Pakistan and Japan get surprise red hats from Pope Francis

International: Once again, Pope Fran- he'd be well placed to take over in- cis has made cardinals of bishops in cluding Caritas and a few others." unexpected dioceses in Asia. Arch- Father Kelly also noted that the bishop Thomas Aquinas Manyo Maeda pope listens to advisers, including of Osaka in Japan and Archbishop Jo- Jesuits, when making decisions seph Coutts of Karachi in Pakistan are on senior appointments. the two surprise appointments. As well as the two Asian nations, Both countries have small Catholic the pope also made cardinals from minorities. There are about 950,000 Iraq, Portugal, Italy, Poland, Peru, Catholics in Japan — about 450,000 of Madagascar as well as several whom are Japanese nationals and the Cardinal-designate Coutts served as high ranking Vatican officials in- remainder expatriates, largely from the the bishop of Hyderabad Diocese from cluding Archbishop Giovanni Angelo Philippines and descendants of Japa- 1990 till 1998 before moving to Faisala- Becciu, the powerful sostiuto or chief nese who emigrated to South America bad Diocese. In 2012, Pope Benedict of staff in the Secretariat of State. He early in the 20th century. In Pakistan, XVI appointed him archbishop of Kara- has also been the pope's special del- there are about one million Catholics chi. egate for the resolution of troubles in among the 2.5 million Christians in the the Order of Malta. country's 180 million people, the vast "In this diocese the church has for over majority of whom are Muslims. six decades brought good news in the Of the new cardinals, 11 are under 80, fields of education and medicine, and making them eligible to vote for — or "I am happy to announce that on June in the case of natural disasters reached be chosen as — Pope Francis' succes- 29, I will hold a consistory to make 14 out to those who have been affected, sor. new cardinals," Pope Francis said, re- injured or become sick," said Cardinal- ferring to their investiture ceremony, in designate Coutts. The new cardinals will receive their "red remarks to people gathered in St. Pe- hats" at a consistory in Rome on June ter's Square on May 20 for his Sunday "It's time to promote harmony. That is 29, the feast of Saints Peter and Paul. Angelus Audience. our new motto. We have to learn it and teach it. Now we are tasked with restor- The addition of 11 new members of the "The countries of provenance express ing harmony to this seaport city by wel- College of Cardinals takes the number the universality of the church, which coming people from different customs under 80 that can vote to elect a pope continues to announce the merciful and traditions." to 125, higher than the limit of 120 set love of God to all people on earth," he by Pope Paul VI. Pope Francis has al- added. Over the past 15 years especially, the ready appointed 60 cardinals in his five Catholic Church in Pakistan has been years as pope and there are now 213 assailed by a string of deadly attacks living cardinals. Subscriptions for and many of its followers have been caught up by the nation's strict blasphe- The other cardinals announced on my laws that Cardinal-designate Coutts May 20 are the pope's vicar-general Renewal as well as New, can be has campaigned against. for Rome Archbishop Angelo De Do- natis, Spanish archbishop and Je- sent through Bank Fund Transfer to any Cardinal-designate Maeda was himself one of the following banks: suit Luis Ladaria who is Prefect of the reportedly surprised at his appointment Congregation for the Doctrine of the along with local Catholics as Arch- Faith, Archbishop Antonio dos Santos Bank: HDFC Bank bishop Kikuchi, the new archbishop of Marto of Fatima, Portugal; Pedro Bar- Branch : CST - Mumbai VT Tokyo, was expected to get a red hat. reto, archbishop of Huancayo, Peru; Account Name: The Secular Citizen Archbishop Kikuchi is president of Cari- Msgr. Desire Tsarahazana, archbishop Current Account No. 03552000006744 tas Asia and is well-known in Rome. of Toamasina, Madagascar; and Msgr. ISFC code: HDFC0000355 He is a member of the Divine Word re- Giuseppe Petrocchi, archbishop of or ligious congregation, is multilingual and L'Aquila, Italy. Bank: Citizen Credit Co-op Bank Ltd., has worked in Ghana as a missionary. Branch : Colaba, Mumbai Cardinal-designate Maeda speaks no The three bishops over 80 who were Account Name: The Secular Citizen foreign languages and has no interna- named cardinals are emeritus — the CurentAccountNo. 2090031000000489 tional experience. archbishop of Xalapa, Mexico, Sergio Obeso Rivera; Toribio Ticona Porco, ISFC code: CCBL0209003 But Father Michael Kelly, executive di- a bishop from Corocoro, Bolivia; and rector of ucanews.com, said that in his Father Aquilino Bocos Merino of Spain. Please inform us through email: secu- view Kikuchi might be "not long for To- [email protected] or through phone: kyo. 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Inspite pg. 8 - You the citizens decide of all their ‘powerful machinations’ complete with money, muscle and manipula- pg. 10 - Be around the tree tions, they did not succeed this time in yet another murderous attempt on de- pg. 11 - View on News mocracy. “Something is rotten in the state of Denmark”- is an oft-quoted line from pg. 12 - Happiness is an inside job William Shakespeare’s immortal play ‘Hamlet’. How true this is for several parts of India today when the political situation is not merely rotten but the stench and pg. 14 - We are a team fumes, which emanate from this rot, can choke to death the strongest of persons. pg. 15 - Rock around the clock till Karnataka this past week was just one chapter of this sordid drama. The country night however, tonight breathes a sigh of relief because truth ultimately triumphed! pg. 16 - Renovated Bethany chapel That the murder of democracy in India is taking place albeit slowly and systemati- opens at Bendur cally in the recent past, was never in doubt! The events of this past week however, pg. 17 - Inspiration! have made it blatantly clear that the fascist forces in the country will stop at noth- pg. 18 - How to kill a bad mood and ing to achieve their lust for power and to destroy the cherished values of democ- live happily ever after racy, which embody the spirit, and idea of India. pg 19 - Matrimonials The nation and in fact the world is appalled at what is happening in India today and particularly with abysmal depths where corruption is concerned. The elec- tions to the Karnataka State Assembly were always expected to be a watershed moment in the history of the country. The outgoing Chief Minister of Karnataka Subscriptions Rate: Siddaramaiah of the Congress Party had done a creditable job at the helm; be- One year (anywhere in India) Rs. 500 sides he was the first CM of Karnataka in forty years, to complete his term in the Three years (anywhere in India) Rs.1200 top position. By all standards, he and his party were expected to romp home, de- Five years (anywhere in India) Rs. 2000 spite the fact that Karnataka over the years has made anti-incumbency its flagstaff One year (outside India) Rs. 3500 and has been consistent in voting out the ruling party. Siddaramaiah however in the final run had to contend with the 3Ms of the BJP: Money, Muscle and Manipu- E-paper Edition lations- all three personified in the three who led the onslaught Modi, Amit Shah sent anywhere in the world (by email) and their CM candidate B.S. Yeddyurappa. One year Rs. 600 or US $ 15 Two years Rs. 1000 or US $ 25 In the end, as some had forecast it was a hung assembly. The BJP won 104 of the 222 Seats; the Congress 78 and the Janata Dal (Secular) 37; two other seats Cover : Karnataka Drama: went to two other parties and one to an independent. The Congress and the JDS in record time staked their claim to form the Government saying that they have (Article on pg.3) (Contd.. on p. 4) May 28 - June 3, 2018 THE SECULAR CITIZEN 3 (Contd.. from p. 3) JDS with numbers surpassing the half On Friday 18 May, the Supreme Court way mark, the Governor threw all Con- ordered that a floor test be conducted 117 members on board. The BJP also stitutional propriety to the wind, proved on Saturday 19 May at 4.00 pm in the staked their claim despite not having to be extremely partisan and in very Karnataka Assembly for Yeddyurappa the required numbers. Significantly, the surreptiously at nine pm on the 16 May to prove his majority, clearly stating that Congress polled more than 38% of the invited Yeddyurappa to be sworn in the he could not take any major decision vote share and together with the JDS next morning at nine. In a highly unethi- before this floor test. Apparently, Yeddy- (18.3%) totaled more than 56% of the cal manner, he also gave Yeddyurappa urappa has already begun transferring vote share, which was way ahead of the fifteen days’ time to prove his majority some police officials in total violation 36% polled by the BJP. on the floor of the house. Vala’s con- of the orders of the highest court of the tention was that the BJP was the single land. Besides the BJP was desperate In keeping with the recently ‘established largest party; strangely, he did not think to be nominate an Anglo-Indian MLA to convention’ by the BJP Governors in it appropriate to go by the precedence the Assembly-, which was flatly denied Goa, Manipur and Meghalaya, the most of his fellow Governors who followed a by the Court. obvious thing for the Karnataka Gover- completely different set of rules in other nor Vajubhai Vala to have done was to states very recently. Vala is cast in the The Governor had also appointed KG invite the JDS- Congress combine to RSS mold, was the founder of the Jan Bopaiah a hard-core RSS member as prove their strength on the floor of the Sangh in Gujarat and so in no way protem Speaker of the Karnataka As- House. One needs to look at pure facts: could he displease Modi and top brass sembly! Bopaiah’s track record has in March 2017, in the Goa Assembly of the BJP. not been one of fair play or objectivity. elections with a house strength of 40, In 2011, the Supreme Court had pulled the Congress one 17 and the BJP won Providing fifteen days to prove one’s him up for his partisan role in the ille- 12; the Governor invited the BJP in a ‘majority’ (when there is none) was gal disqualification of some rebel BJP post poll coalition (BJP+MGP+GFP) to obviously a blatant invitation to ‘horse- and independent MLAs. The Congress form the Government. The same month trading’; given the fact that it has within also challenged this appointment in the (March 2017) for the Manipur elections its ranks some of the most corrupt men Supreme Court but their appeal was (with an Assembly strength of 60) the of the country and many with criminal turned down. Congress won 28 and the BJP won backgrounds, it was obvious that the 21; yet the Governor invited the BJP to BJP would do everything (by hook or by In a major intervention the Supreme form the Government in a post poll co- crook) to buy up MLAs who are not in Court also ordered that, the ‘floor test’ alition (an independent MLA was also their fold. They began working on this had to be livestreamed so that the en- detained at Imphal Airport through se- ‘strategy’ from day one as is evidenced tire nation had the possibility of watch- curity agencies & handed over to BJP). by the audio tapes produced by the ing live the proceedings in the Assem- In Meghalaya in March this year (As- Congress at a media conference yes- bly. Until Saturday 19 May morning it sembly strength 60), the BJP won just terday. was anyone’s guess as to how many two seats in comparison to the Con- of MLAs from the Congress/JDS would gress’ 21 seats yet the partisan Gover- The Congress and the JDS combine have been ‘bought up’ by the BJP. A nor invites them in a post poll coalition also acted swiftly to thwart the nefarious couple of Congress MLAs were ‘ab- (NPEP+UDP+PDF+HSDPDP) to form designs of the BJP. As soon as the Gov- sconding until the very last – but they the Government. The same was true in ernor gave Yeddyurappa the invitation turned up in the Assembly well before the Bihar Assembly elections too. letter to be sworn in as CM, the Con- the vote. gress-JDS through a battery of eminent Whereas in Karnataka today despite a lawyers petitioned the Supreme Court to Ultimately, the BJP did not succeed in post poll coalition of the Congress and stay the swearing-in. A three –member their game plan, in attempting to foist a bench in a special post-midnight ses- falsehood on the nation saying that they sion heard both sides of the arguments. had the required numbers and with to- Whilst they did not stay the swearing in, tal help from a partisan Governor. Yed- the judges did make several adverse dyurappa, after all his earlier bravado comments on the controversial role comes to the House, refuses to take a of the Governor (strangely, the honor- floor test and knowing that the proceed- able judges did not think it necessary ings are being livestreamed gave a to cite the precedence of the Goa As- twenty minute ‘address to the nation’, sembly elections of 2017, in which the described by some as emotional. Like Supreme Court in response to a petition his mentor Modi, he also shed some had permitted the BJP who had lesser crocodile tears not realizing that the members than the Congress, to form a people of India were not going to accept coalition after elections and then seek his hypocritical words after flagrantly at- their strength in the house). (Contd.. on p. 6)

