THE OFFICIAL NEWS MAGAZINE OF DELHI CATHOLIC ARCHDIOCESE VOL. 30, ISSUE 7 JULY 2021 `10 Social friendship Servant of God Mother Eliswa Vakayil We pray that, in social, economic and political 16 30 situations of conflict, we may The Maiden Visit of COVID – Relief Work for be courageous and passionate Apostolic Nuncio Leopoldo Migrant Workers architects of dialogue and Girelli to Sacred Heart friendship. Cathedral HOLY FATHER’S PRAYER INTENTION FOR JULY 2021 Social friendship We pray that, in social, economic and political situations of conflict, we may be courageous and passionate architects of dialogue and friendship. CONTENTS FROM THE EDITOR 5 The Shepherd’s Voice 8 Musings of the Month Social friendship 9 Theology & Christian Life - 20 10 Cremation or Burial a debate about Resurrection? fR. sTanley KOzhIChIRa 13 Special 14 Parish Roundup 20 School Snippets October 03, 2020, Holy Father Pope Francis signed 29 Diocesan Digest an encyclical named “Fratelli Tutti”, on social 42 Calendar of Feasts friendship. He after stating the world situation in the first chapter titled “Dark Clouds over a Closed World”, the document reflects on the many distortions of the PATRON contemporary era: the manipulation and deformation of concepts archbishop anil J.T. Couto such as democracy, freedom, justice; the loss of the meaning of the EDITOR social community and history; selfishness and indifference toward fr. stanely Kozhichira the common good; the prevalence of a market logic based on profit EDITORIAL BOARD augustine Kurien and the culture of waste; unemployment, racism, poverty; the Deepanjali Rao disparity of rights and its aberrations such as slavery, trafficking, Divya Joy women subjugated and then forced to abort, organ trafficking. It FINANCE AND CIRCULATION MANAGER deals with global problems that call for global actions, emphasizes fr. francis Prasad the Pope, also sounding the alarm against a “culture of walls” that SECRETARIAT Tency Thomas favours the proliferation of organized crime, fuelled by fear and DESIGN CONCEPT loneliness. Mustardtree.in PRINTED AND PUBLISHED BY To conclude the encyclical The Pontiff focuses on “Religions at the fr. 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