After suggesting to George Pinto that he write a letter protesting the handling
of the despicable behavior of Fr. Henry Willenborg and his superiors, shown
below is my own letter to the Franciscan Friars, a copy of which was also
forwarded to the Archdiocese of St. Louis, MO.
FROM: Mario Goveia
At least, for four centuries , the illiteracy level of the bulk of the
catholic population
of Goa was very high indeed and during these centuries illiteracy could have
been
reduced by the churches' parochial schools but the men of God , for reasons
best
known to themselves, would appear to have suc
Two Goans die in Oman mishap
HERALD NEWS DESK
PANJIM, DEC 1
In an unfortunate incident, two Goans lost their lives when the vehicles in
which they were travelling along with their families met with an accident near
Oman-UAE border on Sunday.
According to reports available here, the families of N
I think it will be wise to consult a Catholic priest instead of going
back and forth on subjects
like this one,
MD.
Message: 3 Date: Mon, 30 Nov 2009 16:15:05 -0500
From: "manuel tavares"
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Goa was one state where both communities lived in complete harmany and we can
go back to those days if we strive hard enough. In my home in Anjuna during
Christmas time, villagers from both communities sat on large mats spread in our
dining room making neuris and other sweets. Mandos and zotis
Ignorance is no excuse. Each religion has rules and regulations. If a
person does not abide by them, they
are answeravle to God. The Catholic church can not monitor actions of
each of it's priests. But preiest are
clearly told what is expected of them. Similar activities
are going on in other ch
Investigative Commissions In India.
We have a spineless central government, who has it's own skeletons in
the cupboard, and a Mr. Nice Prime
Minister. His response on the 26/11 was pathetic, for that matter,
the Paki PM was more impressive, could express himself in a much
better way. What we nee
Would anyone know of the recent work of the poet Melanie Silgardo? She
was one of the founder members of the poetry publishing house
Newground, Bombay. In 2005, a news item said
Eunice de Souza (the Mumbai-based poet and novelist) and Silgardo
(then London-based) had jointly edited The Puffin Book
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_RbiPbQTar_Y/SRM-Z5aKfII/AuY/47f4rA4ffZY/s1600-h/list.jpg
the Sports Minister and his godforsaken dept. has funds to travel but not
repalce the Floodlights needed to hold an INTERNATIONAL Soccer match in the
state. Despite the presence of two prominet soccer patrio
J. Colaco wrote:
> I understand that some politicians make statements without any regard
> for the truth. I suppose, some Journos attended the same school as
> those lying politicians.
Doc,
The situation here is often described as the 'axis of weasels.'
The politician can only get away without
I think this subject has been discussed earlier.
Malaika definitely is not a Konkanui song. (It is like ye ye Katrina
is a SriLankan song though they use its tune in SriLanka) For more on
Malaika, click on below website:
http://www.dewani.ca/malaika.htm
No comments on 'ex-Africander sitting in C
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Hi People,
Dec 3, MMIX is the 25th anniversary of the Bhopal Gas Tragedy.
Union Carbide, Bhopal Timeline:
http://www.himalmag.com/Continuing-disaster_nw3930.html
Animal in Bhopal, by Indra Sinha; shortlisted for Animal's People for the
Man Booker 2007. The cover and the story were illustrated by
re: the Swiss vote against Minarets
anil desai wrote " Things will change if and only if Salcette has more
mosques than churches."
COMMENT:
I have been reading the above "broad sentiment" ever since Manohar
Parrikar was defeated. The fault it seems is that of the Salcete
Catholics.
Garbage. A
http://www.footballclubofcanacona.org/index.htm
The Konkan Coast Challenge will begin on December 12 2009 and finish ten
days later. On each of those ten days, Dan will run approximately one and
half marathons on his epic 380 mile coastline journey towards Chaudi in Goa
– the home of the Football
Date: Mon, 30 Nov 2009 20:04:08 -0800 (PST)
From: George Pinto
Should Father Henry be removed from the priesthood and denied communion for
ignoring his son in his hour of need, an emotional abortion of his son?
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/16/us/16priest.html
Mario responds:
This news repor
*Hi there!*
**
*I am compiling a LIST of 'Old Boys' who studied at St. Patrick's College
(Est. 1952). After its denationalization in May 2005 - after 33 years of
government occupation - the college is now well on its way to achieving
academic excellence under the watchful eye and guidance of La Sa
2009/12/1 Rajan P. Parrikar :
>
> Goans should take a leaf out of the Swiss book and ban new mosques and
> muezzin calls that the migrants want to bring to Goa. The most visible
> structure in the Chimbel slum - visible to the naked eye from the
> Mandovi bridge - is the mosque.
