Dedications

Rice bags

A derogatory term used for the Christian community in India. Alleging conversions were done with lure of food to the poor. Instead of it being viewed as the poor who were left to starve being fed, it is viewed as people being fed to be converted? Then why can't other religions do the same? If feeding could lead to conversions then India would be a Sikh nation, with their feeding programs through their religious feeding halls called langar, which is a part of their religious places the Gurudwaras? No religious community in the world can match the Sikhs for their feeding programs. Feeding everyone irrespective of cast, creed, religion, social or financial status.

Recently a Christian hospital was vandalized?

https://youtube.com/shorts/V-qXpPfptHY?si=zR9XozyGEj6GQzrQ

So what is the message these politically motivated groups trying to.convey? Christian institutions should not feed and heal because they convert? If that was the case then this tribal village where this hospital is located would have been converted to Christianity?

https://youtu.be/CJ6f16OG5OY?si=182yhX7olFl1ardG

Then we have educated, respected public figure like Anand Ranganathan who allege conversions happening in Christian Institutions and even hospitals? A man who is a product of Christian education system?

https://youtube.com/shorts/E8qCpX1YAtg?si=HlR_obkAlW_dHgZr

How come Anand did not get converted if people were being converted in educational Institutes? A question he should ask himself? What if these Institutions were not there, where would he have been? If there were options how come he still chose the Christian Institutions for his education and offered his gratitude with the venom he is spewing? Was that a part of his Christian education?

The recent flood hit Baxar in Bihar, it was a Catholic Bishop that carried relief material to the victims? How many news channels covered this? How many intellectuals like an Anand Ranganathan spoke up? Could it be the shame on the news channels and intellectuals to realise he has carrying rice bags to the hungry victims? An act not to convert but to ensure that people are fed and stay alive?

https://catholicconnect.in/news/bishop-james-shekhar-leads-relief-efforts-in-flood-hit-buxar-bihar

Shame on all the Catholic clergy and religious leaders for their silence and their preaching on how we should carry our crosses of challenges like Christ. Time they carried rice bags to relieve the cross of sufferings in India. 

I make mistakes

I may have hurt many

Most of the times unintentionally 

Some of the times intentionally because of my ego

Saying I am human is an excuse

But I will not allow any excuse or ego to let you know I am really sorry and will beg your forgiveness again.

I will not use this auspicious occasion every year as a ritual or formality to say Michhami Dukadam, but will try to change myself to a better and humble me

Two nuns were recently arrested and then released on bail. despite all allegations against them were proven wrong. To the extent even the alleged victims confirmed that they were not being trafficked or lured into conversion. The shock to the community had not even subsided, and there comes another incident of two nuns and two priests assaulted in Orissa

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Then there is a demand not allow Christian priest in some villages of Chattisgarh

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What is happening in India? Why this persecution of the most peaceful community? A nation where a community stands in solidarity opposing banning of feeding pigeons. Forces that unite to protect the cow. No one in support of the Christians? A community that has shaped the best of intellectual minds of this great nation, India. A community that has offered medical care and assistance to the poor. With the best example of Mother Teresa and in the same state Orissa, where her Institution cared for poorest of the poor, Christian Nuns were the target of human trafficking and conversion.

The worst level of persecution is now gagging the freedom of speech. A lecture planned in one of the the most August Institutions of India and even in the world, was cancelled on the behest of Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP), a student organization affiliated with the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), a Hindu nationalist organization. The Institution, St. Xaviers College, Mumbai, which of some of great personalities across spectrum of professions, businesses and arts pride to be its alumni.

https://cruxnow.com/church-in-asia/2025/08/lecture-dedicated-to-activist-jesuit-priest-in-india-cancelled-to-to-hindu-nationalists

Imagine a lecture held in a private Catholic Instituton to create awareness on the atrocities meted out to Fr. Stan Swamy, who died a martyr in a prison. His crime not yet proven. Forget the crime being proven, court proceedings have not yet been initiated against Fr. Stan Swamy. More than five years gone and the person killed by the system, even without a trial. If ever the court proceedings start and Fr. Stan Swamy is proven innoncent, he is no more.

