[Goanet] THANK YOU ALLWYN FOR BEING ALLWYN! -eulogy at the funeral of Allwyn Fernandes on Dec 3rd 2014

2014-12-10 Thread Robin Viegas
From: bcsabha.kal...@gmail.com To: From: cedricprak...@gmail.com To: cedricprak...@gmail.com THANK YOU ALLWYN FOR BEING ALLWYN! -Fr. Cedric Prakash sj* Thank you Allwyn for being Allwyn! We – your many relatives and friends – gather today with great sorrow around your mortal rem

[Goanet] What MPs want: Companion tickets, loans, phones in their wish list

2014-12-10 Thread Robin Viegas
From: bcsabha.kal...@gmail.com To: http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/what-mps-want-companion-tickets-loans-phones/article1-1288087.aspx Four years ago, the members of Parliament had given themselves a 300% hike in salaries and managed to double their allowances. But that clearly wasn’t e

[Goanet] December 6th once again! by Fr. Cedric Prakash sj* (061214)

2014-12-06 Thread Robin Viegas
From: bcsabha.kal...@gmail.com To: From: sjprashant...@gmail.com To: sjprash...@gmail.com December 6th once again! -Fr. Cedric Prakash sj* It’s December 6th once again! A day on which we remember much; a day which evokes much emotion! For many in India, it is the ‘Mahaparinirvan

[Goanet] Will you take action to save the Great Barrier Reef in Australia - Pl read

2014-12-05 Thread Robin Viegas
From: bcsabha.kal...@gmail.com To: From: Avaaz.org Dear friends across India, Industrialist Gautam Adani is asking our biggest public sector bank for a loan of 6000 crores to turn one of the world's ecological treasures into a major coal shipping lane. But if we act fast we can block this

[Goanet] Some of Pope Francis's recent homilies (to read click on the links)

2014-12-05 Thread Robin Viegas
From: bcsabha.kal...@gmail.com To: Pope: the hidden holiness of the saints of daily lifehttp://en.radiovaticana.va/news/2014/12/04/pope_the_hidden_holiness_of_the_saints_of_daily_life/1113513 (Vatican Radio) There are many hidden saints, men, women, fathers and mothers of families, sick people

[Goanet] Burning of St Sebastian Church, Delhi - Press statement ( BCS Statement & newspaper clippings on this topic)

2014-12-04 Thread Robin Viegas
From: bcsabha.kal...@gmail.com To: From: roger dsouza Burning of St Sebastian Church, Delhi *PRESS STATEMENT* *AFTER UNPRECEDENTED PROTEST BY CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY IN THE NATIONAL CAPITAL, GOVERNMENT APPOINTS SPECIAL INVESTIGATING TEAM [SIT] OF DELHI CRIME BRANCH TO PROBE BURNING OF

[Goanet] Goa: Cardinal Gracias blesses new wing of Shanti Avedna Sadan (a Cancer Hospice)

2014-12-04 Thread Robin Viegas
http://www.epaperoheraldo.in/Details.aspx?id=9639&boxid=53846250&uid=&dat=12%2f3%2f2014 Cardinal Gracias blesses new wing of Shanti Avedna SadanTEAM HERALD LOUTOLIM: Cardinal Oswald Gracias on Tuesday inaugurated and blessed the new wing of the hospice run by Shanti Avedna Sadan, Loutolim, for te

[Goanet] Happy Feast of St Francis Xavier from BCS, Kalina Unit

2014-12-04 Thread Robin Viegas
From: bcsabha.kal...@gmail.com To: St Francis Xavier - Daring, Cheerful, courageous missionary http://www.epaperoheraldo.in/Details.aspx?id=9641&boxid=54257343&uid=&dat=12%2f3%2f2014 === http://www.epaperoheraldo.in/Details.aspx?id=9641&boxid=54257343&uid=&dat=12%2f3%2f2014 Francis Xavier

