Life 

Once in a group meet a boy catches a  fly and asks his companions whether it is alive or dead. A wise friend of his answered it depends on you- if I say it is alive you would kill it and if I said that it is dead you would set him free. Life is a beautiful gift that God has given to each one of us. How we use it depends on us. 

Deforestation

Forests are large areas where plants and trees grow naturally. These plants and trees provide food and shelter to numerous animals. Trees help in fertilizing the soil, control the wind and necessary for humans. Yet we humans are clear forests for our own selfish reasons. For eg. to obtain land for housing and agriculture, trees cut and used as wood etc. this cutting down of trees is called deforestation. Planting of trees is called afforestation. Deforestation and afforestation should go hand in hand to save the environment.

Friendship

Friendship is a relation that is common in our day to day lives. We value our friendship, interact with them, enjoy, make fun, and even quarrel and share our lives with them. Friendship is essential between individuals who have something in common .to the ancient philia, i.e. friendship seemed the happiest and most fully human of all loves. But modern people are so over familiar with friendship they seldom treat it as a human love. Though we claim that having friend is common and even important other hold that friendship is least natural and least necessary. We know that without Eros none of us would have been begotten and without affection none of us would have been reared , but we can live and breed without friendship.

Conference be Fr. Vice provincial

The vice provincial of the Mumbai province, Rev. Fr. Savio Silvera gave a conference on the encyclical ‘Laudato si’ on 23rd September 2015. The community of Divyadaan, the community from Capuchin ashram and the sisters of SHTC were present for this conference. Fr. Savio summarized the encyclical for us and also brought out current issues that we as Indians are facing. Through his conference we were called to be more caring towards our nature.   

Oratory football tournament

On 20^th September 2015, the communities on Divyadaan and STI organized an oratory football tournament for the boys of under 5 ft. from the poor areas. Due to rain there was confusion whether to have this tournament or not. Finally the decision was taken and the tournament went on smoothly. Jagtapwadi emerged as winners of this tournament.

War

War is a period of armed conflict between different nations and groups. It occurs but to various reason and differences in opinions among groups; corporation; jealousy and hatred. We live in a world filled with discord, dispersion, hatred, violence and war. Facing these painful situations can we hope for peace? It is a fact of history and of life that violence and war always seem to have be with us. When animals rather to maintain territorial and sexual status is understood, but when a human being kills another having consciousness and language is shameful. Peace on the other hand is freedom from war. There is calmness, understanding joy and love when there is peace.

Run jump play but do not sin.

Don Bosco wanted his each and every boy to be happy. With this slogan of his he emphasized on enjoying but not sinning. Many have this false notion that to enjoy and sin goes hand in hand. But enjoying requires a different attitude after all. Firstly we need to be in peace with ourselves and also have concern for out brothers and sisters in need.