Imagine if this can happen in a city like Mumbai, what next? Gagged from having religious services in Churches? India needs to awake and unite against to the chorus of voices that is demanding the crucification of the Christian community. It would be crucifying a nation with no hope of a resurrection. 

Had Christoper Columbus not landed in America, it would have been a land of peaceful indigenous native communities. Shaping and self evolving a land, respecting nature and living off the land. With no need for trade and with no desire to rule the world, besides protecting the their land. Minding their own business of surviving in peace.

Unfortunately their levels of protection from mainly wild animals were no match to the colonial European animals. They were wolves in human clothing. One motive and mission, exploit, loot and plunder. In the process made it their home driving the indigenous natives out of their land and homes. Something that Israel is doing to the Palestinians in today's modern world. Though confused with the terminology Modern? It was always a world of inhumanity by the colonists, where ever they set foot. Maybe it is Karma that the nations they looted and plundered once, today the citizens of those nations they looted, are is plundering theirs?

As history evolved, America evolved as a rogue nation. A nation prides itself in the prosperity of its economics and financial supremacy. A supremacy that is built on war, bloodshed and supplying weapons of destruction, ensuring the world remains in a constant state of war, which ensures the economy stays strong with destruction of the weaker nations. Wars like using Afghanistan against its war on USSR, or the war Vietnam, Iraq and being a pimp of arms sale to Israel for their war with Palestine or to Pakistan to stem the growth of India.

All past attempts of USA to keep India in check from progressing always failed. Sanctions against India when it tested its nuclear capabilities. Ending with India growing stronger with self dependent! Something America never learnt from History. This time they call it a Trade War with its tarrifs on India. This time the trade war will prove more expensive for America with its insatiable and gluttonus consumption. India just needs another leader like George Fernandes. Ending American Corporations businesses in India. India can survive without an America, but an America cannot. Most of the imports into India from USA can be made in India. Not the other way around as something like human intellect of workforce in USA is primarily from India. Yes India may feel the pressure of an individual that is Trump, dictating terms from his ivory Castle, The White House. The common American too will pay the price. As the weapon of trade war is a boomerang that hit America back

The average American has realised its folly of electing an Asshole to power. No apologies for the language as this is a Present that uses profanity to prove his command and not the command of America. A perfect Asshole ensuring America to be know as United States of Assholes, when he is only one Asshole.

Hot Cross Buns brings memories of Maundy Thursday. The day when Christ broke bread with his disciples at last supper. Followed by his betrayal, by Judas that led to his crucification. Also the day brings, the image of the famous painting of Leonardo da Vinci, titled the Last Supper.

Now if one looks at the picture closely all the disciples and Christ, they have similar hair style and flowing beard. Could be the culture of how men dressed and looked during the time of Jesus. That could have been termed as 'Looking Hot' in those days. Something that the Vatican 

suddenly woken up to and realised that the Church needs 'hot clergy' to woo in the young generation of today?

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A generation known as Gen Z. Why Z? Could it be being the last alphabet, and an indication that this is the last generation. If lost could end with the crucification of the Catholic Church. Something happening across all religions, where the youth are not able to accept, understand and feel the good or the power in faith, prayer and in religion. With a world in turmoil, war, hate, destruction, hunger, poverty, the youth are left wondering on how is religion helping? On the contrary religion is the cause of destruction?

Laity dwindling, vocations diminishing, churches are getting empty. The laity are feeling empty with the all the doctrine, rituals and sermons. To make it worse many in the clergy cannot even preach to the laity and neither do they reach the laity. Would be ideal to have lay people preach instead. There are many in the laity who can do a far better job than the clergy. If lay people can administer holy communion in serving the body of Christ, they can also preach the word of Christ and the gospel.

Finally Hot Cross Buns reminds us of kindergarten poems that goes as follows

Hot Cross Buns, Hot Cross Buns

One a penny, two a penny hot cross buns

If you have no daughters give them to your sons