4 THE SECULAR CITIZEN May 28 - June 3, 2018 In any other country such horse- trading would mean the end of one's political career. In our country, it's the beginning of a new and more lucra- tive political career. This lacuna in the anti-defection law needs to be plugged. The person chosen by the governor to form the govt must prove his majority within 24 hours. Allowing Jai Hind Elections over, Karnataka was a period of 15 days to prove his ma- headed for a long round of horse-trad- jority amounts to tacit acquiescence controversy of horse-trading.(Fortunately the Su- ing, which to say the least , is an insult to the electorate. But then nobody re- preme Court scuttled any hopes of This is with reference to the guest horse trading by ordering a floor test editorial ‘ Jai India, not Jai Hind’ ally cares for the voters after the elec- tions. When voters take the trouble of the next day. ) Either horse-trading by Ladislaus Louis D’souza (Secu- should be completely banned by lar Citizen,May 21).The writer it ap- choosing a candidate because of his ideology what right does he have to not allowing time for trading or then pears has been misled into believing it should be made completely trans- that the word ‘Hind’ which is a short change his ideology immediately after the elections (undoubtedly because parent: Immediately after the elec- form of Hindustan represents Hindus, tions, all legislators ,who so desire, and Hindustan is the land of Hindus, of power and pelf?) He has a right to resign. But thereafter he must be de- should be declared free agents and which in reality it is a Persian name for auctioned in public so that we may the Indian sub-continent ---the land barred from contesting elections dur- ing the term of the house, for having know the true value and character beyond the river ‘Sindhu’ ( Indus). ‘Jai of these horses! Hind’ on the other hand is a salutation spurned the mandate given to him by his voters. to our country and motherland and —Prof. Robert Castellino, slogan to show our patriotism. It was Mumbai immortalised by Subhash Chandra Bose and was the battle cry of the Indian National Army. A commemora- Asifa - who is responsible ? tive postal stamp and postmark ‘Jai When the Nirbhaya incident occurred to match the crimes committed. What Hind’ were also issued by the Indian some time in 2012, the entire country we need today, is instant justice – Postal Dept on Indian Independence was disturbed. People came out onto should we say mob justice ! Such Day , Aug. 15, 1947. All India Radio the streets, protests, candle march, etc. trial by the public may sound bar- also ends its broadcasts with “ Jai No more Nirbhayas, they said, enough baric, not in keeping with ethics, etc. Hind’. So, is there anything wrong?. is enough ! And then six years later, an But, isn’t the crime equally barbaric ? Secondly, as the slogan ‘Jai Hind ‘ is eight-year old Asifa wakes the nation Needless to say. this is the need of the devoid of any religious connotations, out of it’s slumber. Once again, pro- hour so that it would deter others from I don’t think there is any religion which tests rallies, candle march, the entire committing such crimes. But alas, that would object or stop its adherents country was in mourning. People felt is not happening, or rather not going from saluting their own country and the blood of Asifa should not be in vain, to happen, because the victim is not motherland. It is therefore strange that something needs to be done. the daughter of any those politicians, the writer has found it inappropriate nor of any high-ranking government of- for Bishop Theodore Mascarenhas ( Even while all these protests, agitations ficial, nor of a police officer, nor of any Gen secretary of the CBCI) to sign were in progress, rapes of minor girls, of those in power. off the CBCI statement with ‘Jai Hind’ crimes against women and children instead of ‘Jai India’ and calls for a continued to occur. And it not limited So, here we are. Till such time that further introspection by all Bishops to places like U.P., Bihar or Delhi, it is speedy and harsh punishment is on the future usage of ‘Jai Hind’, on happening all across the country. Of not meted out to the culprits, such the specious ground that it amounts what use are all these protests, one incidents like Nirbhaya, Asifa, etc., to promoting the ideology of the Hin- would tend to ask. Where is all this would continue to happen. And we dutva brigade. leading to ? The perpetrators of will continue to ask ‘who is respon- such crimes continue to go scot free. sible for this ?’ And, how many more —A. F. Nazareth Justice delayed is justice denied, it is Asifas or Nirbhayas would it take to Alto Porvrim, Goa. said. It seems now, like people would bring our countrymen to their sens- soon lose faith in the judiciary, because es ? such cases drag on for years and when Horse-trading, judgement is pronounced it does seem —Melville X. D’Souza an insult to voters - Orlem, Malad West May 28 - June 3, 2018 THE SECULAR CITIZEN 5 When anything is FREE Your Freedom is the PRICE!!!!!

by Don Aguiar they had our freedom. getting the balance numbers from the opposition camp by flexing their mon- Desmond Tutu once said, “When the During the recent Elections in Karna- ey power to prove their majority, let us Missionaries came to Africa, they had taka it is said that most of the Catho- wait and watch? the Bible and we had the land. They lics did not exercise their franchise said, “let us pray”. We closed our when Election Day came - The Catho- Should “BJP” succeed then Karna- eyes. When we opened them, we had lics of Karnataka said instead, “let us taka be ready for the Bible and they had the land. pray” They closed their eyes. When Hindu – Muslim they opened them, they were in for a Hindu – Catholic Likewise, when social networking big surprise and learnt that in spite of Churches torched came, they had the WhatsApp and not having the numbers to form the Rape cases Facebook, and we had the freedom. government the governor has invited Paper leak They said it’s free. We closed our the BJP to form the government and Corruption in government eyes. When we opened them, we had given them time to prove their major- Price rise the WhatsApp and Facebook, and ity on the floor of the House in twenty Tax increase four hours. Will the BJP succeed in Bank Frauds Politician’s dictatorship

