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Month: July 2019

Priesthood

A Vision and Wisdom for the Priesthood of Christ

July 31, 2019 Team ICM Features

By Leon Bent – A priest who neglects his own sanctification cannot be called light and salt. The Priest-disciple journey is a “gift that God

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Seek the Kingdom of Heaven

July 30, 2019 Team ICM Reflections

By Roshan Minin D’Souza, CSC – Readings: Ex 34: 29-35; Mt 13: 45-46 In today’s gospel, we read that Jesus is asking us to choose

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Parenting: Sure Path to Holiness

July 29, 2019 Team ICM Family

By Lorraine & Leon Bent The call to love is “the fundamental and innate vocation of every human being” (Familiaris Consortio) In the vocation of

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Become Aware of Situations

July 29, 2019 Team ICM Reflections

By Joseph Inbaraj, CSC – Readings: Ex 33:7-11, 34:5-9; Mt 13:36-43 The readings of the day invite us to become aware of our situation and

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Understanding the Salvific Plan of God

July 28, 2019 Team ICM Reflections

By Vimal Wilbert, CSC – Readings: Ex 32:15-24, 30-34; Jn 11:19- 27 Today the Church celebrates the memorial of St Martha who in her lifespan

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St. Martha: Her Friendship with Jesus and Confession of Faith

July 28, 2019 Team ICM Features

By Leon Bent – Martha of Bethany is a biblical figure described in the Gospels of Luke and John. Together with her siblings Lazarus and

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Peace and Harmony Messages Ring Out Loud at St Assisi-Sultan Kāmil 800th Anniversary Meet

July 28, 2019 Team ICM News

By Verghese V Joseph — Bengaluru: It was indeed a momentous occasion when the followers of St. Francis of Assisi, known as Franciscans ministering in

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Fr Francis’ Homily: Ask and It Will be Given to You

July 27, 2019 Team ICM Homilies

By Francis Gonsalves, SJ – 17th Sunday of the Year – Cycle C – 28 July 2019 Readings: Ex 18:20-32; Col 2:12-14; Lk 11: 1-13

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Homily for Youth: Unveiling the Mystery of Prayer

July 27, 2019 Team ICM Homilies

By Fr Antony Christy, SDB – July 28, 2019: 17th Sunday in Ordinary time Genesis 18: 20-32; Colossians 2: 12-14; Luke 11:1-13 Prayer… A Christian

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Fr. Eugene’s Homily: Ask, Search and Knock

July 27, 2019 Team ICM Homilies

By Fr. Eugene Lobo, SJ – Seventeenth Sunday of the Year July 28, 2019 Genesis 18:20-32; Colossians 2:12-14; Luke 11:1-13 The readings of today remind

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A Beautiful Indian Saint Who Refused an Arranged Marriage to Follow God’s Call

July 27, 2019 Team ICM Aleteia

By Philip Kosloski — Known to her family as Annakutty (“little Anna”), St. Alphonsa was born in Kudamalur in Kerala, India in 1910. Annakutty’s entire

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Pro-life Heroes: To Love is to Live

July 26, 2019 Team ICM Family

By Dr Jeanette Pinto – I taught Anoop Chakravarthy a spastic student, the subject of History at the undergraduate level at St. Xavier’s College Mumbai

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Be Aware of Your Strengths and Weaknesses

July 26, 2019 Team ICM Reflections

By Manu Praveen, CSC – Readings: Ex 24: 3-8; Mt 13:24-30 “Let them both grow till the harvest.” God allows both good and bad to

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‘Word of God is Stronger than Double-Edged Sword’

July 25, 2019 Team ICM Reflections

By Pretham Joy Menezes, CSC – Readings: Ex 20:1-17; Mt 13:18-23 “The word of God is meant to be bread for daily use, not a

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July 27 Inter-Religious Peace Event: To Commemorate 800th Anniversary of St. Francis of Assisi and Sultan al-Malik al-Kāmil’s Encounter

July 24, 2019 Team ICM News

Bengaluru: The year 2019 commemorates 800th anniversary of encounter between St. Francis of Assisi, a medieval Saint from Italy and Sultan al-Malik al-Kāmil of Egypt.

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