, Deemed Conveyance, Adjudi- You are original, rare, unique, a wonder a their channel for the sake of the East masterpiece. Let us ensure that India main- cation, Development Agreement, Stamp Duty Indians and Goans of Mumbai. Refund, E-Challan, E-Stamp Duty, E-Regis- tains its Constitutional values of equality Even the East Indian Marathi lan- tration, E-Leave & Licence, Court Marriage, and fraternity, secularism and pluralism Will, Gift-Deed, Adoption Deed, Sale Deed, and a secular democratic country and not guage film ‘Tu Maza Jeev’, produced Partnership Deed, Release Deed, ETC... turn into a communal country or be made by Nelson Patel and directed by Ran- a ‘Hindu Rashtra” as is the agenda of our jan Singh can also be shown on tele- Even I will provide you present government. vision. Advocates and Solicitors 7 August 2017 5 Whether Mumbai City Municipal Corporation Should Tax Heavily, Parking Of Private Vehicles On City Public Roads?

by Eric D'Sa ing on a Saturday afternoon at Bandra ing this new service would have had west and felt a bit tired to drive all the similar experience. This is not surpris- A few days ago I had to attend an im- way from Deonar. Also there was at ing since Uber has revolutionised city portant Managing Committee meet- times parking problems at the loca- travel around the world. Arrogant taxi ing. Though the date was fixed weeks tion. So I called for Uber car through drivers who had their own demands earlier and most of the committee the app on my smart phone, and it in the past are facing severe competi- members had confirmed attendance, came within 5 minutes. The driver in- tion and have become more flexible. when the meeting started more than troduced himself, confirmed my des- The customer is enjoying the bene- half the members were stuck some- tination and I had a pleasant drive in fits of this new technology. The state where on the Mumbai roads due to air conditioned comfort listening to government has now removed the re- heavy vehicle traffic congestion. Some some soothing music. I could also striction of providing licences to op- of them finally never turned up. A few give some thought to the days meet- erate more taxis and auto rickshaws. who were at the meeting were in All this will increase competition, hurry to leave the meeting as they bring down rates and reduce the were aware due to the heavy traf- YOU THE CITIZENS need for families to maintain their fic, they would have to spend a few own cars. It has been calculated hours on the road to reach home. DECIDE: that one Uber car on the road, re- One of my friends says these days duces the need for 8 private cars he spends about 4 to 6 hours on being on the road. the road to and back from his office. ing agenda. The traffic was heavy but He says he is just lucky that he has a moving until we came near Leelavati What does a service provided by chauffeur and he can spend most of hospital and then it was slow going, Uber or Ola accomplish. It provides the time in the car on his smart phone especially when we entered a relative- prompt private car service without or tablet doing office work. An office ly narrow one way road. The problem the expense of owning a car. It elimi- on wheels. Another friend who also was there were cars parked on both nates the need to employ a driver, has a chauffeur to drive him around sides of the road and some of them maintain a car, have an expensive jokingly told me that he is seriously looked as if they had not been moved parking lot in your Society building, contemplating installing a bar in his from the location for months. spend on petrol and parking fees in car. There has been a rapid increase busy locations in the city. If you do in the number of private vehicles on The return trip after the meeting had not have a business of your own, you the Mumbai city roads and the infra- also a problem, as the Uber driver have to bear the depreciation of the structure is not coping with it. So the found it difficult to find my location car. Besides hiring a car gives you above is not an isolated incidence. through the narrow lanes and pick me the flexibility to choose a small or up. He wasted considerable time wait- big car depending on the number of Sometime back I had to attend a meet- ing for the blockage on the road due your family members or friends who to too many vehicles trying to enter will be accompanying you. Keeping Important Announcement that narrow road. Again after we were all this in mind the need to maintain from 1st August 2017 onwards past the hospital, the journey was your own car will be mainly to satisfy Subscription Rate for relatively smooth but moving slower your own ego and a feeling that when due to the heavy car traffic of people you want urgently a car, you owning The Secular Citizen one gives you some comfort. One of will be driving back home. For both trips I the other side effects of owning a car One year rs. 500 payed by Paytm and was sent a re- is that you reduce walking even short Two years rs. 1000 ceipt. Surprisingly each way cost me distances, one of the causes of put- Five years rs. 2000 just Rs.15/- more than an earlier trip a few weeks earlier to the same location ting on excess weight. Due to steep rise in the cost of pa- by an auto rickshaw had cost me. If a city can be considered as a throb- per, printing and other inputs in bing, live organisation, the roads in printing this weekly the subscription I am narrating this