(Contd.. from p. 4) triumphed. In a span of four years, they Hip hip Hurray… have destroyed so much of the idea tempting to destroy all that is sacred in and spirit of India. The ‘we, the people’ It is alleged that most of the Catholics the Constitution and the values, which , must exercise their responsibility and in Karnataka did not exercise their embody democracy. realise that “eternal vigilance is the franchise. Instead they were sitting price of liberty”; wholeheartedly engag- in their homes and commenting on For the Congress. JDS and all other ing in the crucial struggles of our times WhatsApps, Facebook, E-mail, Twitter secular parties in the country, there and taking a stand for the rights of all and Instagram as well as kept praying are any amount of lessons to be learnt , is the only way forward. We need to at home for their favorite’s victory or from this Karnataka drama; the first is substantiate our actions in the prayer were they faking that too – praying! that they have to remain united, come of our Nobel Laureate, Rabindranath what way- including ‘seat-sharing’ and Tagore, And then for the coming five years - working in tandem despite differences; keep grumbling about Churches be- secondly they should stop playing ‘ Where the mind is without fear and ing torched and they being attacked soft Hindutva’ – they need to keep all the head is held high by communal forces, bad civic ame- of that only for the BJP/RSS combine; Where knowledge is free nities, pot hole-ridden roads, dripping they should disassociate from all who Where the world has not been bro- water taps and so on. If the Catholics are corrupt, communal, criminal and ken up into fragments don’t wake up and understand that casteist ( the BJP has proved time and By narrow domestic walls exercising their franchise is an impor- again that these are their core compe- Where words come out from the tant duty for the wellbeing of secu- tencies and integral to their ideology) depth of truth larism and democracy which is the and finally, they have to ensure that the Where tireless striving stretches its creation of man and man alone can Constitution of the country and demo- arms towards perfection cratic principles are not subverted. (Contd.. on p. 7) Where the clear stream of reason has They all need to get their act together not lost its way immediately if they want to dislodge Our Branch Office Into the dreary desert sand of dead the BJP from power in the General habit at Mangaluru : Elections of 2019. Where the mind is led forward by The Secular Citizen, thee The drama in Karnataka was no soap Into ever-widening thought and ac- DIVO Konkani Weekly and opera; it was for real! The muscle, tion Royal Christian Family money and manipulations of the BJP Into that heaven of freedom, my Fa- have come to naught this time. Never- Netravathi Building, 2nd Floor, ther, let my country awake. theless, everyone is aware (given what Balmata Road, Mangaluru 575001 was unfolding this week), that they will *(Fr. Cedric Prakash SJ is a human rights Tel.: +91 8139958222 stop at nothing to attain their ‘desired activist; contact: cedricprakash@gmail. Subscriptions, Advertisements, goals’. This time truth and justice have com ) Registrations are accepted here

6 THE SECULAR CITIZEN May 28 - June 3, 2018 (Contd.. from p. 6) without checking if message is fact or done. Tracing the source of content, fake on WhatsApps, Facebook, Twit- one solution, is a tech matter. What- remedy this situation, but be lazy and ter and Instagram and request people sApp could play a helping role. So simply choose to be indifferent, only to pray. At times such messages can could independent or neutral secular because it is free, then even God may be misguiding and may cause dam- hats. Once done, punitive measures not be interested in saving us. From age and loss to the community or could be taken subject to the will of the Bible one is aware of whatever hold the community in low esteem in the government that will prevail. God has created He will take care of. the eyes of the other communities. That is why the Catholics who are the Another solution is to have What- When anything is free, your free- most educated community should sApps play a monitoring role, just dom is the price! be a responsible community and be as Zuckerberg was told to do by the A man purchased a royal Enfield Bul- able to differentiate the truth and the U.S government in Facebook’s case. let 350cc,, so that he could take his fake messages before fast forwarding Again how effective is that is anyone’s girlfriend for long drives. But unfor- messages. guess. tunately, he was not able to hear his girlfriend’s voice while riding on it be- One must be made aware of - that Privacy laws can be strengthened to cause of the loud bullet sound. He got WhatsApp is being misused in India protect or shield end users of WhatA- fed up and sold his bullet and brought (which reportedly has some 250 mil- pps from getting gratuitous messag- Honda Activa. lion users) politically, religiously, etc., es, and more punitive measures (jail, by the obvious suspects, quite simi- etc.) would perhaps help in making He got married to his girlfriend and larly to Facebook’s misused by Rus- the original sender think twice before one year later….. sia, and perhaps American actors, originating fake news. As one is aware too, collusively, as in interference in the Indian government not only has He sold the Activa and brought a Roy- the last US elections and as you see their party but also gets its machinery al Enfield Bullet 500 cc Again. in the financial muscled and electroni- to promote such news in order to in- cally controlled elections in India by fluence the citizens and promote their An example of one’s behavioral pat- the obvious suspects. communal agenda to win elections. tern when in need and after the need If secularism is able to correct this is met. That’s what one notices on The fake news genie is out of the wrong it would be a new triumph for the behavioral pattern of the present bottle, everywhere, and will only get secularism and democracy otherwise government and generation – when in worse. Propaganda is as old as the the end is far from near and your free- need they do all that they can to get hills, of course, but the means have dom is the price!!!!! rid of the loud noise or whatever and been so technologically enhanced in after the need is met they let the loud our age that reining in its excesses is noise reign. going to be a struggle that I don’t see quite ending. Please renew your This very pathetic behavior of the subscription if expired. present government and generation As can be seen in any sphere of hu- has led to such a sorry outcome in Mention your subscription man activity, the inclination to seek no. while sending the Karnataka. When Catholics are at- advantage by unfair means is at least tacked and their churches torched, as deeply embedded in the human renewal amount some of them will come out for a few DNA as its opposite (Judging by hours but most of them will keep qui- the state of affairs, I might sadly et and will fast forward the message add, Even deeper)

Without doubt, misuse is wrong, the fault in the judgment is to criminalize or make illegal the fraudulent messages forwarding only. That’s futile akin to locking the stable door after the horse is bolted. The containment is bet- ter done, by having measures in place that ensure the block- ing of gratuitous messages of hatred, malice, unfair political gain, and so forth of source. Of course, that’s easier said than

May 28 - June 3, 2018 THE SECULAR CITIZEN 7 IF OUR NATION IS SLOWLY TURNING INTO AN ILLIBERAL DEMOCRACY?