[Goanet] RTI TO THE RESCUE OF AMDAVADIS

2014-11-29 Thread Robin Viegas
From: bcsabha.kal...@gmail.com To: http://www.ahmedabadmirror.com/ahmedabad/others/RTI-to-the-rescue-of-Amdavadis/articleshow/45276280.cms The Right to Information has become an effective tool for citizens to bring to light the inadequacies in the government functioning and seek justice. The

[Goanet] Babush chooses feast day to launch Panaji campaign (Times of India)

2014-11-28 Thread Robin Viegas
From: rdsg2...@gmail.com To: Babush chooses feast day to launch Panaji campaignJoaquim FernandesJoaquim Fernandes,TNN | Nov 28, 2014 PANAJI: St Cruz Congress MLA Atanasio 'Babush' Monserrate is firm on contesting the byelection from Panaji as an independent, is committed to fielding a can

[Goanet] Goa (Fatorda):Gospel concert by Goan musicians - December 5th

2014-11-28 Thread Robin Viegas
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[Goanet] Mumbai: Saluting Constable Azim Shaikh who prevented a Railway catastrophe

2014-11-27 Thread Robin Viegas
From: bcsabha.kal...@gmail.com To: From: Dolphy D'souza Dear Team and Friends, Greetings. While some of you made it for the event, for those who missed out we are enclosing the details of the programme. Those who would like to personally speak to Constable Azim Shaikh, do let us know and

[Goanet] News paper reports on the exposition of the relics of St Francis Xavier in Old Goa

2014-11-26 Thread Robin Viegas
From: bcsabha.kal...@gmail.com To: http://www.heraldgoa.in/Goa/Thousands-queue-up-to-venerate-on-Sunday/81359.html?utm_source=Email%2Bnewsletter&utm_medium=email Thousands queue up to venerate on SundayOLD GOA: Thousands of devotees queued up to kiss and venerate the relics of St Francis Xavier

[Goanet] SWAMINOMICS: Six months of Modi: achhe sitare more than achhe din

2014-11-25 Thread Robin Viegas
From: bcsabha.kal...@gmail.com To: http://epaperbeta.timesofindia.com/Article.aspx?eid=31804&articlexml=SWAMINOMICS-Six-months-of-Modi-achhe-sitare-more-23112014023031 Nov 23 2014 : The Times of India (Mumbai)SWAMINOMICS - Six months of Modi: achhe sitare more than achhe dinSWAMINATHAN S ANKLESA

[Goanet] The gourd that saves a girl

2014-11-25 Thread Robin Viegas
From: bcsabha.kal...@gmail.com To: http://epaperbeta.timesofindia.com/Article.aspx?eid=31804&articlexml=The-gourd-that-saves-a-girl-23112014013037 ov 23 2014 : The Times of India (Mumbai)The gourd that saves a girlMalini NairOscar-winning director Megan Mylan's short film is about a Bengal te

[Goanet] Some news on the ongoing exposition of the relics of St Francis Xavier in Old Goa

2014-11-24 Thread Robin Viegas
From: bcsabha.kal...@gmail.com To: http://www.heraldgoa.in/Goa/Special-moment-for-those-carrying-St-Xavier-relics-/81360.html?utm_source=Email%2Bnewsletter&utm_medium=email Special moment for those carrying St Xavier relics24 Nov, 2014, 11:39PM ISTA- A+Share on facebookShare on twitterShare o

[Goanet] Exposition of relics of St. Francis Xavier begins in Old Goa

2014-11-22 Thread Robin Viegas
From: bcsabha.kal...@gmail.com To: http://www.heraldgoa.in/Goa/Sacred-Relics-of-SFX-lowered-from-mausoleum/81291.html Sacred Relics of SFX lowered from mausoleumArchbishop, priests carry silver casket to Basilica sacristy, Relics will be brought out Saturday morning and taken in procession to