incidence since the city will be its blood arteries. We rates are revised from 1st August Uber and now also Ola are chang- all know what happens when these 2017 onwards as mentioned above. ing how we travel around the city of arteries get clogged. This is seemed We seek the support of our readers Mumbai and as this new service may to be happening to our Mumbai city. and Looking forward for your con- help us in solving the traffic problems tinued patronage in Mumbai City. Many commuters us- (Contd.. on p. 7) 6 7 August 2017 (Contd.. from p. 6) It came up around 600 years ago on six sparsely inhabited is- Healing Services lands with vast stretch of swamp land in between. It is said the Britishers took this decision to keep away from the mainland, as they did not want their trading to be disrupted by greedy are popular rulers of small kingdoms that then ruled in the area. In any case due to a thriving export/ import trade from a safe port, ome months ago I attended a healing service at a small village grew into a town and then into a prosperous a large gathering of about 4,000 people on the city. In between the swamp land between the Islands were Schurch ground. The preacher was undoubtedly gradually reclaimed to house the people who migrated to this a holy man. There were many healing reported at the new city. So land was valuable and as such the roads were service. The preacher named one disease at a time, not broad, just sufficient for bullock or horse carts to move prayed, and asked the people who experienced around, with some additional space for people on foot. healing of that particu- In the beginning of 20th century, cycles, motor cycles, buses lar disease to and private cars started appearing on the roads of Mumbai stand. And and at the same time rapid increase of population. The city every time, had sea on three sides and hence grew skywards. There was several peo- a simultaneous movement towards the remaining north and ple stood up mainland. It was just lucky the city at the same time got its from all cor- first railways to move commuters and cargoes. In the middle ners of the of the 20th century when Mumbai came to be known as the fi- ground and nancial centre of India, the number of private cars kept rapidly gave testimony. It was an awesome experience. Sev- increasing. Unfortunately there was a limit to the extent the eral people experienced healing for ailments ranging roads could be broadened. Added to this unplanned change from poor eyesight to heart ailments, from stomach not much thought was given to providing parking space for problems , diabetes to even cancers. However in the private cars. following weeks and months I've not seen or heard of any of them giving witness to the healing. I am not The 21st century has seen Mumbai grow into Mega City where denying that there may be one or two genuine healing. more than 20 million people live on what is termed main island But just one or two. city of Mumbai. The skyline is resembling the one in Manhat- There are also some healers who heal without tan as more and more sky scrapers come up. Their first few preaching. I admire them . There's a famous oncolo- floors are reserved for parking cars of their residents, but the gist in Mumbai. He's a devout Catholic. He operates space does not come cheap. Hence as there are no restric- with skilled hands and leaves the cure in God's hands. tions people are parking the cars on the roads. There are When his patients come for a check up he puts his plans about building underground parking lots under public hand on the operated part and tells the patient with parks or in newly built special high rise buildings. But these conviction. "You're OK, come after six months for a will not come cheap and will have to be paid for by the us- check up". And the patient leaves fully convinced that ers. Meanwhile the excess air pollution caused by diesel and God has worked a miracle through the good doctor. petrol burning cars, are causing one more health problem to God bless him. the residents. I am not discounting healing services. I attend them occasionally to find inner peace. And that's what So what is the solution? For a start the easiest is for the Mu- healing services do. They heal the mind. Half of the nicipal Corporation of Mumbai to charge the private car own- illnesses are in the mind. ers heavy parking fees for parking cars on every public road Miracles however are very rare. Sainthood re- in Mumbai City. This has been done in Cities such as London quires two miracles to be medically authenticated. And and Singapore with considerable success. Many car owners this as we know is very difficult. Jesus Christ himself will strongly protest but these days when efficient means of al- performed many miracles from changing water into ternate transport is available, it can be ignored. The roads that wine to raising Lazarus from the dead.But even Jesus are freed from Parking blockages will allow the traffic to move did not conduct mass healing sessions. Generally Je- faster. The city could even consider operating electric public sus cured individual persons. Yes, Jesus cured the buses in reserved fast traffic lanes. More Metro trains can be ten lepers, but even in this rare case, he addressed built over the roads. There is an urgent need for suitable ac- them directly(not randomly) before curing them. Mass tion to decongest the roads if the city has to prosper and for healings , however, as seen today, lack credibility and a start the municipality of Mumbai needs to begin taxing all gives our religion a bad name. private parked vehicles on public roads. YOU THE CITIZENS DECIDE. —Prof Robert Castellino Orlem 7 August 2017 7 football and hold Footcom for women in the coming year. FOOTCOM 2017 The FINALS was played between Don Aguiar. – St Andrews, Bandra and St Paul’s, Dadar. A very tough he Bombay Catholic Sab- match as both teams was equal- ha organized their annual ly matched. St Paul scored in the football tournament called 17th minute of the first half fol- TFOOTCOM 2017 which is lowed by St Andrews scoring in an Inter Parish Tournament on a the 24th minute of the first half. 