Br. Malvino Alfonso OCD & Verghese V Joseph – Goa: On January 5, 2025, the Solemnity of the Epiphany of the Lord marked the conclusion
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Author: Team ICM
John Wijngaards (1935-2025): A Legacy of Missionary Scholarship in India
By Austine J. Crasta John Wijngaards, a Catholic scripture scholar and former priest who served as a missionary in India, passed away on 2 January
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We are Invited to Love all Without Distinction
Jacob Perikala csc – Readings: 1 Jn 4: 7-10; Mk 6: 34-44 The first reading emphasizes the importance of love in the Christian life, teaching
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Embrace the Call to Repentance and Faith
Akhsi Wary csc – Readings: 1 Jn 3: 22 – 4: 6; Mt 4: 12-17, 23-25 The first reading reminds us of the profound relationship
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Goa Observes Jubilee Year 2025 as a Journey of Spiritual Renewal and Hope
Br. Malvino Alfonso OCD – Goa: The Jubilee Year 2025 was inaugurated in the Archdiocese of Goa and Daman on December 29, 2024, during a
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The Epiphany of Our Lord: Celebrating the Visit of the Magi
Epiphany also known as “Theophany” in Eastern Christian tradition, is a Christian feast day commemorating the visit of the Magi, the baptism of Jesus, and
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Part III: Miracles of Goa – Saint Francis Xavier
Born in the Castle of Xavier in the Kingdom of Navarra [now a Province of Spain] on 7th April, 1506; died on the Island of
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Part II: Miracles of Old Goa – The Church of Santa Monica
Nestled in the picturesque village of Velha, also known as Old Goa, the Convent of Santa Monica and the Chapel of Weeping Cross in Goa
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Beginning 2025 With Hope
Mater Dei, Gaudium Spei & Pax Dei! January 1, 2025: Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God Numbers 6:22-27; Galatians 4: 4-7; Luke 2:16-21 It is
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Part I: Miracles of Old Goa
Goa – it is that distant land that more and more people seek to come to for a holiday. It is a land where life
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The Christmas Canvas: ‘The Sistine Madonna’ by Raphael da Urbino (1513)
By Joynel Fernandes – O Maiden will you be, the Mother of the Saviour Your God has chosen you, to give the world His Son
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The Good News in the New Year 2025
I know it may sound odd, but in recent years I’ve felt much happier on New Year’s Eve than on New Year’s Day. I’ve come
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The Christmas Canvas: ‘The Rest on the Flight to Egypt’ by Luc Olivier Merson (1879)
By Joynel Fernandes – The first Christmas was far from comfort and tedium. Twelve days had not yet passed and adversity struck. Post the visit
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The Christmas Canvas: The ‘Massacre of the Innocents’ by Peter Paul Rubens
By Joynel Fernandes – We are in the city of Antwerp in northern Belgium. It is a prosperous city of money, merchants and trade. In
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The Christmas Canvas: ‘The Procession of the Magi’ by Benozzo Gozzoli (1459 – 1460)
By Joynel Fernandes – Michelangelo, Leonardo Da Vinci, Galileo, Fra Angelico, Gozzoli and Botticelli: all these master artists had a single thing in common. They
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