RE: [Goanet] Interview with Dr. Filomena Sarawati Giese

2006-05-28 Thread Ariosto J. Coelho, Ph.D.
Hello George and Fred, Thanks for the letting me know about the interview with Dr. Filomena Giese. I was happy to read about her new perspectives on Goa in the light of her travels through North India. I was happy to know of the roles her parents played in developing her Goan Identity. However, I

RE: [Goanet] Galileo, Dan Brown and The Church

2006-05-14 Thread Ariosto J. Coelho, Ph.D.
* G * O * A * N * E * T C * L * A * S * S * I * F * I * E * D * S * Enjoy your holiday in Goa. Stay at THE GARCA BRANCA from November to May

RE: [Goanet] VISION - GOA 2010 dreams into nightmares?

2005-12-22 Thread Ariosto J. Coelho, Ph.D.
-- |Goanetters annual meet in Goa is scheduled for Dec 27, 2005 @ 4pm | || | Watch this space for more details

[Goanet]FW: How can we help the flood victims in Mumbai?

2005-08-04 Thread Ariosto J. Coelho, Ph.D.
Hello Friends /Mogall Ixxtamno, Please allow me to share this letter from Fr. Mario Vaz, SDB, a friend and a colleague of mine since 1962. It is self explanatory. http://www.spiritualdirection.org/NewsAlert-050801.htm. As requested by him, let us keep them in our prayers. Some parishioners of

[Goanet]Summer Newsletter of Spiritual Direction

2005-07-30 Thread Ariosto J. Coelho, Ph.D.
Mogall Ixxtamno - Dear Friends, We are in the midst of Summer. It's hot and dry here, but raining cats and dogs in Mumbai and Goa! Let me present to you the latest newsletter of Spiritual Direction http://www.spiritualdirection.org/Newsletter-Glow05Summer.htm I hope you enjoy reading SAMMANASU

[Goanet]RE: FIRST SALESIANS IN INDIA AND THE GOAN CONNECTION

2004-12-03 Thread Ariosto J. Coelho, Ph.D.
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RE: [Goanet] Books by Goan Authors

2004-06-25 Thread Ariosto J. Coelho, Ph.D.
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[Goanet]RE: World Parliament of Religions to be held in Barcelona this July

2004-05-14 Thread Ariosto J. Coelho, Ph.D.
Mogall Ixtt, I plan to attend the World Parliament of Religions to be held in Barcelona this July. I wonder whether there are any Goans in Barcelona or in Spain, whom I could contact. I truly appreciate any help or contact. Mog assom di ani vaddom di. Ariosto www.SpiritualDirection.org ---

RE: [Goanet]BRIEfnCOUNTERS: It's all on at the Don Bosco Oratory, Panjim

2004-04-06 Thread Ariosto J. Coelho, Ph.D.
Hello Fred and George, Fred, I would have mised your reference to me had it not been for George who broguht it to my attention. George, I was a Salesian of Don Bosco for 25 years from 1967 upto 1994 when I decided to be an incardinated Catholic Priest with the White Robed Monks of St. Benedict. I

RE: [Goanet]Do we need a Patriarch of the Indies?

2004-01-29 Thread Ariosto J. Coelho, Ph.D.
Viva, Teotonio. I second your interpretation of *desceu e habitou entre nós*! I'm confident that the new Bishop Neri shares this view. Moima ani Xanti. Ariosto www.SpiritualDirection.org -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Teotonio R. de

RE: [Goanet]AICHEA DISSAK CHINTOP - TRANSLATION?

2003-12-16 Thread Ariosto J. Coelho, Ph.D.
Thanks, Dominic. I wish you all the best. Ariosto www.SpiritualDirection.org ## # Send submissions for Goanet to [EMAIL PROTECTED] # # PLEASE remember to stay on-topic (related to Goa), and avoid

RE: [Goanet]AICHEA DISSAK CHINTOP!

