By Bro. John Malvino Alfonso, OCD – Margao: “We should know our call and follow Jesus in a prophetic manner,” said Bishop Emeritus of the
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Month: July 2019
Restorer of Churches Fr Botelho Passes Away in Mumbai
Well known priest of the Bombay Archdiocese Fr Jude Botelho passed away on Tuesday in Mumbai. He was 74. The funeral mass will be held
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A Loving Tribute: “Amalan, WHy Were You in Such Hurry?”
By Fr. Cedric Prakash, SJ – “Amalan, was a man in a hurry!” said our Provincial Fr Francis Parmar in his moving farewell tribute to
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God’s Ways are Strange
By P.A. Devadoss, CSC – Readings: Ex 3:1-6, 9-12; Mt 11:25-27 The ways of God are strange. They are unfathomable. They are totally peculiar. Today’s
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N-E Syro-Malabar Bishops Call for Peace and Unity
By Verghese V Joseph – Calling for peace and unity in the Eastern-rite Church in India, the bishops of the Syro-Malabar Church in the North
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Our Lady of Mount Carmel and the Devotion to the Brown Scapular
By John Malvino Alfonso, OCD – The Mother Church celebrates the feast of Our lady of Mount Carmel on 16 July every year. Our Lady
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Our Lady of Mount Carmel: Be Near to Us
By Leon Bent – Our Lady of Mount Carmel is the title given to the Blessed Virgin Mary in her role as patroness of the
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Allow God to Enter into Our Lives
By Anthoni Reddy, CSC – Readings: Ex 2:1-15, Mt 11:20-24 In today’s Gospel, Jesus gives instruction to his disciples and says woe to the cities
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Give Jesus a Place in Our Lives
By Vijith Joncy Mathias, CSC – Readings: Ex 1:8-14,22; Mt 10:34-11:1 In the first reading we see how the Egyptians persecuted others. Even though Jews
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Move With Compassion
By Shiju Joseph, CSC – “Who is my neighbour?” is the question that prompted Jesus to tell what has now become a celebrated story in
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Homily for Youth: Be Love! Be Compassion!
By Fr Antony Christy, SDB – 15th Sunday in Ordinary Time – July 14, 2019 Deuteronomy 30: 10-14; Colossians 1: 15-20; Luke 10: 25-37 Religion
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Fr. Francis Gonsalves, SJ – “You must love the Lord your God with all your heart … and your neighbour as yourself” (Lk) Three Scriptural
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Fr Eugene’s Homily: Building his Kingdom Here
By Fr. Eugene Lobo, SJ – Fifteenth Sunday of the Year: July 14, 2019 Deuteronomy 30:10-14; Colossians 1:15-20; Luke 10:25-37 We are living in a
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Arangetram in a Kerala Church: Where Art Meets the Divine!
By Verghese V Joseph – On July 6, two California-based young girls — Michelle Clara Joemon and Lilly Varghese Pazhay among others — enthralled an
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Orare et Laborare: The Benedictine Way
By Subhasis Chattopadhyay – Hindu sages declared that the Truth is One, though perceived as many. Jesus is that Truth. He is the Light that
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