Today the Catholic Church celebrates the feast of St Ignatius of Loyola – the founder of the Society of Jesus (The Jesuits). The Society has over the centuries been known to produce men of great intellect and vision. Apparently, when seeking permission from the Pope to establish the Society, St…

When I was a little girl (oh so many years ago!), my Mum would tell me the following story: Centuries ago a great artist was engaged to paint a mural for the cathedral in a Sicilian town. The subject was the life of Christ. For many years the artist labored…

Remember my post entitled ‘Simple People?’ in which I had shared the ‘story’ of Mangaritha Kerketta, the woman who does our ironing? Well, I’m happy to report that in response to that, I received approximately Rs.40000/- (the approximation is due to certain dollar receipts that are still to be converted)…