2003-12-09 Thread Ariosto J. Coelho, Ph.D.
Hello Domnic and friends, I appreciate your Aichea disak chintop in Konkani. May I request you to also give translation in English, if possible, so that those who wish to learn Konkanin sayings may be encouraged to learn. Mog assom di ani vadoom di. Dev borem korum. With every good wish and prayer

RE: [Goanet]How Goans say Merry Christmas

2003-12-02 Thread Ariosto J. Coelho, Ph.D.
Kuxalbhorit Krist Joyontichim Porbim means Happy celebrations of the birthday of Christ. instead of Kuxalbhorit Natalamchim Porbim means Happy celebration of Nativity. www.SpiritualDirection.org Thanks, Ariosto. This is for a first-grader. Please translate for her. Filomena

RE: [Goanet]How Goans say Merry Christmas

2003-12-02 Thread Ariosto J. Coelho, Ph.D.
Hello Filomena and all Netters, Often times, I've used Kuxalbhorit Krist Joyontichim Porbim instead of Kuxalbhorit Natalamchim Porbim when I was in Sulcorna(1978-87). Ariosto http://www.spiritualdirection.org/Glo03Winter.htm

RE: [Goanet]Gomant Vishwa Sammelan

2003-11-21 Thread Ariosto J. Coelho, Ph.D.
Dear Tony ani mogall Goa Netters, I look forward to attending the GV Sammelan in Jan. 2004. I also look forward to meeting you once again. I am interested in understanding, studying and writing about the Soul of Goa. What makes Goa and Goans tick at the core? I am aware that this is a BIG task. I

RE: [Goanet]Ant and Grasshopper story - Goan Version (feel free to add)

2003-11-15 Thread Ariosto J. Coelho, Ph.D.
Cecil, Indeed, you're brilliant! I agree with Filomena. You have captured the essence of the various dances and dancers. Let us laugh with and pray for the grasshopper and the ant. May they both find a place in heaven along with all the dancers! Ariosto www.SpiritualDirection.org Cecil Bab,

RE: [Goanet]RE: DEATHS.

2003-11-11 Thread Ariosto J. Coelho, Ph.D.
Our heartfelt condolences to Fr. Raphael Lobo and the various members of the family who are mourning the death of Annie Lobo. May her soul rest in peace. With every good wish and prayer from Vivian and Fr. Ariosto Coelho www.SpiritualDirection.org

RE: [Goanet]Re: Goa's Patron Saint

2003-11-02 Thread Ariosto J. Coelho, Ph.D.
Hello George ani soggle mogall Goemkar Ixttamno, Yes, indeed, a saint is a simple soul who realizes the plan God has for that person. Canonization and public veneration are something else! These days I've been doing some soul travel. I have been fortunate to be able to capture some of these

RE: [Goanet]Re: THE BEATIFICATION OF MOTHER TERESA

2003-10-17 Thread Ariosto J. Coelho, Ph.D.
Hello Goemkar, It took a Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi to tell Christians how they shoud practice the Gospels! It may take a George Pinto to show the Vatican and Goan Catholics the essence of Canonization! Does Goa really need the Vatican to Canonize its Saint? Unless it trusts in a process that is

RE: [Goanet]Sr.Amabel,A.C. passes away.

2003-10-17 Thread Ariosto J. Coelho, Ph.D.
Hello Friends, I met Sr. Amabel in 1978 at the Mother House of the Apostolic Carmel at Jayaqnagar in Bangalore. As a newly ordained Salesian Priest I was completing my Pastoral Training at Kristu Jyuoti college in Bangalore and had just been assigned to work with and for the little, the lowly and

RE: [Goanet]Goa's Patron Saint:From SFX to Bl..Jose Vaz

2003-10-09 Thread Ariosto J. Coelho, Ph.D.
Mogall Ixttamno, It is a long time since I've engaged in a GoaNet discussion. Along with my parents and many other faithful in Goa I've prayed incessantly for the canonizaton of Fr. Jose Vaz. My studies at the Vatican revealed to me that the Roman Catholic process of canonization is a very

[Goanet]Happy Independence Day

2003-08-14 Thread Ariosto J. Coelho, Ph.D.
Hello, May I wish all Indians a very Happy Independence Day and all Catholics a very Happy Feast of the Assumption. Though Mary's Assumption to heaven is a theological assumption, I would like to share a thought that I read regularly at the PowerGym in Redwood City CA. It reads I know of no more

RE: [Goanet] Ariosto... remembered in Muskaorem

2003-06-16 Thread Ariosto J. Coelho, Ph.D.
Dear Dominic, You have a wonderful way of capturing the spirit present in you. Your way with words and with canvas often transcend the way of a man of the cloth. Ariosto Coelho http://www.spiritualdirection.org/Glo03Summer.htm Today, a quarter century has slipped by since we last met. A