by Eric D'Sa ity. This he does by undermining the National Assembly with two thirds op- independence of the courts and other position majority, signalling to Maduro This is a question that as a self styled similar bodies, severely restricting the that even a highly illiberal democracy, ‘Liberal’ has been worrying me these independence and freedom of the would not keep him in power. At this days. So why do I consider my self as a press, tilting the playing field to make point, Venezuela descended into out- ‘Liberal’? If you check the Oxford Eng- elections easier to win, and delegiti- right dictatorship. lish Dictionary for a definition, it says a mising and imprisoning his political liberal is one who is willing to respect opponents. It is not easy for a new nation like In- and accept behaviour and opinions, dia, which had never been in its very different from ones own. It also goes In most countries, the well being of long recorded history, a nation as it on to define, as the one who favours the majority depends on the willing- is today and be a functional democ- individual liberty, free trade and mod- ness of capitalists, entrepreneurs, racy. During the said recorded history, erate reform. I do believe as a person managers and professionals, to or- it was a conglomeration of a large who has travelled around the country ganise production and create jobs. number of squabbling autonomous and the world, I have grown to accept But these elites are unlikely to do so, small nations, that was ruled in one that being a liberal, has helped me to if their personal liberty, property and way or the other by a number of dic- make friends easily and enjoy the tators such as Rajas, Maharajas, wide variety cultures, foods, festivi- and Emperors, most of them self ties and oneness of this diversified YOU THE CITIZENS serving bigots. Only for about a world. century before it’s independence, it DECIDE: was forcibly combined by a foreign So what has liberalism to do with super power, into a single adminis- functional democracy? Why is it so trative block and even during this important for people to be liberal, for civil rights are not protected, as in the period, to ensure some continuity and democracies not to gradually turn into case of most communist societies in easy control, the super foreign power illiberal democracies or autocracies, which they decide that the state only maintained in many areas of their rule, for all practical purposes? A basic will provide the same. But excluding the facade of these small kingdoms bargain at the core of liberal democ- these elites causes a shortage of fi- as being ruled by the Rajas, while racy, is the recognition of rights that nancial capital and know- how. So,a they were in fact impotent and ruled key minorities value and those that basic bargain at the core of liberal as per the instructions of their foreign are fundamental to generating broad- democracy, is the recognition of the masters. er benefits. So how does one realise rights that the key minorities value that the democracy in which one is liv- and are fundamental to generating Hence, not many gave the new nation ing is gradually dyeing? Unfortunately broader benefits. that was born on the midnight of 15th much in life looks obvious after the August, 1947, a remote chance of be- fact. The challenge is to understand What happened in Venezuela was the ing a functional liberal democracy that events and trends earlier, which is near elimination of property rights, the founding fathers set up to achieve. specially important, when the issue is which caused a massive exodus of It was not only the largest ever de- the demise of democracy. those who could organise efficient mocracy that the world had even production. This no doubt happened seen, but more importantly a nation When political pundits study the re- during the oil boom and massive ex- that brought under its one umbrella, a cent cases such as Venezuela, where ternal borrowing. Abundance of petro highly pluralistic society. No other na- a thriving democracy has almost dis- dollars convinced the the ruling clique, tion had under it all the recognised re- appeared, it is not the overthrow of an that the state could substitute the ligions and sub religions of this world. elected government, but the actions of productive elite through nationalisa- It had people who had for centuries an elected leader that is responsible. tion and other kind of collective state lived under different cultures, spo- The modus operandi is almost simi- property. While the mirage lasted, the ken different languages and dialects, lar to those that have occurred earlier, system could tolerate less competi- had different culinary habits, some of like in the case of Hitler. An elected tive elections. It slowly became an il- which they had assimilated from dif- popular leader, is slowly made by his liberal democracy. When the price ferent foreigners. Yet contrary to the followers into a demagogue who then of oil plummeted in 2014, the mask expectations we have continued to gradually eliminates or weakens the slipped and the economy imploded. be a vibrant democracy with regular checks and balances on his author- By December 2015 voters elected a (Contd.. on p. 9) 8 THE SECULAR CITIZEN May 28 - June 3, 2018 (Contd.. from p. 8) elections being held and change of Memorial to Blessed Virgin governments taking place peacefully. Mary,Mother of the Church! To this we have to give credit to the leaders who gave the nation for the n 11 February 2018, Cardinal brate this new memorial with prayer first time, a well defined written con- Robert Sarah, head of the and celebration of the Eucharist! This stitution and the governments and its OCongregation for Divine Wor- memorial is a unique ‘prophetic re- leaders over the years that have ad- ship and the Discipline of the Sacra- discovery of an ancient devotion’, hered to it until now. ments, inscribed a new obligatory which will bolster modern Catho- Memorial to the Blessed Virgin Mary, lics’ recognition of Mary’s role in the For a democracy to function smoothly Mother of the Church. This memorial Church, as well as the infinite Love of there is a need of political competi- is to be celebrated on the Monday af- God! The first Christians understood tors and fair elections. There can not ter Pentecost!- (This year on 21 May Mary to be the perfect symbol of the be a large totalitarian political party 2018). Church’s ‘spiritual motherhood’! And that can rely on funding from corrupt Cardinal Robert Sarah rejoiced: to know that Mary is the ‘Mother of the money laundering elite. Such a co “This celebration will help promote Church’, is to understand the depths - existence would rule out long last- affection for Christ and His mother. It of God’s Love for us! Let us ask the ing economic recovery and growing will remind us, that the growth in the Blessed Virgin Mary to be our mother disparity of wealth between the rich Christian life must be anchored to the and Mother of the Church, and to and the poor, as is happening today Mystery of the Cross, to the Oblation transform us towards a renewed love in India. Though there is a lot of anti of Christ in the Eucharistic Banquet, for Jesus!” (cf. John 19:25-27). corruption talk, the promise given to and to the Mother of the Redeemer the people of an independent Lok- and Mother of the Redeemed!” —Dr. Hazel Colaso, pal under whom the CBI would func- Archbishop Jose Gomez of Los Memphis, TN. USA. tion, has not been established on one Angeles was excited: “Let us cele- pretext or the other. At the same time the future of our democracy is the the vacancies in the highest courts in growing money power that is coming the country are not being filled in and into play during elections. There is no Thanksgiving we have reached the alarming state official cap on the amount the politi- of half the seats being vacant, while cal parties spend for their candidates thousands of cases are lingering for during election. Hence the cap put on years, some even for decades in the each candidate of how much he or same courts. she can spend on an election become mere infraction. Since the accounts of We are also witnessing the gradual the political parties are not subject to politicisation of the state police forces any audit, there is no way in it being who have become a tool in the hands controlled by the election commis- of the politicians. All recommenda- sion unless the spending is blatantly tions of more than 3 committees for open. The introduction of minimum police reform have been sidelined. political donation by cash by individu- The police force is kept at minimal als to Rs. 2000/- is easily overcome by strength,overworked and underpaid. fake names. As far as funding by com- This is a means by which the politi- pany’s are concerned less said about May the Sacred Heart of Jesus be cians make them a tool for carrying these new political bonds which are Praised Adored, Glorified and Loved out the loot of the country which is supposed to overcome black money, today and everyday throughout the partly distributed to these underpaid the better. world, now and forever.Amen!! guardians of law and order. They are now being used to get rid of local Ask St. Clare for three favours two Hence may be a time has come for political opponents in what is con- impossible and say nine Hail Mary's you the citizens of this great democ- veniently called encounter killings. and the above prayer for 9 days with racy, to collectively start taking nec- The freedom of local press is being a lighted candle and publish on the essary actions to ensure, that the re- curtailed by using money power to 9th day your request will be granted quired checks and balances that are ensure the journalists tow the politi- enshrined in our constitutions are not cal line and if they still persist in being no matter how impossible it is diluted, the freedom of the press is se- independent, the police are used to cured and the nation prevented from bring false charges against them. slowly sliding into an illiberal democ- —L. L. Misquita, racy. And lastly what is most worrying for Dadar

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10 THE SECULAR CITIZEN May 28 - June 3, 2018 Lessons to be learnt The BJP has lost a major battle in VIEWS on NEWS Karnataka having had to face the ig- tiate with to get support except through nominy of running away from the floor open poaching. He should step down test. Why did the CM not test the wa- to uphold the dignity of the high office. ters? Did he fear some abstentions Role of governors must be revisited and from his own flock? If he was sure of redefined. The tape recordings of the al- losing he could have thrown in the leged offers to lure the MLAs from the by Marshall Sequeira towel the moment the Supreme Court opposite camp, if real, will tarnish the drastically cut the time from 15 days so image of the BJP in general and Nar- even till now. graciously offered by a pliant and help- endra Mody in particular. All his much She made a hash of things and ful Governor. The BJP was so shaken hyped fight against corruption stands had to be unceremoniously shifted to up that the Yeddyurappa and his flock hollow. The disgraced Chief Minister did a non-descript ministry of Textiles gen- rushed out even as the National An- admit that he was in touch with the op- erally reserved for discards [similar to them was being played. Not long ago position MLAs for support. What other the Local Arms Division in the Police the same party insisted on people proof is needed that BJP is no different force]. She said she felt elated. Any- standing for the national anthem ev- and perhaps for the first time they have way, she did not ‘drape’ herself with erywhere including the cinema halls. lost credibility as a party with a differ- glory until an opportunity arose and For a CM to show disrespect in full ence. she was given the additional charge view of the millions of viewers showed The coalition of the Congress and of I & B Ministry. Here again she made how crest fallen he was for losing pow- JD[s] may not survive for the full term of mess of things. Firstly with the ‘fake er. Then they say they are not power but they have proved a point. Of course news’ directive which was withdrawn hungry. they will try and hold on till the 2019 at the behest of the PMO as the gov- On the eve of counting, one of most general elections. This has given the ernment was embarrassed. powerful leaders of the BJP was asked opposition parties a big boost for a real This was followed by the fiasco at by an Anchor how they would manage strong front. Rahul Gandhi must be the Awards ceremony with none other the shortfall. With a smirch on his face, ready to sacrifice his dream of becom- than the President of India. With some he said “We have Amit Shah”. This ing the Prime Minister and let a consen- of the awardees refusing to accept loaded statement showed too much sus candidate emerge after consulta- the awards from a junior Minister in- of confidence in one man. It shows tions. Fighting as a United Front should stead of the President and boycotting he is capable of doing anything to get be first goal if they want to make a fight the function, left the government red- things done and that includes horse of it. By the way, the incumbent Chief faced. With due respects, the Presi- trading. In Karnataka, even before the Minister Kumaraswamy should immedi- dent should not be selective in giving results were declared, the Congress ately institute a judicial inquiry to probe awards. Either he gives all the awards and the JD[S] quickly stitched an alli- the allegations of horse trading which or none at all. He could have just inau- ance with some 116 MLAs. This rattled have surfaced with recorded conversa- gurated the function, given a speech the BJP because they felt only they tions. This can badly expose the BJP and left. If the President is averse to could outsmart the Congress. There just before the crucial State elections time consuming functions, he should were no spare MLAs whom they could in Rajasthan and MP not forgetting the avoid attending them altogether. tap and seek support. The one and 2019 general elections. The PM must have been embar- only option was purchasing MLAs from ***** rassed and quickly decided to divest the opposite camp at any price. The Irani of this prestigious portfolio. Ironi- other group preempted any poach- Irani’s rise and fall cally, the PM felt her junior could do a ing by keeping their own flock in safe Once again Smriti Irani is in the news better job. Not a nice compliment. Per- custody. Nothing wrong in that! Every for all the wrong reasons. For someone haps she is happy that she still finds a party does that in different ways. This – a novice in the male dominated po- place in the cabinet. She has embar- fiasco will haunt the BJP for a very long litical world, she surprised everybody rassed the PM and the BJP time and time especially since Narendra Mody when she was entrusted with the high again; yet retained as Minister which had made this State a prestige issue profile HRD ministry in 2014 when Nar- shows that the BJP is suffering from to get that elusive entry into the South. endra Modi came to power. She agreed talent-deficiency. How else can you ex- Their Advocate openly declared before to take on Rahul Gandhi in his own con- plain the additional charge of Finance the Apex Court that they will manage stituency [and lost eventually]. This was and also Corporate Affairs to Piyush to get MLAs from the opposite camp seen as the only qualification that could Goyal who is already saddled with much to the amusement of the bench have earned her that portfolio when Railways which until a couple of years and those present during the nocturnal many other aspirants were ignored. had a separate budget? Finance is too hearing. Everybody had to reconcile to the fact important a Ministry to be handled on There are lessons to be learnt. Ob- that it is the sole prerogative of a PM to a part time basis. Who knows Goyal – viously, the governor was arm-twisted choose his team and rightly so. He ob- the CA in whom the PM has reposed into calling the BJP to form the govern- viously felt she could bring laurels with full faith, may have a magic formula to ment knowing very well that there were some innovative ideas though her edu- put the economy back on track. no unattached MLAs they could nego- cational qualifications remain suspect

May 28 - June 3, 2018 THE SECULAR CITIZEN 11 In others’ eyes, my life is an epitome Happiness of success. However, aside from work, I have little joy. In the end, wealth is only a fact of Is An life that I am accustomed to.