[Goanet] The Nanavati Commission: Another hoax on the people of India by Fr. Cedric Prakash sj (191114)

2014-11-19 Thread Robin Viegas
From: bcsabha.kal...@gmail.com To: From: sjprashant...@gmail.com To: sjprash...@gmail.com THE NANAVATI COMMISSION: ANOTHER HOAX ON THE PEOPLE OF INDIA! -Fr. Cedric Prakash sj* Finally, yesterday (November 18th 2014), exactly 12 years 8 months and 12 days after it was first constituted by

[Goanet] Bishops condemn blasphemous Times of India story

2014-11-13 Thread Robin Viegas
From: bcsabha.kal...@gmail.com To: Bishops condemn blasphemous Times of India story The Indian bishops’ letter exhorted Christians not to be carried away by the "nefarious attempts". Posted on November 13, 2014, 8:25 AM

[Goanet] Statue of Unity

2014-11-03 Thread Robin Viegas
From: bcsabha.kal...@gmail.com To: http://www.sunnyfernandes.blogspot.in/2013/11/statue-of-unity.html Tuesday, November 12, 2013 Statue of Unity A Statue of unity to be constructed in a disunited country like India was the best satire to the state of affairs in India. The Statue of Sardar Pate

[Goanet] Mumbai: Team restoring Thane church stumbles on hidden heritage ....MM 1 Nov pg 7

2014-11-01 Thread Robin Viegas
From: bcsabha.kal...@gmail.com To: http://epaperbeta.timesofindia.com/Article.aspx?eid=31821&articlexml=Team-restoring-Thane-church-stumbles-on-hidden-heritage-01112014007008 Team restoring Thane church stumbles on hidden heritage

[Goanet] THE CULTURE OF DEATH by Fr. Cedric Prakash sj (31 Oct 2014)

2014-11-01 Thread Robin Viegas
From: bcsabha.kal...@gmail.com To: From: cedricprak...@gmail.com To: cedricprak...@gmail.com THE CULTURE OF DEATH October 31st 1984 and the days that followed, will be forever be etched in my psyche and memory,In the wake of the assassination of the Prime Minister Indira Gandhi on that fateful

[Goanet] This pope means business - Fortune

2014-11-01 Thread Robin Viegas
From: bcsabha.kal...@gmail.com To: http://fortune.com/2014/08/14/this-pope-means-business/ The wildly popular Francis is more than a pontiff of the people. He’s an elite manager who’s reforming the Vatican’s troubled finances.The new pope wanted to talk about money. That was the messag

[Goanet] CHALLENGES FACING PRINT MEDIA IN INDIA TODAY! (A PERSPECTIVE) -Fr. Cedric Prakash sj* (24October2014) Talk to the ICPA

2014-10-27 Thread Robin Viegas
From: bcsabha.kal...@gmail.com To: From: sjprashant...@gmail.com To: sjprash...@gmail.com CHALLENGES FACING PRINT MEDIA IN INDIA TODAY! (A PERSPECTIVE) -Fr. Cedric Prakash sj* Dear Friends, It is good to be here at this National Convention of the Indian Catholic Press Association (I

[Goanet] Feni's Tipsy-Turvy fortunes

2014-10-27 Thread Robin Viegas
http://www.tehelka.com/fenis-tipsy-turvy-fortunes/ The number of feni lovers is fast shrinking in Goa. But aficionados continue to swear by the poor man’s drink, writes Ashim Choudhury Remember the good old times when you were going to Goa for a holiday and would be burdened by pleas, “Can you

[Goanet] A good samaritan: A Muslim, she looks after 14 Hindu HIV positive kids

2014-10-17 Thread Robin Viegas
From: bcsabha.kal...@gmail.com To: http://www.bangaloremirror.com/bangalore/others/A-Muslim-she-looks-after-14-Hindu-HIV-positive-kids/articleshow/44818209.cms By:Deepthi Sanjiv​Tabassum faced tough opposition from family and society when she decided to work with the childrenBreaking the HIV

