By Tony Magliano – Over 21 years ago, when Catholic News Service offered me the wonderful opportunity to write a biweekly syndicated social justice and
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Feast of St. Francis Xavier Celebrated in Goa
John Malvino Alfonso OCD / Pics- Joseph Fernandes – Goa: “It is urgent today to proclaim the kingdom of God. There is no time to
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Understanding Faith During Advent
Every event, small or big, has to be seen and understood in faith: We will find strength and guidance, enlightenment and clarity in order to
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Homily: Prepare the Way for the Lord
Fr. Eugene Lobo SJ – Second Sunday of Advent December 04, 2022 Readings: Isaiah 11:1-10 Romans 15:4-9 Matthew 3:1-12 The season of Advent is the
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Identify Areas That Need Renewal
Newton Basumatari csc – Readings: Is 11: 1-10; Rom 15: 4-9; Mt 3: 1-3 We are in the second Sunday of Advent, and the word
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A Tale of Two Ports in Kerala: Church’s Role in Shaping ISRO and the Protest Against Adani’s Vizhinjam Seaport
Verghese V Joseph – With the Adani’s Vizhinjam seaport project deadlock in India’s southern state of Kerala showing no sign of easing anytime soon, it’s
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Assam: N-E Salesian Sisters Gear Up for Centenary Year Celebrations, Convent to be Dedicated as St Mary Mazzarelo Shrine
Sr Lydia Komuhra, FMA The Salesian Sisters of Don Bosco formally known as the Daughters of Mary Help of Christians) of the Province of Guwahati
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Journeying with Our Blessed Mother and Joseph During Advent
We know that Our Blessed Mother and Saint Joseph and the Mystery of Incarnation, “Word becoming flesh,” are inseparable. Therefore, to the extent we find
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St. Francis Xavier: Patron of Missions
By Fr. Errol Fernandes SJ – Francisco de Jaso y Azpilicueta (Francis Xavier) was born on April 7, 1506 in Javier (Xavier), Kingdom of Navarre
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Tend to the Harvest Which God Has Planted
Thomas Lima csc – Readings: Jer 1:4-9; 2 Cor 4:7-15; Lk 10: 1-16 Today we celebrate the feast of St. Francis Xavier. As a missionary,
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Live by Our Faith
Jessel Pradeep Cutinha csc – Readings: Is 29:17-24; Mt 9: 27-31 Everyone may experience blindness or darkness in one or the other way. We all
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December: That Special Feeling!
By Fr. J. Pulinthanath, SDB – The month of December, despite having 31 days, always feels too short for the many things we want to
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The Fisherman and the Priest
By Marianne Furtado de Nazareth – Often priests are compared to fishermen. The comparison is apt and so important in todays world reeling with hate
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Waiting in Joyful Expectation of the Messiah
By Leon Bent – The Catholic Liturgy is an album in which every epoch of Church history immortalizes itself. Therein, one can find various pictures
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The Constitution Belongs to ‘We, the People!’
Fr. Cedric Prakash SJ – It was ‘Constitution Day’ once again on 26 November, as the nation remembered with profound gratitude the day in 1949,
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