By Naresh Namindla csc – Readings: Gen 17: 9-10, 15-22; Mt 8: 1-4 Today’s readings portray two different men. The first reading portrays Abraham, the
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Month: June 2021
Art Review of The Pointer: St John The Baptist Showing Christ to St. Andrew
By Joynel Fernandes – The next day John again was standing with two of his disciples, and as he watched Jesus walk by, he exclaimed
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Ask for Grace from Our Lord
By Stephen Langsianmunga M. csc – Readings: Is 49:1-6; Act 13:22-26; Lk 1:57-66, 80 Today, the Church celebrates the nativity of John the Baptist, who
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Food to the Doorstep: Making Sure the Poor Did Not Go Hungry During Lockdown
By Fr George Kannanthanam cmf – “I was depressed and my whole life looked very negative. But when I joined as a volunteer with the
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Will the Lord Find My Fruits ‘Good’ Enough?
By Shiju Joseph csc Readings: Gen 15: 1-12, 17-18; Mt 7: 15-20 As Christians constantly we are forced to make choices in our daily life.
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‘The Expulsion of Adam and Eve from Paradise’ by Benjamin West (1791)
By Joynel Fernandes – Benjamin West (1728-1820), an Anglo- American history painter, was hailed the ‘American Raphael’. He lived during the era of the American
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Embrace the Path of Suffering
By William Selvaraj csc – Readings: Gen 13: 2, 5-28; Mt 7: 6, 12-14 The gospel of the day clearly gives us a golden rule
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World Day of Music: The Spirituality of Music
By Mathew Thankachen O.Praem. – Music, the ‘Divine palpitation in man and nature,’ makes one believe that it is the superb and sublime proof that
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‘Who Am I to You?’
By Anthony Jayaraj csc – Readings: Gen 12: 1-9; Mt 7: 1-5 The liturgy of the word is inviting me to realize how closed I
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Homily for Youth: Be Still, Behold and Be Urged…
By Fr Atony Christy SDB – June 20, 2021: 12th Sunday in Ordinary time Job 38: 1, 8-11; 2 Corinthians 5: 14-17; Mark 4: 35-41
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Homily: Be Still! Let the Lord sleep!
By Fr Francis Gonsalves, SJ – Twelfth Sunday – Year B – June 20, 2021 – Father’s Day & World Refugee Day Readings: Job 38:1,
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Do Not Be Engulfed in Fear
By Pritam Dangwar csc – Readings: Job 38:1.8-11; 2 Cor 5:14-17; Mk 4:35-41 In the first reading, we witness God’s answer to Job when he
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COVID-19: Ranchi Archdiocese Moves to Jungle to Distribute Rations
Faraway from the Ranchi city in the forests bordering the Khunti district of Jharkhand lie some remote villages where many people have been severely affected
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Trust and Have a Strong Faith in Him
By Nameswar Baliar Singh csc – Readings: 2 Cor 11:1-10; Mt 6:24-34 Many times, in my life, I have made choices which have created distance
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N-E India Domestic Workers Week 2021: Time to Recognise Their Work As Dignified
By Verghese V Joseph – In the midst of a devastating global health pandemic, the issue faced by domestic workers could not have come at
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