Dr. A. Magimai Pragasam – Trichirappalli: A dynamic two-day workshop titled ‘Storytelling in the Digital Age’ was recently conducted on April 12-13, 2024, at the
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Part II: My Experience on Positive Benefits of Writing
Fr Arockia Dhas Rayappan – Writing: A Means of Evangelization This helped me realise that I can bring alive the person of Martyr Jesuit Father
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Part I: My Experience on Positive Benefits of Writing
By Fr Arockia Dhas Rayappan – An Assumption and an Acknowledgment by the author: In this article, the author shares with the readers the lessons
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DeSIFMA’s Palm Sunday Production: A Youthful Tribute to The Calvary
Verghese V Joseph & Dr. Magimai Pragasam – Chennai: In a vibrant celebration of Palm Sunday on March 24, 2024, the De Sales International Film
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DeSIFMA: Where Education Meets Filmmaking!
Verghese V Joseph – Chennai, India: For students passionate about film and media, De Sales International Film & Media Academy (DeSIFMA) offers a unique opportunity
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Illness and Wellness: ‘The Hundred Guilder Print’ by Rembrandt (1647 – 1649)
By Joynel Fernandes – ‘It is hard to describe the greatest painter of the north and the greatest printmaker of them all, because Rembrandt is
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Kolkata: Sampriti Academy Observes 100th Birth Anniversary of Jesuit Priest Fr Paul Detienne’
By Isaac Harold Gomes. Kolkata: On Saturday (30th December 2023), on the occasion of Jesuit priest Father Paul Detienne’s 100th Birth Anniversary, a programme to pay
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Mary Did You Know: Song Punctures Catholic Truths About Mary
Courtesy: The Goan By Fr Noel Menezes, SFX. I still had a few calls to make and messages to respond to Christmas wishes, but I
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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 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 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 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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The Christmas Canvas: ‘The Annunciation to the Shepherds’ by Joachim Wtewael
By Joynel Fernandes – The first Noel, the angels did say Was to certain poor shepherds in fields as they lay In fields where they
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The Christmas Canvas: ‘The Mystic Nativity’ by Sandro Botticelli
By Joynel Fernandes – “Look, the Virgin shall conceive and bear a son and they shall name him Emmanuel which means ‘God with us’.” The
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The Christmas Canvas: ‘The Census at Bethlehem’ by Pieter Bruegel
By Joynel Fernandes – If you are dreaming of a White Christmas, Pieter Bruegel’s deep wintered ‘Census at Bethlehem’ would definitely not fit your list.
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