The Young Chronicle: For Grade 3 November 28th, 2014 | Page 2

YOUNG CHRONICLE November 28th, 2014 THE YOUNG CHRONICLE Who is a Saint? The 25 Best Inventions of 2014 Rohan and Priyanka (who like to be known as Rambo and Pranks) our very own curious kids, were quite enthusiastic, that Pope Francis had announced two Indian priests, Father Kuriakose Chavara and Sister Euphrasia as MOM, as in Mars Obiter Mission or Mangalyaan successfully entered Mars' orbit in its first attempt on September 24, 2014. The Indian Space and Research Organisation or ISRO is India's primary space agency. It launched its Mars craft called Mangalyaan on November 5, 2013. After 15 months, it floated into Mars' orbit. This near impossible feat achieved by the scientists at ISRO has made India the first country in the Who is a saint? world to achieve this task in its first attempt. And who are Father Kuriakose Chavara and Sister Euphrasia? Saints; the news was quite fantastic. But Pranks and Rambo found it strange, they knew nothing The Mangalyaan traveled 650 million kilometers from earth. If calculated, the cost comes up to Rs. 6.7 per kilometer. This turns out to be cheaper than a regular rickshaw ride in the city! It weighed 1,350 kgs and was ready in 15 months. It is cuboid in shape and the main engine was referred to as Kumbhakaran or the sleeping demon, who had been awakened. about these saints! Amidst the hullabaloo over elections and power, did the media not have any time to acknowledge those who helped people ever? While pranks sought information about these saints, Rambo was still dealing with the question, ‘Who are Saints?’ Papa then explained to the curious kids, that a ‘saint’ is someone who is recognized by the Church as one who had an extremely close relationship with God and who tried to live according to TIME magazine referred to Mangalyaan as The Super smart Spacecraft! The magazine also featured several inventions that are according to it, were "making the world better, smarter and-in some cases-a little more fun." The list also includes inventions by two Indians for developing an exercise space for prisoners in solitary confinement and a tablet toy for kids. God’s Will for her/his life. Imagine sitting in a room by yourself for a very long time. Now, Like Hindus have Rishis, and Muslims have Mu'mins, the prison in the American state of Oregon, there are some Christians have Saints. Saints are people who are extremely kind and dedicate their lives to help other people despite their own constraints. Father Chavara was a social reformer and worked towards education of women. He started a system of “A School With Every Church” which succeeded in making education free. He died at Age 65, in January 3, 1871. Sister Euphrasia died in 1952. Though she was confined to the convent for her entire life, Sister Euphrasia prayed for everyone around her, he said. Her life was for the poor. To Read About How a Saint Becomes a Saint, Go to Page 6 imagine you are running around and playing in the park. In a prisoners are locked up alone and see nothing but a tiny whitewalled cell for 23 hours in a day. Nalini Nadkarni, an Indian forest ecologist and college professor helped develop the 'Blue Room' with Snake River Correctional Institution in Oregon for these prisoners. Last year, officials began letting some of them spend their free hour in a first-of-its-kind “blue room,” an exercise space where a projector plays video of open deserts, streaming waterfalls and other outdoor scenes. So, these prisoners get the same feeling that you do when you are playing in the park. Know more about the inventions on Page 5. If you haven’t subscribed to the paper yet, click ‘Full Version’ to read the article.