>
Date: Tue, 1 D
Date: Mon, 30 Nov 2009 21:21:39 -0500
From: "J. Colaco < jc>"
I will let you research for yourself what "severe restrictions"
current law places or does NOT in the second trimester until
"viability" is reachedwhich, you may or may not know - is
usually 8 weeks after the second trimester
Dear Arwin,
Thanks very much for keeping us informed on what's happening in Goa although
you are away from Goa.
As we get into the month of December (particularly if you will be down in Goa),
there is an urgent need to create an immediate awareness on the irrevocable
damage and harmfulness
Guys, Relax! I'm appealing to friends at the GoaMusician
[http://groups.yahoo.com/group/goamusician] network to render Malaika
into Konkani. Till that time, FR's very interesting and useful work
will be fair game for those wanting to take digs for other reasons :-)
2009/12/1 J. Colaco < jc> :
>
What Anil has said is revelation to me as I haven't, even by mistake, read
about Narendra Modi demolishing hindu temples in such large numbers.
Therefore I googled and this is what I have found.
If this is true and it must be, I say cheers to Modi
floriano
goasuraj
PS: Some guts that,
*swiss referendum*
*Tue Dec 1 02:35:59 PST 2009*
To Goanet -Goans should take a leaf out of the Swiss bookand ban new mosques
and muezzin calls that themigrants want to bring to Goa. The most
visiblestructure in the Chimbel slum - visible to thenaked eye from the
Mandovi bridge - is the mosque.
r
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/World/Indians-Abroad/articleshow/msid-5286531,curpg-2.cms
AND IN GOEM OUR CHURCH ….
I blame Constantine. He fundamentally changed the church from the creation of
Christ to the caretaker of an empire.
Christianity was never meant to be the religion of the rich and the powerful.
Its philosophy is not of this world. Its teachings hark time and a
Complexion reveals how good your health is.
More here..
Con
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2009-11/s-scg111609.php
Mervyn Lobo wrote:
FN, This is really disappointing. There is no Goan who would claim
that Malaika is a Konkani song.
You were sent the opportunity to give a yes/no reply to my simple
question, the answer which each and every Goan should know, but you
could not get yourself to do the right thing.
HINDU/CHRISTIAN HARMONY
By: Bennet Paes
In good ol’ days when Ramesh Naik was a young lad, his father faithfully took
him to church on 3rd December of each year to offer thanks to “our Goemcho
Sahib”. Ramesh is as good a friend of mine, as those good ol’ days.
Today, at the stroke of 2 (a
Digambar Kamat has been a cabinet minister and now a Chief Minister of Goa
in the last 10 years for which we should all congratulate him for the
onerous
burden he has willingly accepted on behalf of the people of Goa.
It has been a serious business all the way and if we believe in the Goan
media
t
Rajan Parrikar wrote:
To Goanet -
Goans should take a leaf out of the Swiss book
and ban new mosques and muezzin calls that the
migrants want to bring to Goa. The most visible
structure in the Chimbel slum - visible to the
naked eye from the Mandovi bridge - is the mosque.
r
My Dear Rajan,
Y
CRZ - A Candy or a Yardstick ?
Over the last two years or so we have been hearing a lot about the Coastal
Regulation Zone or the CRZ, this particular edifice has given nightmares to the
coastal residents of Goa, the very mention of CRZ in whatever terms gets the
coastal residents all spooky
The only taboos against using the word X'mas are stylistic, I guess :-) FN
QUOTE
The "-mas" part came from the Latin-derived Old English word for
"mass". The "X" in Xmas is from the Greek letter Chi, which is the
first letter of Χριστός, Christ in Greek (see below).
"Xmas" is frowned upon in mod
Dear Marco,
'catholic men as drunkards and catholic women selling alcohol in various
Hindi movies.'
You have brought up a very interesting debate . 'What & who do you define
as anti Christ'?
Does being a critic of some ones or portraying some one in poor light make
you anti the person concerned
> Date: Tue, 1 Dec 2009 13:05:13 +0530
> From: Frederick Noronha
> To: "Goa's premiere mailing list, estb. 1994!"
>
> Subject: Re: [Goanet] From the Fat-Chance Department
>
> SWITZERLAND: Muslims Targeted in the Name of Minarets
> By Ray Smith
>
> BERN, Oct 26 (IPS) - Switzerland's Musl
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here today to perform at the St. Francis Xavier Nite 2009 to be held on 3rd
Dec, Feast of the patron saint of Goa.The event is scheduled to be held at
Astoria Hotel Bur Dubai.Headlining the entertainment industry for over
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