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Month: August 2021

The Mystical ‘Womb’ That is September!

August 31, 2021 Team ICM Features

By Leon Bent – Come September! It’s yesterday once more, for me! I simply bask in its aura, its divine melieu. On the twenty-sixth day

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Let us Unite to Celebrate the ‘Season of Creation’

August 31, 2021 Team ICM Features

By Prema Chowallur SCC The ‘Season of Creation’ from September 1st to October 4th 2021, is around the corner for worldwide Christian communities. Thousands of

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The Healing Ministry of Jesus

August 31, 2021 Team ICM Reflections

By Pravin S. csc Readings: Col 1: 1-8; Lk 4:38-44 The liturgy of today reminds us that Jesus is a powerful healer. One of his

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Ranchi: Bishop Theodore Completes 7 Years; Celebrates by Distributing Food Rations to Poor

August 30, 2021 Team ICM News

Ranchi: August 30 is a red-letter day in the life of the Archdiocese as it was on that day seven years ago Bishop Telesphore Bilung

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The Word Favours That We Live in Harmony

August 30, 2021 Team ICM Reflections

By Peter Paul csc – Readings: 1Thes 5:1-6, 9-11; Lk 4:31-37 On seeing Jesus, the demon affirms its inability and is frightened that it would

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Novena at St Martha’s Hospital: Selfless Service for Generations

August 30, 2021 Team ICM News

By Verghese V Joseph – A solemn flag hoisting ceremony was observed on Sunday (August 29) at one of Bengaluru’s leading healthcare facilities — St.

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Pope Francis Appoints New Administrator for Gurgaon Syro-Malankarese Eparchy

August 29, 2021 Team ICM News

By Verghese V Joseph – Rome: The Holy Father has announced the appointment of the Reverend Fr Varghese Vinayanand, O.I.C., as apostolic administrator of the

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Covid-19: Ranchi Archdiocese Continues to Serve the Poor

August 29, 2021 Team ICM News

By Fr. Ashit Toppo – Ranchi: The Archdiocese of Ranchi continues to reach out to the poor and needy at Fr. Agnel School campus in

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Jesus Shows Us How to Experience Rejection

August 29, 2021 Team ICM Reflections

By Kulandai Albert csc – Readings: 1 Thes 4: 13-18; Lk 4: 16-30 Today, the liturgy of the word invites us to be receptive. In

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Homily for Youth: The Presence of the Lord

August 28, 2021 Team ICM Youth

By Fr Antony Christy, SDB – Live, Submit and Create! 22nd Sunday in Ordinary time – August 29, 2021 Deuteronomy 4: 1-2,6-8; James 1: 17-18,21-22,

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Build Communities of Love

August 28, 2021 Team ICM Reflections

By Joseph Inbaraj csc – Readings: Deut 4: 1-2, 6-8; Jas 1: 17-18, 21b-22, 27; Mk 7: 1-8, 14-15,21-23 In the first reading, Moses tells

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Homily: Be Holy as our Religion

August 28, 2021 Team ICM Homilies

By Fr. Eugene Lobo S.J. – Twenty Second Sunday August 29, 2021 Deuteronomy 4:1-2,6-8; James 1:17-18,21-22,27; Mark 7:1-8,14-15,21-23 The chief issues of our age are

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Use Tech for Common Good; Pope Tells Global Catholic Parliamentarians

August 27, 2021 Team ICM News, Tech / Media

By Verghese V Joseph – Vatican: Greeting a delegation of the International Catholic Legislators Network at Vatican on Friday, Holy Father Francis asked them to

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Use Your Talents for His Greater Glory

August 27, 2021 Team ICM Reflections

By Thomas Lima csc – Readings: 1Thes 4: 9-11; Mt 25 14-30 Today’s first reading reminds us to become the message of love. It means

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Take The Example of St. Monica

August 26, 2021 Team ICM Reflections

By Nirmal Kumar csc – Readings: 1Thes 4: 1-8; Mt 25: 1-12 The tendency of pleasing everyone in everything is the weakness of the flesh.

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