At this moment, lying on the sick bed Inside and recalling my whole life, I realize that all the recognition and wealth that I took so much pride in, have Job paled and become meaningless in the face of impending

You can employ someone to drive the car for you, make money for you but you cannot have someone to bear the sickness for you. his is the title of a popular and say what you think. Being as- book by late Fr. John Powell, sertive helps improve your self- Material things lost can be found. But SJ a well known author of esteem. Being left and remaining there is one thing that can never be best sellers: A reason to live silent creates sadness and hope- T found when it is lost – "Life". and a reason to die, Why I am afraid lessness. to tell you who I am, Secret of stay- When a person goes into the oper- ing in love and Will the Real me stand * Spend your money on experi- ating room, he will realize that there up please? ences*: a study found that 75% of is one book that he has yet to finish people felt happier when they in- reading – "Book of Healthy Life". Did you know that at Harvard, one of vested their money in travel, cours- the most prestigious universities in es and classes; While only the rest Whichever stage in life we are at right the world, the most popular and suc- said they felt happier when buying now, with time, we will face the day cessful course teaches you how to things. when the curtain comes down. learn to be happier? *Face your challenges*: Treasure Love for your family, love for The Positive Psychology Studies show that the more your spouse, love for your friends... class taught by Prof Tal Ben you postpone something, the Shahar attracts 1400 stu- more anxiety and tension you Treat yourself well. Cherish others. dents per semester and 20% generate. Write short weekly of Harvard graduates take lists of tasks and complete As we grow older, and hence wiser, this elective course. them. we slowly realize that wearing a $300. or $30.00 watch ------they both According to Ben Shahar, *Always greet and be nice to by Thomas tell the same time... the class - which focuses on Lobo other people*: More than 100 happiness, self-esteem and inquiries state that just smil- Whether we carry a $300 or $30.00 motivation - gives students the tools ing changes the mood. wallet/handbag ------the amount to succeed and face life with more of money inside is the same; joy._This 35-year-old teacher, consid- Happiness is like a remote control, we ered by some to be "the happiness lose it every time, we go crazy looking Whether we drink a bottle of $300 or guru", highlights in his class key tips for it and many times without knowing $10 wine ------the hangover for improving the quality of our per- it, we are sitting on top of it ... is the same; sonal status and contributing to a positive life: Steve Jobs, the founder of Apple and Whether the house we live in is 300 the greatest Innovator of modern or 3000 sq. ft. ------loneliness *Thank God for everything you times shared the secret of True Hap- is the same. have*: Write down 10 things you piness on his death bed: have in your life that give you hap- You will realize, your true inner happi- piness. Focus on the good things! I reached the pinnacle of success in ness does not come from the material the business world. things of this world. *Be Assertive*: Ask what you want

12 THE SECULAR CITIZEN May 28 - June 3, 2018 Whether you fly first or economy class, if the plane goes down ------Salt - VS - Rice --you go down with it... If you were to cook 3 cups of rice, bered or overwhelmed at the sheer would you add 3 cups of salt to it? magnitude of evil or wrong-doers', Therefore.. I hope you realize, when we then choose powerlessness, and you have mates, buddies and old I certainly hope not! decide to go with the flow, not stand- friends, brothers and sisters, who you ing up for what we believe is right. chat with, laugh with, talk with, have So, in every preparation of rice, the sing songs with, talk about north- rice always 'outnumbers' the salt, yet Stop it! Little doesn't mean insignifi- south-east-west or heaven & earth, a little salt makes a 'huge difference/ cant. .... That is true happiness!! impact' in the overall outcome. You are 'significant'. Your presence Pope Francis puts it beautifully when In the room in which you currently should make a 'BIG' difference. Stop he says: are, look up at the ceiling... Yes, I said waiting to be on the side of the ma- To be happy is to find strength in for- look up! jority. They may be the majority, but giveness, hope in battles, security they are the 'trivial majority', and you in the box of fear, love in disagree- What is the size of the bulb compared are the 'impactful minority'. ments. to the size of the room? In the room Being happy is not only valuing the from which I typed this, my guessti- They are the 'rice of the world', and smile, but also reflecting on sad- mate is probably a ratio of 1:5000. you are the 'salt of the world'. ness. Yet, 'darkness flees' the entire space They are the 'room', and you are the It is not just to commemorate suc- once the small bulb is 'flipped on'. 'light'. cess, but to learn lessons in fail- ures. If I am the salt of the earth, and the Make your influence felt! It is not just to have joy with applause, light of the world (Matthew 5:13-14, but to have joy in anonymity. NLT), then "little me" has the ability to Matthew 5:13 says: To be happy is to recognize that life make big things happen. "You are the world's 'seasoning', to is worth living, despite all the chal- make it 'tolerable'." lenges, misunderstandings, and Sometimes, because we feel 'outnum- periods of crisis. Being happy is not a fatality of des- situations around you, the pressure of lives….. tiny, but a conquest for those who daily performance….. know how to travel within their own Once a disciple went to the Buddha being. How does one cope up with the day and said: I WANT HAPPINESS. The To be happy is to stop being a victim to day pressures we face at work and Buddha replied: I is Ego….Want is of problems and become an actor in business……one way is to shut Desire…when you leave them out … in one's own history. out the noise and clear the emotion- You are left only with HAPPINESS It is to cross deserts out of itself, but al slate by initiating well timed emo- to be able to find an oasis in the re- tional reboots by shifting your focus I had the privilege of spending a cesses of our soul. from the FUTURE TO NOW: Take week in Bhutan last year and was And you will discover that to be hap- just five minutes a day to engage in a much intrigued by their concept of py is not to have a perfect life. mindfulness activity, says Dr. Marsha Gross National Happiness….. mind But use tears to water the tolerance. Richardson, a senior lecturer at the you, this country is considered to be Use the losses to refine the patience University of Pennsylvania who was among the poorest and underdevel- Use flaws to sculpt serenity. in Mumbai earlier this year to conduct oped nations of the world….major Use obstacles to open the windows workshops on mental health for vari- occupation is agriculture and cottage of intelligence. ous peer groups. A simple activity industries…..more than 70% of the Never give up on the people you love. like taking a walk in a park, taking in population lives below the poverty Never give up being happy, because some fresh outdoor air or reading a line on less than $ 1.25 /day, yet they life is a must-see!" book can break the cycle of monot- are known to be the happiest people ony and pressure. I remember one on earth. ABC news anchor Dan Harris suffered of my senior colleagues compulsorily a breakdown while delivering a live reading a light novel during his lunch Yes, it is time to realize that HAP- broadcast in 2004. Harris later ex- break every day. PINESS IS INDEED AN INSIDE plained that his on-air meltdown was JOB…..it is there in your heart….. a combination of something that was At the end of the day, it is important Discover it, cherish it and share it with building up for years….a sense of in- to realize that we have the internal re- others. adequacy, of being overwhelmed by sources to create Happiness in our

May 28 - June 3, 2018 THE SECULAR CITIZEN 13 We Are A Team 5 Approaches for Youth Synod

After a two-day meeting, 07-08 May 2018, the governing council of the Vatican office for the Synod of Bishops approved the text of a ‘working document’ for the upcom- ing October gathering dedicated to the ‘youth’! It was presided over by Pope Francis.

The document includes ideas and thoughts from five sources: 1. Answers to questionnaires sent to a plan to give us a hope and a future. Bishops conferences. 2. Replies to by Sunita Valladares We have to stay connected to God an online feedback for youth. 3. Re- and His Holy Spirit so we involve Him sponses to an international seminar in everything that we do. The way to on youth that took place in Rome When I was a little girl there used to stay connected to God is to pray at all in September 2017. 4. Sugges- be a jingle. It went like this, “We times and study and meditate on His tions from individuals and groups. are all in it together for the fun of it.” word found in the Bible. 5. Concluding statements from the For some reason I recollected that document of the March 19-24 pre- jingle a few days ago. I was thinking But we tend to forget God, or leave synod meeting in Rome, which of God and me as a team. We are Him out completely. We think,” What gathered 300 youth from around in this together and we are together shall we eat, What shall we drink, the world. in everything, in sad times and fun What clothes will we wear”? How will times, good times and bad times. We we please our boss so we get a pro- The “Final Document” written are partners. We are friends to the motion? But the Lord says, “Seek by youth, both Catholics and non- end. Friends forever. If you have a first the Kingdom of heaven and all Catholics, urged the Church: 1.To personal relationship with God, He the rest shall be added unto you”. bemore authentic, modern and can be your partner too. God is in- creative in the way it interacts with terested in every detail of your life. When we put God in the center, every- youth; specifically in how it ad- That’s why he has numbered the very thing will come together. We should dresses controversial issues. 2. To hairs on your head. But we forget to not think of pleasing other people, we be taken seriously as leaders and involve God in whatever is happening should not be seeking their approval. contributors to important discus- in our lives. We try to do everything We have to be God chasers and God sions happenings in the Church. 3. on our own strength, and think of God pleasers. God wants to have first Not to shy away from talking about only on Sunday mornings, when we place in our lives. Our God is a jeal- hard or contentious topics such as have to go to Church. ous God. But we are His treasured sexuality and women’s role in the possession. This is mentioned quite Church. 4. To appoint mentors who But God loves us unconditionally, He often in the Bible. The Hebrew word could help them navigate the touch has us on His mind all the time. Like is Segullah. We are so precious to issues, and listen patiently to their the song says, “God is good all the God and He will never forsake us. queries. 5. To show them a faithful time”. If we would only seek His will He loves us with an everlasting love. and a genuine accompaniment, in everyday, we would avoid so many My brothers and sisters. God and order to live the faith, and to form a mistakes that we make in daily life. you are a team. relationship with Christ, their “Living God wants to know everything about Stone”! (1 Peter 2:4-5). us. If we accept His partnership, “ We can be more than conquerors” and “Just like a child who loves His Father we will have the abundant life that he —Dr. Hazel Colaso, dear”, we have to open up to God. has promised. Memphis, TN. God has a plan for each of our lives, USA.