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uman Trafficking’ is trafficking. India has the dubious dis- modern day slavery; it tinction of being a hub in South Asia is best defined as ‘the for human trafficking. In March 2017, trade in humans, most India’s Ministry of Women and Child ‘H and women and girls from excluded commonly for the purpose of sexual Development told Parliament that groups—are most vulnerable. Within slavery, forced labor, or there almost 20,000 wom- India, some are subjected to forced commercial sexual exploi- en and children who were labor in sectors such as construction, tation for the trafficker or victims of human traffick- steel, and textile industries; wire man- others’. Most of the vic- ing in the country in 2016. ufacturing for underground cables; tims of human trafficking This number is a 25% rise biscuit factories; pickling; floriculture; are children and women. from the previous year. Of- fish farms; and ship breaking. Thou- According to recent esti- ficials claim that this rise sands of unregulated work placement mates of the United Na- is perhaps due to the fact agencies reportedly lure adults and tions Office for Drugs and by fr. cedric Prakash that there are more people children under false promises of em- Crime (UNODC): sj who are not only aware ployment for sex trafficking or forced • 51% of identified vic- of this crime but are also labor, including domestic servitude”. tims of trafficking are women, 28% reporting it. However, there are many children and 21% men who are convinced that the actual Human traffickers are powerful peo- • 72% people exploited in the sex in- victims of human trafficking in India ple with the ‘right connections’; in dustry are women could reach mind-boggling numbers. India they are politicians themselves • 63% of identified traffickers were Many do not report the crime either or if not, they have political patron- men and 37% women because they are unaware of the law, age. A few years a BJP MP of Gujarat • 43% of victims are trafficked do- are afraid of the human traffickers or was arrested for human trafficking; mestically within national borders of the law enforcement officials or are last March, a BJP woman from West just too poor to have any other option Bengal was charged with running a Since the last decade, human traf- in life. ficking has reached alarming propor- flourishing child trafficking racket and she has also named some of the oth- tions all over the world. Whilst there The US State Department in a re- er political bosses who support her; is surely a heightened awareness of cent report on ‘Human Trafficking’ recently in May 2017, a BJP leader this painful reality and that much more states, “India is a source, destination, of Madhya Pradesh was arrested for is being to combat this scourge, the and transit country for men, women, running an online sex racket. In most bitter truth is that nothing seems to and children subjected to forced la- cases nothing happens to such crimi- be enough. In 2013, the UN General bor and sex trafficking. Forced labor nals, who literally get away with mur- Assembly held a high-level meeting constitutes India’s largest trafficking der. to appraise the Global Plan of Action problem; men, women, and children to Combat Trafficking in Persons and in debt bondage—sometimes inher- Human trafficking is not confined to noted “that currently, there are millions ited from previous generations—are India alone. War and conflict in sev- of trafficking in persons victims in the forced to work in brick kilns, rice mills, eral parts of the world has resulted world. Every country in the world is af- agriculture, and embroidery factories. that many people (particularly chil- fected by human trafficking, whether The majority of India’s trafficking prob- dren and women) who flee war and as a country of origin, transit or desti- lem is internal, and those from the persecution, often fall prey to un- nation for victims”. Through a resolu- most disadvantaged social strata— scrupulous human traffickers and/or tion it also designated July 30th as lowest caste Dalits, members of tribal the World Day against Trafficking in communities, religious minorities, (Contd.. on p. 18) Persons, stating that such a day was necessary to “raise awareness of the situation of victims of human traffick- Our Branch Office at Managlore : ing and for the promotion and protec- The Secular Citizen, DIVO Konkani Weekly and tion of their rights.” Royal Christian Family

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A prominent Catholic group on July 31 denounced hate-speeches made by Hindu radicals that it says “have further vitiated the surcharged atmosphere, and aggravated the communal polarization” in India.

