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Month: December 2018

Fr Antony Christy’s Homily for Youth: 3 Messages To Begin the Year With!

December 31, 2018 Team ICM Youth

By Fr Antony Christy, SDB – Let us begin the new year 2019 with grateful hearts. Here are 3 messages we can start the year

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Fr Antony Christy’s Homily for Youth: What Makes Your Family Holy?

December 29, 2018 Team ICM Youth

By Fr Antony Christy, SDB- The Feast today presents to us the model of the Holy Family… especially at a time when the Church, led

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Mortal Remains of First Native Bishop of Northeast India Laid to Rest

December 29, 2018 Team ICM News

Tezpur, 29 December, 2018: The Mortal Remains of Bishop Emeritus Robert Kerketta, the first native Catholic Bishop of Northeast India, was laid to rest at

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Fr. Francis Gonsalves’ Homily: Called To Be Holy Families & Domestic Churches

December 29, 2018 Team ICM Homilies

By Fr. Francis Gonsalves, SJ – “Children, be obedient to your parents always. Parents, never drive your children to resentment” (Col) Three Scriptural Signposts: 1.

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Family Life With Jesus At The Centre

December 29, 2018 Team ICM Faith / Spirituality

By Leon Bent – As we draw close to a new Calendar Year, during the Octave of the 8 days of Christmas we celebrate the

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Karnataka: Archbishop Dr Machado Joins Survey Exercise Done On Urban Homeless

December 27, 2018 Team ICM Catholic Culture

By C V Joseph – Nobility and generosity join hands to provide a “glimpses of hope” for the homeless! Bengaluru: Archbishop Dr. Peter Machado of

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Christmas Brings Warring MPs Together!

December 27, 2018 Team ICM Catholic Culture

By Louis Rodrigues – Belgaum: Christmas celebrations at the Bishop’s house in Belgaum had a great relevance this year. The two BJP MPs who were

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Submissions Start Trickling in for CBCI’s National Crib Contest

December 27, 2018 Team ICM News

Submissions have started trickling in what is probably billed as the world’s largest Christmas initiative ‘Away in a Manger’. If your church hasn’t got on

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Cardinal Gracias Shares Christmas Cheer With the Poor

December 26, 2018 Team ICM News

Our joy in the birth of Jesus is best shown by our willingness to take His love and compassion to those who may be unable

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Christmas for Challenged Children

December 25, 2018 Team ICM News

By Dr Jeanette Pinto Very recently I accidently got my hands on a book titled: “The Child Who Never Grew” by Pearl S Buck. It

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Fr Francis Gonsalves’ Homily: Stop Cribbing, Be a Christmas Crib!

December 24, 2018 Team ICM Homilies

By Fr Francis Gonsalves, SJ – Though Santa Claus often occupies centre-stage at Christmas, let’s not forget its real centre: Christ! ‘Christmas’ literally means ‘sending

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Fr. Antony Christ’s Christmas Homily for Youth: 7 Lessons From the Crib!

December 24, 2018 Team ICM Homilies

By Fr Antony Christy – Christmas is a time of joy! One of the joys of Christmas, apart from the Santaclaus, the Christmas tree, the

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It’s Christmas, Rejoice and Be Glad!

December 24, 2018 Team ICM Features

By Leon Bent – It’s Christmas once again! Rejoice and be glad! May we catch and live some of this spirit as we commemorate the

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On Christmas, We Pray for Our Nation Even More: Bishop Theodore

December 24, 2018 Team ICM News

Bishop Theodore Mascarenhas, SFX, Secretary General, Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India, delivered a special Christmas message on General Overseas Services of All India Radio on

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Midnight Homily By Fr Eugene Lobo: Has Jesus Found a Room In Your Heart?

December 24, 2018 Team ICM Homilies

By Fr. Eugene Lobo, SJ – Christmas is a celebration of joy, hope, peace and light. It is a feast of joy as we celebrate

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