14 THE SECULAR CITIZEN May 28 - June 3, 2018 Rock around the clock till night

hen the most popular song in the early 1950’s The grace to was written by Max C. simply hold WFreedman and James your baby E. Myers ,they intended to sway peo- and see her/ ple to the dance floor after a normal him growing day at work, and so ‘TONIGHT’ was slowly, the the highlight of the day. Things have grace to be changed and people have begun to the nurturer, rock TILL night , until their feet give the grace to way. guide your family in truth Do we have a life? I mean one that and wis- we own? Ambitious women are strug- gling to juggle their work, just told me family and social lives, with dom, the grace and power four out of five saying they are to pass it to the next genera- “I wish for an extra second of cuddling constantly tired and stressed. tion is a gift from God! Role my babies, before they were too big With the work hours extend- reversals are happening to hold” …..as another adds “what I ing, women are teetering on but we might not be lucky wouldn’t give for an extra minute on the brink when it comes to enough to have a Soul re- the dance floor while my legs were physical and mental health. versal. So get sorted early still strong enough to carry me” into your life. Do everything Studies were conducted on that makes u smile, be- Women were never in the danger of older women asking them if by Mrs Deepika cause when the clock won’t burning out. It’s the time for us to rock they would like to change the Lobo stop ticking, you might just along with the biological clock. Make way they had lived. Most of Clinical Psychologist end up saying what these each second yours. Let us spend the respondents agreed that two old beautiful women more time in BEING than in doing. they now realized the importance of appreciating life’s precious moments and it is sure to make every modern woman rethink her hectic lifestyle. For placing Ads. in Women today have mastered the The Secular Citizen English Weekly skills of multitasking, so as not to lose out on opportunities that knock Mumbai on their door. Technology, tools and The Examiner English Weekly Apps right from the kitchen to the closet are at our fingertips. However Mumbai in the harp of being everywhere, are DIVO Konkani Weekly we losing out on the pleasure of be- ing a woman to the pressure of being Mumbai a woman? RAKNNO Konkani Weekly Since an overly busy life is so often Mangalore linked to stress, the result of not hav- ing enough downtime could possibly UZVAAD Konkani Fortnightly release hormonal chemical cortisol Udupi that temporarily shuts down our di- gestive and immune systems. This and other community publications could stop us from performing at maximum potential, keeping our bod- Contact : Ad-Master ies in constant “fight-or-flight” mode. 9820473103

May 28 - June 3, 2018 THE SECULAR CITIZEN 15 Renovated Bethany Chapel opens at Bendur (Contd...from last issue)

Soon after the mass ended, the Bish- His magnum opus, the Bethany op installed the Blessed scarament in Congregation is a model of high the freshly redecorated adoration cell religious standards and service next door; all set to revive 24 hours spread over India and parts of the adoration as per the wishes of the world. Basically comprising near Founder and 'Servant of God'. The 1,500 nuns, 180 communities in 48 bishop also Congratulated the 27 plus diocese in India and 9 diocese nuns celebrating 50 years of avowed abroad. The nuns render yeoman religious life and the good work and service in women’s welfare, health achievements in their half a century care, geriatric care, and so on - in particular education. of dedication in various vital positions anointed a Priest on March 4, 1900, and mainly taking Christ's preaching, at the Cathedral. Many have testified The striking factor about 'Servant of care and love to all people in need. that 'Servant of God' Raymond, was God' Msgr. Mascarenhas is a life of He recalled the words of Pope Francis glowing with zealous holiness even reflection,silence,simplicity, asceti- who stressed in this context the 3Ps from the early days of priesthood. for religious - namely 'Prayer, Poverty, cism and zeal towards people around him and known to be consistent and Patience'. He mentioned that pres- Compassionate Pastor : As a young constant. Sadly in March 1960, he was ently these things in the world could priest he served at Mangalore and struck down by a paralytic stroke that solve all problems and suffering. In Kallianpur. In 1903 he was appointed left him bound to his bed in the Cot- spite of the reduction in vocations to Parish Priest at Udayavar near Udupi. tage at Bethany till his heroic death the religious life, the three Ps could He worked heroically and established on December 23, 1960. His passing bring change and the a new church - St.Francis Xavi- away stunned the city. Today his plac- Lord will do the needful if er. This reputation sent him to es are sacred to his devotees who one perseveres and has Agrar. In 1914 Fr.Raymond was visit them to ask for miracles. Many patience. The renovated requisitioned to the new parish historical facts will thrill - read various power house of prayer of Bendur, a barren place, as it's publications and visit, for blessings. is sure to bring miracles by Ivan Saldanha- first parish priest. It is seen that to the BS congregation. Shet. M'lore in the 17 years, till 1931 that he A great number of documents, eye The agape continued in served Bendur, it became a true witness accounts and interviews with the main hall of the con- Catholic center of faith and develop- testimonies running into thousands vent with smiles,song and good wish- ment. Among his many achievements of pages have been presented. and es for the jubilant nuns, it will be long is founding the indigenous order of submitted to the Bishop. The main a great memory for one and all in the nuns at Bendur Mangalore under the steps on the journey to sainthood in annals of Bethany. name of "Sisters of the Little flower of the church are three - 'Servant of God' Bethany - BS". Bethany History: 'Venerable' and 'Blessed'. Hopefully the cause of this Saint in waiting from Msgr Raymond's vision and ability city of Mangalore will move forward 'Servant of God' Msgr. Raymond Fran- in the education arena earned him a soon. cis Camillus (R F C) Mascarenhas, his place on the educational council of death as his life was of great heroic the region. He was a pio- virtues. Favours received by devotees neer to heed Gandhiji's call have given reason to look forward to and set up industrial train- his sainthood. ing for women and weaker classes. In 1955, recog- Early Life : Msgr Raymond Mascar- nizing Msgr.Mascarenhas' enhas, is descended of a family who singular services the then faced the 15 year captivity (1784-99) Bishop Rt.Rev Basil Peres under Tipu Sultan. Raymond was born recommended him to the on January 23, 1875, and studied at Holy See and he was grant- Milagres and later at the famous Jesu- ed the honour of "Domestic it St.Aloysius of Mangalore, he joined Prelate" which is a special the St.Joseph’s Seminary at Jeppu . recognition for the clergy An extraordinarily gifted scholar, was equivalent to a 'knight'.