10 7 August 2017 THE PRIEST ..... MY FRIEND

direct ways that relationships need Saint whose feast was celebrated by by Ninette D'Souza much nurturing and time to develop the Church in that month. I was all set if they are to become a cause for Cel- to go ahead with the life of St. Ignatius n the month of June I received ebration. of Loyola (feast day 31st July) for the this link(https://focusoncampus. date given to me was 29th July. Due org/content/fr-what-a-waste)to a On the solemnity of the Sacred Heart to the Unit Test schedule it got shifted video– “Fr. What A Waste” – an in- of Jesus, in Vatican City, Pope Francis to 5th Aug, which I don’t look upon I as a coincidence because teresting second person testimony, a must read this gave me a chance to on the person of the focus on the Patron Saint of Priest. As I watched it I Priests, St. Jean Marie Vian- felt blest to have Priest ney himself. I was inspired Friends in my life. They to make this assembly a little uplift me with just the special, on account of a vid- right message when I eo on the life of a Priest, I re- am down in the dumps, ceived from a Priest Friend. cheer me up with a I decided to make a PPT for witty remark; joke or the entire school (36 class- emoji when I am upset es) which would play in ev- about trifles and most ery class while the assembly importantly drench me was being conducted over in Prayer when I am in the intercom. This included most need of it. They make the per- commented that being a true friend to a few pictures of St. J.M.Vianney for fect guides on the journey of discov- Priests and Seminarians is a great gift every student and teacherto focus ering my own faith and helping me the Laity can offer to the Church, be- on while his life was being spoken to lead the children I catechize, to an cause priests need real Friends too. of. I added the Prayer we were going Encounter with Jesus. I’m privileged The Pope said, “We become Friends to pray so that altogether the entire to be listed as their contact and be only if our encounter with another per- school would be involved in praying nourished daily by their personal re- son is more than something outward for our Priests. The special Hymn flections on God’s Word. or formal. True friendship involves with which we would be concluding sharing in the life of another person, the assembly was also added along God has provided myriad opportuni- an experience of compassion, a rela- with a few picture of Priests celebrat- ties through which He allowed me to tionship that involves giving ourselves ing the various Sacraments, as we interact with these ‘Giants’ (they are for others. Friends stand at our side, went through a reflection bringing to not the Fe,Fi, Fo, Fum type). These are they listen to us closely and can see mind the different Priests who have Giants in the measure of their charac- beyond mere words. They are merci- touched our lives in some way or the ter. They are persons who offered me ful when faced with our faults, they are other. This is my gift to all the Priests the gift of Love, whose words of Grace non-judgemental. They do not always I’ve known, those I am currently inter- became for me rays of Hope in times indulge us but precisely because they acting with and those whom I hope of despair. From them I learnt that Life love us, they honestly tell us when to come in contact with in future. It’s is not about doing the big and best they disagree. They are there to pick my way of saying ‘Thank You’ for be- things all the time. It is doing what is us up when we fall.” He compared ing a very special part of my life and important and what is right. My Priest the Lay people who offer Priests true enriching it. Friends often cause me to reflect on friendships, to the home of Bethany, the Relationships I share which form where Jesus entrusted his weariness In life each of us is both the giver the fabric of my life. This they achieve to Martha and Mary and thanks to and receiver of gifts. We are con- daily, through a line, a picture, a verse, their care, was able to find rest and stantly changing others and being or a Prayer. They make me examine refreshment. changed ourselves. If the manner myself as an Ambassador of God’s in which we befriend our Priests love, thus making me more humble. This year at Canossa High School, and influence one another’s lives They have helped me learn the value Mahim, the Religion faculty decided was to become a quilt hanging on of never giving up on situations and that in the month that a class was as- a wall, would it be an ordinary mo- more importantly on persons. They signed the date for the morning as- saic or a valued gift of beauty??? remind me in subtle and sometimes sembly, it would focus on the life of a

7 August 2017 11 Nun celebrates Catholic wedding in Canada

