Let there be Christmas to help us realise that Joseph together with his young, pregnant wife had to trudge a long distance to get themselves
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Month: December 2025
The Homeless Christ in Our Midst: A Call to Reimagine Christmas
No room in the Inn (Lk2:7). The scene of Bethlehem continues even today. Because of indifference and closed hearts, many people experience the same rejection
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Curious Facts About Christmas
[tta_listen_btn] By Jacqueline Kelly. Once again it is Christmas, the feast which we love most. The young and the old all over the world are
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Why a Catholic Should Visit a Franciscan Church this Christmas?
[tta_listen_btn] By Tom Thomas. “I want to do something that will recall the memory of that Child who was born in Bethlehem, to see with
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From the Cradle to the Cross: Understanding the Full Story of Christmas
Janina Gomes – Across many nations, Christmas has increasingly turned into a secular spectacle—marked by glittering lights, festive markets, decorated trees, mistletoe, and the relentless
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Advent: The Reign – Constant Presence of God
Third Saturday in Advent – December 20, 2025 Judges 13: 2-7, 24-25; Luke 1: 26-38 Like the light that shines all over and enters every
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B’luru: When Music Becomes Touch: Abreos Share Christmas Joy with the Visually Impaired
Verghese V Joseph – Bengaluru’s own “von Trapp” family – the Abreos – turned a December morning at Jyothi Seva Home and School for Blind
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The Reign – Promise of New Things!
Third Friday in Advent – December 19, 2025 Judges 13: 2, 7, 24-25; Luke 1: 5-25 Today the Word presents to us two promises made…
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The Christmas Canvas: ‘The Dream of Joseph’ by Georges de la Tour
By Joynel Fernandes – It was indeed a tough day for Joseph. Post his labour at the carpenters table, he had discovered with deep sorrow
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Christmas: Spruce Trees That Mark Friendship
By Jacqueline Kelly – Trees have been revered throughout the ages. The roots of modern Christmas tree tradition is traced back to pagan times in
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Advent: Branches of Justice… All for the Reign!
Third Thursday in Advent – December 18, 2025 Jeremiah 23: 5-8; Matthew 1: 18-24 Getting closer to the great event of Christmas, the Word introduces
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Advent: Wisdom – The Promise of the Reign!
Third Wednesday in Advent – December 17, 2025 Genesis 49: 2, 8-10; Matthew 1: 1-17 The joy of the Reign consists in the unfailing promise
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Advent: The Choice for the Reign – Internal and Integral
Third Tuesday in Advent – December 16, 2025 Zephaniah 3: 1-2,9-13; Matthew 21: 28-32 The Joy of the Reign is a choice to be made,
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100 Years of Christian Faith: Odisha’s Sukananda Attributes it to Our Lady of Immaculate Conception
By Purushottam Nayak – Sukananda, Odisha: In Odisha, Sukananda, Kandhamal district under archdiocese of Cuttack-Bhubaneswar attributes the successful completion of a century of Christian faith
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Fr. Jerome D’Souza: The Jesuit Who Contributed to India’s Constitution
When we speak of the architects of modern India, names like Dr. B. R. Ambedkar, Jawaharlal Nehru, or Sardar Patel immediately come to mind. Yet another
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