16 THE SECULAR CITIZEN May 28 - June 3, 2018 • Confident people ask for help but they also give help back. Their relationship run on fair, reciprocal support. Arrogant peo- Inspiration! ple demand, take, take some more and even expect to be given without asking but they rarely give back. They see their mere Are you Arrogant or presence as sufficient reward. • Confident people ask for help but they also give help back. Their relationships just Confident? run on fair, reciprocal support. Arrogant people demand, take, take some more and even expect to be given without ask- ARROGANCE AND SELF-AWARE- and willing to talk to a variety of people. ing but they rarely give back. They see NESS seldom go hand in hand! It’s Arrogant people are much more selective their mere presence as sufficient reward. important to understand the differ- regarding who they talk to, often based on ences between arrogance and con- surface traits such as looks, clothing or • Confident people are are honest and fidence, because no one likes to status symbols. they keep their promises. They often feel deal with arrogant people. Both ar- remorse when they hurt others and they rogant and confident people entail • Confident people are talkative and try to show it. Arrogant people lie, ma- a strong belief in their own abilities. they like to share themselves but they’re nipulate, break their promises and make Those with confidence can eas- also good listeners and they like to get to excuses. They rarely apologise and make ily overcome fears and uncertainty. know others. Arrogant people like to talk excuses. They rarely apologise when hurt- Moreover, they have a positive and constantly in conversation and they rarely ing others, as they never see it as their optimistic vision that makes them care to listen. For them, conversation is all fault. strong and admirable. Sometimes about them. • Confident people have an assured but over-confidence turns into arro- relaxed and open body language in social gance and it is big weakness. Ar- • Confident people disclose themselves settings, most of the time. Arrogant peo- rogant people usually view them- wholeheartedly. They talk about the good ple have a body language that’s typically selves as superior and never admit and the bad about themselves. Arrogant inflated, meant to convey superiority and their mistakes. Read on to find out people actively hide their flaws but they dominance. A slightly raised chin is like the difference between arrogance constantly bring up their accomplish- their trademark sign. and confidence ments, often embellishing them. They don’t so much talk, as brag. • Confident people always feel comfort- aving self-confidence is able, because they have the right concep- wonderful and a positive • Confident people compliment and tion of perfection. It seems impossible to quality to successfully navi- appreciate others but they can also give bring them down, because they are aware Hgate life. Self-confidence them a negative feedback when useful of their weaknesses and know how to deal is wonderful asset. It allows us to or tease them playfully. Arrogant people with them. Meanwhile, arrogant people get past fears and doubts and take only do the negative part. They frequently brush their own shortcomings aside. By control of life and decisions. Those judge, criticise, mock or put others down, virtue of their obstinacy, they cannot admit with confidence have a positive and whether present or absent, so they can their mistakes. optimistic attitude that is easy to be feel superior. around. Others typically view a confi- • Strive for honest self-acceptance and dent person as dependable and ad- • Superiority is the main quality of an nurture self-confidence. Beware the mirable. However, as often true, too arrogant person. Arrogant people are pitfalls of crossing the line into over- much of a good thing can become a single-minded; they either think that they confidence or arrogance. As with most bad thing. Overconfidence is a weak- are superior to others or inferior to them. things in life, the healthy place is al- ness and most would agree that arro- This arrogance may be nothing more than ways with balance in the middle. gance is undesirable. a way to cover the feelings of inferiority they experience when dealing with some- • Keep in mind though, that your behav- There are significant differences one else. It seems they feel better when iour is ultimately a result of your feel- between confidence and arrogance. they tear others down. On the contrary, ings and mindset. So, by far the best Here are some of the key ways confident people are high-minded, be- way to be able to regularly act like a confident people and arrogant people cause they can feel good without having confidence person is to actually be a typically behave differently: a desire to offend others. They usually see confident person on the inside. people’s potential and can help them suc- • Confident people are generally friendly ceed in something.

May 28 - June 3, 2018 THE SECULAR CITIZEN 17 How to Kill a Bad Mood and live happily ever after

by Rtn. Calwyn D'Abreo face into a soliloquy of positive infer- who would acknowledge the hug with ences. Smile at yourself in the mirror. a thank you and without a retort. Hug Get into a physical enactment that your favorite home pet. This instantly n the midst of a soulful cyclon- actually says you are good for the puts you in a different mood. Aggres- ic ambiance when asbestos moment and therefore for the day till siveness disappears you begin to get couldn’t take the absorption of the nightingale sings. Watch some- a slow ‘diazapem’ high and the physi- a vitriolic mood and sapphire thing hilarious and laugh out loud as cal act of a clinch and a squeeze and I if there was no tomorrow. Laugh out a Victorian embrace sets your feeling had a shady hue due to the caustic weather about because of a personal loud. But laugh. Relax wearing a color good emotions and feelings on a very genuflection towards an antonym you like and feels soft to the senses. different plane. Success is guaran- for serendipity I was destined to get Do not over starch yourself. Wear teed. The physical act of an embrace the best out of a conversation with the red of the bullring where rodeo or a gentle clasp releases the feel the Deanery head of a group of par- is your panache and the bull is your happy hormones in the brain, namely ish constituents in the suburbs. We joker. The red bandana and cape serotonin and oxytocin, so if you’re were seated at a café coffee day in will make you feel environmentally in a bad mood, hug it out now and the aft’noon on the fourth day of the fit whilst you snort volumes of posi- feel gloriously lightweight and happy week when two biscotti crackers is tive dust inside the hybrid . Connect . Walk the Blues away. Get out in the an accompaniment with the coffee. I with your favorite music and dance to open and say ‘good day sunshine ‘ was questioning and the Clerical col- it , sing with it, physically break dance and grab some D3 and feel better as lar was surprisingly responding to to it…as if you have a partner who is you spend at least 20 minutes in solar my many juxtaposed questions that imitating you with flourish. Partner- energy. Best time to do this exposure had inferences of deep value. But , ship is a great mood buster. Music is is between 10 am and 12 noon in any amongst the many queries put to the scientifically proven to have an effect tropical geography. So get into your padre I will imitate in words exactly on people’s moods, so put on your shoes made for walking and walk what he said about one question that favorite upbeat tune if you’re feeling away your blues. With the sun in your had long been spoken about by all low. If you want to continue reaping face and your head held high with a and sundry in prose with punctuation. the benefits of listening to your favor- sun visor to shade your soft under And what we should all know for all ite music, try to put on one song that eye tissues the mind searches for nir- times to come. makes you feel happy each day. Oh, vana. Pray to belong to the elite club my kingdom for a sensual massage. of fundamental reasoning. Regard- How do I kill a bad mood to feel Be afraid not of the deft fingers that less of if you practice your devotion better when I am under the clouds trail alongside your loin cloth besides to your deity and if you ever do it at of a season of bandied emotions the hardened femur of all ages. Have all, you should know that meditating and undignified feelings…..? And a massage that feels like as if in a or praying for just a few minutes per the clerical collar answered “ it has spa. You do not require a masseuse if day can actually change the DNA of never been a good thing for anybody you cannot get one at hand. Use your your being and do wonders for your to feel the essence of a bad mood muscle bound elbow to finger tips to health. A Litany to the Almighty, the mostly when you cannot shove it knead a sore muscle and fathom the source of infinite intelligence can be a away from the presence it makes trunk by stretching behind with a left very effective .Prayer and affirmative within the ambit of your existence. hand above your shoulder and your s will see you through the maze of But , keep in mind that there are ways right hand midway like Thor across cobwebs that would otherwise cause and means to make all the difference the back and move in circular momen- poison, and the system lies within you to be- tum. Slow and easy. Definitely not like gin the episode of acceptability and a scratch or an itch but as if a caress. My Padre was scholastic in his advice cognizance. I will now suggest you a Slowly massage area using circular and never a moment of bargaining few applications that are most effec- motion. Next, embrace somebody came from my dialog with him. But in tively used by some of the bards and conclusion let me say it now and then often these affidavits of real time solu- when we meet again that if you follow tions come impressed with the power Please renew your this table of contents you will never of application much to the benefit of subscription if expired. marry into a sad situation and a bad the user.” Mention your subscription mood will never see the light of day no. while sending the nor will it trail you in your shadow at Try to pretend says the cleric. In oth- renewal amount noon. er words fake it. Turn your grumpus