Cindy and David had their reli- as a catechist that she came to gious wedding on Saturday, July know David, the husband when 22, celebrated by… a woman. he was a high school student. Proud During the three months The exceptional ceremony took prior to the ceremony, she met place in a Catholic church at Lor- the couple on three occasions. rainville, 650 km west of Montreal in Canada.In the rural diocese “It was a mission of evangeliza- of Rouyn-Norand in the Abitibi- tion, that’s for sure, ” Sr Pierrette Témiscamingue region, the lack comments, noting how she had of priests is such that the bishop had to explain various aspects called on the assistance of Sr of the ceremony to the gather- Pierrette Thiffault of the Sisters of the permission of the Holy See,” says ing. Unable to conceal her joy at Providence. Canon 1112. being able to celebrate the wedding, she says she was proud of her bish- Why Sr Pierrette? “You need to ask “A suitable lay person is to be select- op’s decision. my bishop,” she smiles, explaining ed, who is capable of giving instruc- that in this zone several priests are tion to those preparing to be married “It is a beautiful step forward for wom- responsible for up to seven or eight and able to perform the matrimonial en in the Church. ”However, she is different parishes each.“I was happy liturgy properly. ”Hence, on May 23, equally proud of the couple she wed, and proud to be able to provide this Sr Pierrette received the necessary and even “a little” proud of herself. service for my diocese,” she says. mandate in the form of an authoriza- And in spite of her initial apprehen- tion from Rome after her name was sions, the ceremony went well. She Authorized by Rome Although rare, proposed by the Congregation of is now ready to do it again whenever such an event is in fact authorized by Divine Worship and for the Discipline requested and she has no doubt that canon law.“Where there is a lack of of Sacraments. A member of the Sis- in future lay people will be called to priests and deacons, the diocesan ters of Providence the past 55 years, play an increasingly significant role in bishop can delegate lay persons to Sr Pierrette is a pastoral worker in the liturgy. assist at marriages, with the previ- the parish of Moffett, which neigh- ous favorable vote of the conference (Source: international.la-croix) bors Lorrainville, where the wedding of bishops and after he has obtained mattersindia took place on July 22. In fact, it was Subscription Rate: Subscribe for five One year Rs. 500 A National Family Weekly Five years Rs. 2000 years at Rs. 2000

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16 7 August 2017 and strength of will. Once you ac- cept an obligation, be willing to move mountains to accomplish it! Never try Inspiration! to shift your responsibility to someone What defines character? Work would be a lot more ciples. On his deathbed, not even a else. pleasant if it were seen as an workaholic gasps out, “I wish I could have spent more time at the office.” opportunity for self-expres- Patience & perseverance In the end, a successful life is judged No career can be successful with- sion and growth - in terms of by the simplest of questions: “Have out patience and perseverance. To what we can give to it rather I lived up to my ideals? Have I loved achieve results you need to accept than what we get from it and been loved?” the natural rhythms of people and projects. Impatience our real simply adds ten- job in life is sion, not efficiency. self-devel- Discipline yourself opment. As to stay with a task Y until it is finished, you build a career, you gradually de- even if it takes great fine your character. will power. Accept Most people worry people as they are, about what their sal- not as you wish ary or position will be in the future, them to be. When you support others but a more valid question would be, with patience and faith in their poten- ‘What qualities do I want to have in five Hard work tial, you open the door for miracles to years?’ Your career is the canvas on There is no substitute for plain hard occur. which you will create that person. work. Lazy people do not succeed, nor are they happy, because both Integrity Review your goals success and happiness require en- If there is a single quality that society Today, take time to review your goals. ergy. Doing your job without intensity needs today, it is integrity. The busi- Step back from your daily routine and is a formula for failure. Edison said, ness world, especially is crippled by see life as a unified whole. Ask yourself “Genius is 10% inspiration and 90% a lack of morality. Yet, virtue is per- these questions: ‘What do I really want perspiration.” If you train yourself to sonal—it must begin with you. Don’t in my life? Life’s goals can be attained break through resistance points, the sacrifice your integrity for a temporary only after they have been identified, so inner temptation to give up, you’ll find advantage, because ultimately, how take a few minutes to write down what new strength flowing into you—a kind you work will help define who you are. is most important to you. Once you of second wind. One way to be a win- Never, but never, lie or cheat or inten- know your priorities and keep them ner is to put energy into everything tionally hurt others. You shrivel with clear, you are on your way to a truly you do, even small tasks like answer- every dishonorable act. successful life. ing email.

