In a befitting finale, the “Year of Faith” that was inaugurated on 11 October 2012 by the former Pope Benedict XVI with his Apostolic Letter “Porta Fidei”, concluded on Sunday, 24 November 2013, the Feast of Christ the King. 11 October 2012, the first day of the Year of Faith, was the fiftieth anniversary of the
Julie and I are married for thirty-four years. It took that many years to start a family, raise the kids and let go of them. Dekhtedekhte, my hair turned grey (not to mention my mustache). I turned sixty, sufficient reason to retire and take sanyas from Qatar. A month into.. [By Philip Mudartha]
The seven-days long prestigious State Level Girls NSS Camp of Pre-University Colleges with 238 volunteers that had started in St. Lawrence PU College, Moodubelle on 5 November 2013, concluded on the note of unprecedented success on Monday, 11 November 2013.
In a glittering ceremony attended by state Ministers and religious heads and School teachers, the grand inauguration of State Level N.S.S. Special camp took place at St. Lawrence P.U. College ground attended by more than 300 N.S.S. girls students from all the
Waking up early in the morning and looking forward for an exciting journey through the eternal city of Rome regarded as one of the world’s most beautiful ancient cities that contains vast amounts of priceless..[By Dr. Eugene DSouza]
On 22 July 2013, the two important Italian tourist centers that were included in our ‘Wonders of Europe’ tour list were Pisa, famous for the so called ‘Leaning Tower of Pisa’ and Florence known as the city that gave birth to..[By Dr. Eugene DSouza]
As the Udupi Diocese completes one year on October 15 2013 since its constitution as an independent diocese following the bifurcation of the Mangalore Diocese, it would be appropriate to look back and find out.. [By Dr. Eugene DSouza]
Waking up early on the early morning of 21 July 2013, we packed our belongings and got ready to move on to the last country on the list of ‘Wonders of Europe’ Tour-Italy in which we were scheduled to visit four historic.. [By Dr. Eugene DSouza]
The Alupas were the first to rule Karkala. Their rule was followed by the Santaras, who were the feudatories of Alupas for many years. Karkala, or ancient PandyaNagari, attained political and cultural importance from.. [History of Tulunadu - Part Two]
Having thoroughly enjoyed the beauty of Switzerland, its snowcapped mountains, lush green terrain and expansive lakes, we headed towards Austria on the morning of 19 July 2013. Our first destination for the day was.. [By Dr. Eugene DSouza]
Tulu Nadu is the Tulu speaking region of Karnataka and Kerala, India. It consists of the Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts and the northern parts of the Kasaragod district of Kerala up to the river Chandragiri... [By Edward DSouza]
To be in Switzerland, the ‘heaven on earth’ at least once in lifetime is the dream of everyone who is aware of the country’s beauty of nature, its lakes and snow capped.. [By Dr. Eugene DSouza]
After completing my college studies, some of the like-minded youths form the Infant Jesus Parish, Dombivli in Thane District used to organize hikes for the youth group. Over the years we have had hikes organized during the monsoon season to some
Once upon a time, there were seven islands, inhabited by three or four tribes engaged in fishing activities: Kolis. They caught enough fish, ate and drank their home made liquor, and lived happily worshipping their animist gods. Until, they came: the marauders..[By Philip Mudartha]
Ganesh Chaturthi is one of the important festivals in India that is being eagerly awaited and celebrated with great devotion and enthusiasm. This festival promotes family bond and public enthusiasm. This year Ganesh Chaturthi is being celebrated on September 11, which is Shukla Chaturthi of the Hindu month of Bhadra which generally falls between August and September. The duration of this festival varies from 1 day to 11 days,[By Eugene DSouza, Moodubelle]