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20 THE SECULAR CITIZEN May 28 - June 3, 2018 6836. CANADA : Parents of RC 26 Important Notice years spinster, (Born in July 1991), Ht. 6883. MANGALORE : Mangalorean Telephone no. of candidate will 5’ 4”, B.A., B.Ed., (Honours) teaching Roman Catholic Divorcee, (Born in be printed only with the consent in Canada (Govt. Job) seeks alliance December 1983), Ht. 5’ 4”, Wt. 68 kgs, of members. from well-educated Bachelor (Prefer- Wheatish Complexion, Edn. B.Com., For Tel. Nos. Please contact on ably settled in Canada) within 28 to MBA, working. Contact email : fion- 022-22693578 / 9820485389 32 years with good values, height [email protected] between 5’ 5” to 6’ 2”. Please email 6882. MANGALORE : Mangalorean or Email : to [email protected] with Roman Catholic Spinster, (Born in April [email protected] recent photo and phone no. 1988), Ht. 5’ 3”, Wt. 60 kgs, Wheatish 6839. MUMBAI : Mangalorean Complexion, Edn. M.V. Sc. Assistant Roman Catholic Issueless Divorcee, the age 34-38 yrs. preferably working Professor by profession. Contact email goodlooking, (Born in May 1980), Ht. in U.A.E. Contact with photo & details : [email protected] 5’ 4”, Wt. 70 kgs, Fair Complexion, to email : [email protected] 6881. MUMBAI : Goan Roman Edn. M.Com., MBA., working as a HR 6770. MANGALORE : Mangalorean Catholic Spinster, (Born in September in TCS., Contact email : matrimony- Roman Catholic spinster, (Born in 1990), Ht. 5’ 5”, Wt. 64 kgs, Fair Com- [email protected] October 1987), Ht. 5’ 2”, Wt. 52 kgs, plexion, Edn. MDS in Endodontics, 6861. MUMBAI : Mangalorean Wheatish Complexion, Edn. MBBS, working, Seek alliance from well set- Roman Catholic Spinster, (Born in Senior Residental Doctor. Contact tled RC Bachelor upto 30 yrs. Kindly December 1991), Ht. 5’ 6”, Wt. 80 kgs, email: [email protected] reply with full details & Photograph to Wheatish Complexion, Edn. B.Com., 6769. MUMBAI : East Indian Roman email : [email protected] PG Banking & Finance, working as Catholic spinster, (Born in December 6880. MUMBAI : Mangalorean a Clerk in Bank. Contact email : mi- 1986), Ht. 5’ 1”, Wt. 70 kgs, Wheatish Roman Catholic Spinster, (Born in [email protected] Complexion, Edn. MBA in Finance, September 1980), Ht. 5’ 4”, Wt. 66 6860. MUMBAI : Goan Roman Deputy Manager in Bank. Contact kgs, Wheatish Complexion, Edn. B.A. Catholic Spinster, (Born in October email: [email protected] Contact email : [email protected] 1991), Ht. 5’ 4”, Wt. 55 kgs, Wheatish 6767. MANGALORE : Mangalorean 6878. MUMBAI : Mangalorean Complexion, Edn. B.M.M. (Mass Me- Roman Catholic spinster, (Born in Roman Catholic Spinster, (Born in dia), working for IT in MNC. Contact August 1991), Ht. 5’ 6”, Wt. 80 kgs, October 1986), Ht. 5’ 3”, Wt. 75 kgs, email : [email protected] Wheatish Complexion, Edn. M.A. Wheatish Complexion, Edn. Edn. B.A., 6859. KUWAIT : Mangalorean (English), Teacher by profession. Con- PGDID, Service. Contact email : ter- Roman Catholic Spinster, (Born in tact email : [email protected] [email protected] August 1986), Ht. 5’ 4“, Wt. 55 kgs, 6765. MUMBAI : Goan Roman 6877. MUMBAI : Mangalorean Ro- Wheatish Complexion, Edn. M.Sc., Catholic spinster, (Born in March man Catholic Spinster, (Born in Octo- in Physiotheraphy (Orthopedics), U.K. 1986), Ht. 5’ 4”, Wt. 42 kgs, Wheatish ber 1991), Ht. 5’, Medium Weight, Fair working in Kuwait. Contact email : Complexion, Edn. C.A., working as a Complexion, Edn. B.Com., working for [email protected] Bank in Investment Department, Con- Chartered Accountant. Contact email tact email : ashwinilewis18@gmail. : [email protected] com 6822. KUWAIT : Mangalorean 6876. DUBAI : Mangalorean Roman Roman Catholic Spinster, (Born in Catholic Spinster, (Born in May 1985), November 1982), Ht. 5’ 4”, Wheatish Complexion, Edn. B.Sc. Post Gradu- Ht. 5’ 3”, Average built, Wheatish Address your replies to : Complexion, Edn. MBA - (Finance), ate in Mumbai University, Teacher in Kuwait. Contact email : pereiralu- working in MNC in DUBAI. Seeks Regd. No. [email protected] Tel: 00965- educated, well settled bachelor from Royal Christian Family, 60402765 / 9867308911 decent & respectable family between 99, Perin Nariman Street, 1st 6821. UAE : Mangalorean Roman Floor, Fort, Mumbai - 400 001. Royal Christian Family Catholic Spinster, (Born in May 1992), Helps In Choosing Ht. 5’ 5”, Wt. 70 kgs, Wheatish Com- plexion, Edn. M.Sc., in Zoology from Please renew your membership The Right Life-Partner Mumabi, working as a Content Writer at lease a month in advance at Academic Publication. Contact before its expiration date. Serving Since 35 Years email : [email protected]

May 28 - June 3, 2018 THE SECULAR CITIZEN 21 6858. BHOPAL : Mangalorean [email protected] Contact email : 4.saviola@gmail. Roman Catholic Spinster, (Born in 6246. MUMBAI : East Indian Ro- com OR 9769598323 March 1993), Ht. 5’ 1”, Wt. 55 kgs, man Catholic Spinster, (Born in Octo- 6166. MUMBAI : Mangalorean RC Wheatish Complexion, Edn. B.E. ber 1986), Ht. 5’ 8”, Wt. 64 kgs, Fair spinster (Born in April 1973), 5’ 5” tall, Computer Science and MBA in HRM Complexion, Edn. B.Com., working, looks much younger to her age, good working in Bangalore. Contact email Contact email : mariashgo24@gmail. looking, fair complexion with quali- : [email protected] com fications, B.Com. (Mumbai), M.B.A. 6855. MUMBAI : Mangalorean 6330. MUMBAI : Goan Roman Finance (Canada), M.B.A., (H.R.) Roman Catholic Spinster, (Born in Catholic Spinster, (Born in March and Diplomas in I.T. (NIIT), Comp. September 1990), Ht. 5’, Wt. 58 kgs, 1985), Ht. 5’ 1”, Wt. 56 kgs, Wheatish (Aptec), and Cert.Ind Acct. (I.C.A.), Wheatish Complexion, Edn. CA by Complexion, Edn. B.Com., MBA (Fi- working in good position. Gradu- profession working for privated com- nance) working as an Asst. Manager in ate / Post Graduate unmarried R.C. pany. Contact email : mithalimene- Bank. Seeks a suitable match. Contact Bachelors upto 47 years, employed [email protected] Email : [email protected] in good position and well settled in 6853. DUBAI : Mangalorean Roman 6345 MUMBAI : Goan / Manga- Mumbai or abroad. Contact email.: Catholic Spinster, (Born in February lorean Roman Catholic Spinster, (Born [email protected] OR Mob.: 1989), Ht. 5’ 4”, Wt. 79 kgs, Fair Com- in October 1988), Ht. 5’1”, Wt. 64 kgs, 9892700617 plexion, good looking, Edn. M.Com., Wheatish Complexion, Edn. B.Com., 6325. MUMBAI : Mangalorean Ro- PGDM -HR, working as a HR Assistant working bank. man Catholic Spinster, (Born in July in Real Estate Firm in Dubai. Contact 6377. USA : Parents of RC spinster 1986), Ht. 163 cms, Wt. 62kgs, Fair email : [email protected]. (Born in June 1984) / 5’4”, Slim, Fair, Complexion,Edn. M.D. (Ophthalmol- 6851. BAHRAIN : Mangalorean MBA working for a reputed company ogy) Doctor by profession. Seeks a Roman Catholic Spinster, (Born in in USA, invites alliance from RC bache- Mangalorean bachelor from Mumbai January 1989), Ht. 5’ 7”, Wt. 64 kgs, lors, qualified professionals well settled or Mangalore below 32 years, pref- Fair Complexion, good looking, Edn. from good Catholic family background erably Medical profession. Contact B.E. Masters in IT Management, work- upto 37 years. working in US only. email : [email protected] ing as a I.T. Service Delivery Engineer. Kindly reply with profile and a recent 6337. M.P. : Protestant Christian Contact email : [email protected] photograph to divineword121@gmail. Divorcee, (Born in July 1980), Ht. 5’ 5997. MUMBAI : Mangalorean Roman com 3”, Wt. 52 kgs, Wheatish Complexion, Catholic Spinster, (Born in October 6004. AHMEDABAD : Goan R.C. Edn. B.E. (Computer Science), MBA 1974), Ht. 5’ 3”, Wt. 70 kgs, Fair Com- Spinster, (Born in September 1984), (HR), working as a Senior Manager , plexion, Edn. B.D.S. Dentist by profes- Wheatish, slim, good looking, aged MNC Mumbai. Seeks a match residing sion. Email : [email protected] 31 years, Ht. 5’ 4”, Wt. 49 kgs, Edn. in Mumbai, having a decent qualifica- 6129. MUMBAI : Tamilian Roman B.A., PGDMFI, Pursuing MBA, working tion and well settled. Contact email : Catholic Spinster, (Born in December as a Senior Officer in Bank. Seeks a [email protected] 1983), Ht. 4’ 11”, Wt. 58 kgs, Wheatish educated, well settled bachelor from 6414. MUMBAI : Roman Catholic Complexion, Edn. B.Com., working decent and respectable family. Con- Spinster, (Born in July 1989), Ht. 5’1”, for Bank, Contact email daisy.dec1@ tact email : [email protected] / Wt. 48 kgs, Wheatish Complexion, gmail.com [email protected] OR 079- Edn. B.Com., (Banking & Insurance) 6192. MUMBAI : Goan Roman 22162694 working as a Consultant. She is Catholic Spinster, (Born in August 6462. MUMBAI : East Indian Roman vegitarian. Contact email : rosemaryb- 1986), Ht. 5’ 6”, Wt. 65 kgs, Wheatish Catholic spinster, (Born in Febru- [email protected] OR 9224780162 Complexion, Edn. B. Pharma & MBA ary 1989), Ht. 5’ 2”, Wt. 49 kgs, Fair 6482. K.S.A. : Roman Catholic in Clinical Research, working as an Complexion, Edn. BMS., MMS (Mum. Spinster, (Born in July 1983), Ht. 160 Asst. Manager. Seeks a Enginer or well Uni.) working as a Data Analyst. Seeks cms, Wt. Normal, Wheatish Complex- settled and educated. Contact email : well educated and working and setted ion, Edn. B.Sc. in Chem/ PGDMLT, [email protected] abroad, preferably dubai. Girl willing to Pathology Lab Technician (Instructor) 6226. MUMBAI : Goan Roman relocate any city in the world. Contact in KSA since 10 years, well settled, Catholic Spinster, (Born in June 1989), email : [email protected] seeks a suitable match. Contact email Ht. 5’ 2”, Wt. 45 kgs, Wheatish Com- 6300. GOA : Goan Roman Catholic : [email protected] plexion, Edn. B.Com., working as a Spinster, (Born in August 1982), Ht. Supervisor in Bank. Contact email : 5’, Wt. 55 kgs, Fair Complexion, good looking, Edn. SSC., self employed.

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