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Francis Gonsalves is a professor of theology. He can be contacted at fragons@gmail.com
    Each of us could cultivate this viveka to choose virtue over vice, and lasting good over fleeting pleasure.Opinion
    Mystic Mantra: Drawn by discernment

    Literature tells us to be as wise as owls that supposedly see things even in darkness.

    6 Oct 2016 3:14 AM IST

    Ours is a wounded world. Daily, were wounded by accidents, injuries, social stigmas, psychological breakdowns, spiritual dryness and religious darkness.Opinion
    Mystic Mantra: Turning wounds into wins

    Ours is a wounded world.

    22 Sept 2016 3:19 AM IST

    Mother TeresaOpinion
    Mystic Mantra: Birthing a mother-world

    Mothering is not merely the responsibility of mothers but of all men and women.

    8 Sept 2016 3:10 AM IST

    P. V. Sindhu (Photo: PTI)Opinion
    Mystic Mantra: Go for gold

    Giving gold as gift or owning it is sign of prosperity and security.

    26 Aug 2016 12:50 AM IST

    392 Indian fishermen and 53 other Indian civilian prisoners are currently lodged in Pakistans custody.Opinion
    Mystic Mantra: Setting prisoners free

    True freedom lies in living in right relationship with God, others, and the whole cosmos, here-and-now.

    13 Aug 2016 12:23 AM IST

    Dhaval Khatri (Photo: Dhavalkhatri.com)Opinion
    Mystic Mantra: Stay youthful and skilful

    Dhaval is a skilled painter who says: “I'm not an artist by choice but by chance.â€

    15 July 2016 12:52 AM IST

    Representational imageOpinion
    Mystic Mantra: To exist or to exit?

    However, as adults, our mettle is tested by the choices we make.

    1 July 2016 1:24 AM IST

    A blood donors body has conducted over 60 camps at malls, colleges and village centres after conducting awareness classesOpinion
    Mystic Mantra: Show your love, donate blood

    Medicos say that if one per cent of any population donates blood, the needs of entire countries will be met.

    14 Jun 2016 12:58 AM IST

    Ordinarily, hair is a positive biblical image fairly long, dark hair being an aesthetic norm. (Representational image)Opinion
    Mystic Mantra: Cut above the rest

    In ancient Egypt, priests were called “bald-headed onesâ€.

    2 Jun 2016 2:14 AM IST

    Christians celebrate it as the 50th day after Easter Sunday, when Christ rose from the dead and promised his disciples the gift of the Spirit .Opinion
    Mystic Mantra: Diverse, yet unified in spirit

    Three days of this week celebrate unity in diversity.

    19 May 2016 2:35 AM IST

    Jesus Ascension is a joyful, hopeful festival of going home .Opinion
    Mystic Mantra: Wounded, yet victorious

    Christians today celebrate “Ascension Thursday†40 days after Easter Sunday.

    5 May 2016 1:50 AM IST

    Pope Francis (Photo: AP/ File)Opinion
    Mystic Mantra: The Pope of love

    Pope Francis is earnest about church renewal.

    21 April 2016 4:04 AM IST

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