Success Be Enthusiastic The drive to succeed is a primal force Don’t be afraid to let people see your - seem even at the cellular level. Most enthusiasm. Act enthusiastic even people define success according to when others are not, and you’ll be salary, title or status - what we might surprised at how easily others accept call the social symbols of success. But your ideas. Being positive unleashes there is another, more important way your own strength and creativity and to look at the subject. “Inner success” attracts help from other people. Posi- has little to do with rewards or recogni- tive enthusiasm will also strengthen tion. It is defined by what you are rather your power of willingness. than what you have. A truly successful person is happy and contented and Take responsibility lives according to his or her own prin- Accepting responsibility requires both strength of mind and strength of mind

7 August 2017 17 (Contd.. from p. 9) RAT) said, “the world doesn’t change one person at a time. It changes, as Nuns Offer their smugglers. The UN Refugee Agency networks of relationships from among (UNHCR) states that, “Over half of the people, who discover they share a ‘Blindness’ For world’s refugees are children. Many common cause and vision of what is will spend their entire childhoods possible.” World’s Salvation! away from home, sometimes separat- ed from their families. They may have AMRAT’s vision and actions have been s India celebrates 70 years of witnessed or experienced violent acts consistent with the stand that Pope her Independence on 15 Au- and, in exile, are at risk of abuse, ne- Francis has taken against human traf- Agust, the ‘LittleMissionary Sis- glect, violence, exploitation, trafficking ficking. He has called human traffick- ters of Charity’ (LMSC) or Sacramen- or military recruitment” The ISIS has ing “a crime against humanity”“a form tal Sisters of St. Don Orione, also captured an estimated 3.000 Yazidi of slavery”, “agrave violation of human remember their 90th anniversary. women and use them as sex slaves. rights” and “an atrocious scourge”. Several other refugee and migrant He has also said that there is also “ev- Their unique mission is very special; women virtually have no choice but idence which brings one to doubt the which is to offer for the salvation of to allow themselves to be sexually ex- real commitment of someimportant the world their ‘blindness’! This min- ploited since they are in the clutches players.” He has emphasized the iscule congregation of ‘blind nuns’ of powerful traffickers. need of having Partnerships to com- are consecrated to thePerpetual Ad- bat this evil and as a fourth pillar to the oration of the Most Blessed Sacra- The Asian Movement of Women Re- already existing ‘3P’pillars: Preven- ment! They wear a distinctive white ligious Against Human Trafficking tion, Protection and Prosecution. habit, a red scapular, and a white (AMRAT), is a network of over fifty re- Host embroidered on it. They are ligious congregations of South Asia, Addressing a group of ambassadors only present in Italy, Spain, Philip- with a ‘collaborative commitment’ to newly accredited to the Vatican on Dec pines, Kenya, Argentina, Brazil and address key issues, to find solutions 12th 2013, Pope Francis underscored Chile. and put an end to this modern-day that it is a disgrace that persons “are form of slavery and exploitation. Since treated as objects, deceived, assault- These ‘blind sisters’ attend comput- its inception a few years ago AMRAT ed, often sold many times for different er classes, so as to enable them to members have done creditable work purposes and, in the end, killed or, bring before the Most Holy Eucharist, among victims of human trafficking. in any case, physically and mentally the numerous petitions they receive Speaking at the last General Body harmed, ending up discarded and through their Facebook account. 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He is currently based in Lebanon, one of the following banks: engaged with the Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS) 15 October; which was also named in the Middle East on advocacy and communi- as ‘Blind Americans Equality Day’ by Bank: HDFC Bank cations. Contact: [email protected] ) President Barak Obama. 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