[Goanet] Persons/ organizations conducting a pilgrimage to Sri Lanka for the Canonization of Blessed Joseph vaz

2014-10-12 Thread Robin Viegas
From: bcsabha.kal...@gmail.com 1,William and Glenda Costa Mapusa Goa they also have a office at Panjim. Zion Travels 0832 2262987 2, Ms Simone Dsouza Mumbai Mob 9820633507. 3, Mr Julian Vaz Goa Mob 9823251180 4. Fr. Simplicio from Miramar, Goa. His tel. no. is 9822143011 (th

[Goanet] World goes green with bio cremations

2014-10-12 Thread Robin Viegas
From: bcsabha.kal...@gmail.com To: http://epaperbeta.timesofindia.com/Article.aspx?eid=31804&articlexml=World-goes-green-with-bio-cremations-07102014017023 Oct 07 2014 : The Times of India (Mumbai)World goes green with bio cremationsKounteya SinhaLondonAfter US & Canada, Europe Set To Okay Che

[Goanet] Madhya Pradesh: Christian meet organizers get notice on terror link

2014-10-09 Thread Robin Viegas
From: bcsabha.kal...@gmail.com To: Christian meet organizers get notice on terror link A similar exercise had caused a furore in 2011 when the police in some districts sought to collect details of Christian organizations in a similar format. Posted on October 9, 2

[Goanet] Mumbai: Centre for Social Action - 'Advent Campaign Against Hunger & Disease 2012'

2012-12-06 Thread Robin Viegas
From: bcsabha.kalina@gmail.comFrom: Mario Mendes Date: Fri, Nov 30, 2012 at 10:08 AM dear Friend, As you may be aware, I have been asked to take up the task of co-coordinating Social Work through the Centre for Social Action - registered trust of the Archdiocese of Bombay (Mumbai). i

[Goanet] Celebrate Children: Educate Them! - Fr Cedric Prakash sj

2009-11-14 Thread Robin Viegas
From: bcsabha.kal...@gmail.com Celebrate Children: Educate Them! Fr. Cedric Prakash, SJ* The progress of any society is reflected in its level of education. While education need not necessarily make for ‘better’ individuals, it definitely provides one with greater possibilities and opportunit

[Goanet] Goa's vanishing coastline

2009-06-16 Thread Robin Viegas
Goa's vanishing coastline Tejas Mehta Sunday, June 14, 2009, (Goa) One of the world's most beautiful and popular stretches of white sand are the Goa beaches. One stormy monsoon night in the year 2000, a 240 m long ship, River Princess, broke its anchor and got stuck here. Since then it hasn't

[Goanet] Hope this happens in Goa soon. Else Goa is doomed

2009-06-03 Thread Robin Viegas
Residents of Vile Parle say no to plastic bags Sandeep Ashar Saturday, May 30, 2009 2:21 IST Mumbai: The authorities, citizens and others have come together to make Vile Parle a zero-plastic zone. Discarded plastic bags choked drains, leading to mass flooding in the city on July 26, 2005. Aft

[Goanet] .. Exactly what is an MP's job ?

2009-04-21 Thread Robin Viegas
... Exactly what is an MP'S Job? (And guess what? Despite an RTI application, he hasn't been able to get an answer) By Srabana Lahiri / Geeta Desai Posted On Tuesday, April 21, 2009 RTI activist Dev Ashish Bhattacharya Watching the frenzy of poll coverage, an MBA graduate who works with a pri

[Goanet] Orissa: Fr Edward's orphanage burned a second time

2009-03-30 Thread Robin Viegas
FR. EDWARD'S ORPHANAGE IN ORISSA BURNED A SECOND TIME by Nirmala Carvalho The fire was set at night, when there were no police to guard the building. For the Divine Word priest, "it is a clear indication that the area is still simmering" and that the mission "is under constant surveillance."

