By Lavoisier Fernandes – The recent nightclub fire in Arpora, Goa-India, which claimed twenty-five lives and injured at least fifty people, has shaken the state’s
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The Black Madonna on Pilgrimage
Paul Suski – During Advent, on December 12, we celebrate the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe. It is an image traditionally held not to
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Advent: Simplicity – the Rule of the Reign
Second Thursday in Advent – December 11, 2025 Isaiah 41: 13-20; Matthew 11: 11-15 Daring to behold the Reign is, almost always, interpreted in terms
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Advent: Growing into the Flock of the Reign
Second Tuesday in Advent – December 09, 2025 Isaiah 40: 1-11; Matthew 18: 12-14 One of the signs or consequences of daring to behold the
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Advent: Strengthened to Strive for the Reign
Second Wednesday in Advent – December 10, 2025 Isaiah 40: 25-31; Matthew 11: 28-30 Daring to behold the Reign is the task entrusted to us
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Advent: The Immaculate Conception
December 8, 2025: Genesis 3: 9-15, 20; Ephesians 1: 3-6, 11-12; Lk 1: 26-38 The Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of Our Blessed Mother –
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Advent: Dare to Behold the Reign
December 7, 2025 – Second Sunday of Advent Isaiah 11:1-10; Romans 15: 4-9; Matthew 3: 1-12 Repent, for the Reign of God is close at
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Odisha: Annual Retreat ‘Reignite’ Spiritually Strengthens Priests
By Purushottam Nayak – Visakhapatnam: The 50th Annual Retreat of priests from the Archdiocese of Cuttack-Bhubaneswar from the eastern Indian state of Odisha concluded recently
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Advent: Called to Work with the Reign
First Saturday in Advent – December 6, 2025 Isaiah 30: 19-21, 23-26; Matthew 9:35 – 10:1,5,6-8 Freely you have received, freely you shall give –
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Odisha: St. Vincent de Paul Society Distributes Blankets to Needy in Kandhamal
By Purushottam Nayak – Raikia, Kandhamal: As winter approaches each year, harsh temperatures pose severe challenges for people living on the margins of society those
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Advent: Beginning to see the Reign
First Friday in Advent – December 05, 2025 Isaiah 27: 17-24; Matthew 9: 27, 31 The blind shall see, the deaf shall hear, the lowly
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Advent: Belong to the Reign
First Thursday in Advent – December 04, 2025 Isaiah 26: 1-6; Matthew 7: 21, 24-27 The Rock is the imagery that connects the first reading
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St. John Henry Newman: A Pilgrim’s Teacher and a Voice for an Age of Dialogue
I. Introduction: Newman, the 38th Doctor of the Church On 1 November 2025, Pope Leo XIV solemnly declared St. John Henry Newman the 38th Doctor
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Advent: On behalf of the Reign
December 3, 2025 – Celebrating St. Francis Xavier Ezekiel 3: 17-21; 1 Corinthians 9: 16-19, 22-23; Mark 16: 15-20. We celebrate St. Francis Xavier the
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Neurobiology, Treatment, and Management of Major Depressive Disorder in the Indian Context
Subhasis Chattopadhyay Ph.D. The Silent Epidemic In the contemporary landscape of Indian healthcare, few conditions are as misunderstood, stigmatized, and pervasive as Major Depressive Disorder
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