By Tom Thomas. In the run-up to Lent, it is interesting that the Holy Father keeps the focus every week on a specific vice. This
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Month: February 2024
Strengthen Your faith and Ask for Wisdom
[tta_listen_btn] Pritam Dangwar csc. Readings: Jas 1: 1-11; Mk 8: 11-13. In the first reading, James encourages us to trust in God’s steadfast love and
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World Marriage Day: Never Waste a Good Conflict!
By Lorraine & Leon Bent – Continuing from where we left off, let’s examine how we invariably hurt the one we love. Conflict is an
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There is Someone We Can Turn To
Thomas Lima csc. Readings: Lev 13: 1-2,44-46; 1Cor 10: 31-11:1; Mk 1: 40-45 The book of Leviticus describes the rules and procedures for lepers. God
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World Marriage Day: Choosing To Love
By Lorraine & Leon Bent – World Marriage Day is an observance sponsored by Worldwide Marriage Encounter, which is observed on the second Sunday of February each year. Its
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Homily: Dwelling in the Presence of the Lord
[tta_listen_btn] Fr. Eugene Lobo SJ. Sixth Sunday of the year February 11, 2024 Leviticus 13:1-2, 45-46; 1 Corinthians 10:31-11:1; Mark 1:40-45 We have been witnessing
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St. Chavara: Saint and Poet
By Br. Rojan Babu – Saint Kuriakose Elias Chavara (10 February 1805 – 3 January 1871) was the founder of two indigenous religious congregations in
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Marriage: A Gift to Society
By Dr Jeanette Pinto – Marriage is God’s gift to individuals, families and society at large. World Marriage Day is an observance sponsored by an
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Religious Life: A Call With a Purpose
Sr Lini Sheeja MSC from Germany – The God who anointed Moses and Samuel, the God who called Peter and John, the God who ate
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Our Actions Should be Driven by Love and Compassion
Eldho Augustine csc. Readings: 1 Kgs 12: 26-32; 13: 33-34; Mk 8: 1-10 The first reading of the day presents a fascinating narrative of King
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India as an Observatory: Involvement of Jesuits in India
By Franky Fernandes – As we have seen, Jesuits who came to the “mission fields” were trained in practical astronomy and considered India as “theater
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One Look and Two Words!
By Sr Lini Sheeja MSC from Germany. Did Jesus find no other place than the seashore to call the first ones whom He wanted? In
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Cultivate a Spirit of Understanding
Shanborlang Mawrie csc. Readings: 1Kgs 11: 29-32,12: 19; Mk 7: 31-37 In today’s Gospel, we hear the words of Jesus “Ephphatha” – “Be Opened.” The
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Tryst with Telescope in Goa: Birth of Telescopic Astronomy in India
By Franky Fernandes – The men of cloth being men of science would carry not just Gospel but also European science. In a similar fashion,
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The Danger of the Dark Vice
By Tom Thomas. Hot, humid weather. There was not a leaf stirring in the Kottayam plantation. The smell of rubber trees is all-pervasive as well
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