[Goanet] Pl sign this petition to save Goa's environment from destruction by open cast mining.

2009-01-18 Thread Robin Viegas
* G * O * A * N * E * T C * L * A * S * S * I * F * I * E * D * S * ANKA SERVICES For all your Goa-based media need

[Goanet] A tell all website on all politicians http://www.empoweringindia.org

2008-12-02 Thread Robin Viegas
In 2004 Karnataka's former CM H D Kumara Swamy was worth Rs. 3 crores. Four years of hectic politicking he is now worth Rs.39 crores. No privilege information this, nor even a reply to any RTI application. This is available on the click of a mouse on a site that aims with empowering the vote

[Goanet] How to become a voter visit this website

2008-11-23 Thread Robin Viegas
Hi, Just found this site. Will help in getting people to register (if not done already)online to become a voter. Also queries WRT voting answered. http://jaagore.com/main.php Have a good day. Robin. GOA

[Goanet] All Soul's Day

2008-11-02 Thread Robin Viegas
ALL SOULS' DAY By- Fr. Mervyn Carapiet "It is all Souls' Day. Have you forgotten me, dear earthly friends ? Have you a prayer to spare for one you once loved well ? Do you still remember the happy hours we spent together in the past ? Have you forgotten the scalding tears you wept when I was dead

[Goanet] Bangalore Church Fire NOT caused due to short circuit

2008-10-14 Thread Robin Viegas
Attack on churches continue First Published: 01:49 IST(14/10/2008) Last Updated: 01:51 IST(14/10/2008) After nationwide protests over the attacks on churches, it seems miscreants have changed their style of functioning. The St Antony's church authorities in Karnataka claimed that a fire - cau

[Goanet] WELL ! WELL......! Mr Advani - Fr Cedric Prakash SJ

2008-10-05 Thread Robin Viegas
"WELL! WELL! MR. ADVANI!" -Fr. Cedric Prakash sj* Well! Well! Mr. Advani! Well "spoken" indeed! You have called for "inter-religious dialogue" and in no uncertain terms you say (there are media reports quoting you) "I strongly condemn these acts of violence and vandalism which can

[Goanet] Request from Rev Fr Cedric Prakash SJ to sign the petition to "Stop Hate crimes in Mangalore"

2008-09-20 Thread Robin Viegas
PS: I have signed this petition & I request you to do like wise. Please tell your friends to sign. Robin Viegas

[Goanet] Catholic priest massacred in Andhra Pradesh

2008-08-18 Thread Robin Viegas
MORE MARTYRS: A CARMELITE PRIEST IS MASSACRED IN ANDHRA PRADESH by Nirmala Carvalho 38 year old Fr. Thomas Pandippallyil, was assassinate don the night of August 16th on his way to a village to celebrate Sunday mass. His body showed signs of torture, with wounds to his face, his hands and legs b

[Goanet] Letter

2008-07-14 Thread Robin Viegas
Hi, You can follow the happenings as they unfold, at the largest youth event 'World Youth day 2008' now taking place in Sydney Australia. Links to the official website of 'WYD 2008' & the 'official Vatican website for WYD 2008' have been provided on the home page of Catholic Parishes Network.

[Goanet] The Witness - A Musical in New Zealand

2008-05-10 Thread Robin Viegas
THE WITNESS' - MUSICAL IN NEW ZEALAND After many months of practice, "The Witness" musical is being performed in Auckland this June! This musical has moved and inspired many around the world and is now brought to you by a committed group of 30 ordinary folk from various Auckland Catholic paris

[Goanet] Happy Valentine Day with Jesus

2008-02-14 Thread Robin Viegas
Valentine’s Day With Jesus Jesus does not send perfume To linger in the air Instead He sends salvation sweet To show how much He cares. He doesn’t bring me candy hearts In boxes of delight Instead He always lets me know I’m precious in His sight. He doesn’t send out pretty cards

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