By Joynel Fernandes – Ambrogio Lorenzetti (1290 – 1348) was a medieval Italian painter of the Sienese school of art. Inspired by the Byzantine and
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Book Review: Come, Let us Journey Together into Our Common Home
By Sr Teresa Joseph, FMA – Author: Sr. Alice Chacko FMA Publisher: ISPCK, Delhi Year: 2021 Pages: 229 ISBN: 978-93-90569-88-5 The Cover Page of this
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Mary – A Masterpiece: ‘The Presentation of the Virgin’
By Joynel Fernandes – His art is a poetry of colour, a theatre of design and a canvas of stories! Born Jacopo Comin, Tintoretto (the
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Bonding With Children: That Special Dad Feeling!
Good Fathers to Great Dads is a book for the Christian dad in general with a practical oriented approach yet built on a strong spiritual
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Book Release in Assam: ‘Hanti Bisari’, In Search of Peace
By Tom Mangattuthazhe – The deepest longing of every society has been for permanent peace. It is repeatedly expressed in diverse contexts, even in the
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Mary – A Masterpiece: ‘The Nativity of the Virgin’
By Joynel Fernandes – On this day O beautiful Mother On this day we give thee our love Near thee Madonna fondly we hover Trusting thy
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Book Release: Fr. Stan Swamy – A Maoist or A Martyr?
Bengaluru: A book titled ‘Fr. Stan Swamy: A Moaist or a Martyr?’ by renowned activist and academician Fr Prakash Louis SJ will be released at
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Book Release: Cardinal Oswald Urges Transformational Approach to Solidarity
Mumbai: His Eminence Oswald Cardinal Gracias, the Archbishop of Bombay, President of the CBCI, and one of the topmost consultors of Pope Francis, on Sunday
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Book Launch: ‘Attempt the Impossible’, a Monumental Work
Guwahati: The North East India Regional Bishop’s Council (NERBC) on Friday released a book titled, ‘Attempt the Impossible’ by Archbishop Emeritus Thomas Menamparambil SDB at
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The Martyrdom of St. Thomas, Apostle of India by Peter Paul Ruber (1637-1639)
By Joynel Fernandes – Tradition has not been kind to St. Thomas, an intriguing apostle of Christ. Tarnished for his thick-headed insistence of a personal sensory
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Social Life & Apostolic Traditions: More About Saint Thomas
Beginning today we will run a series of articles by Chev. Prof. George Menachery related to the realities of South Indian social life and apostolic
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Art Review of The Pointer: St John The Baptist Showing Christ to St. Andrew
By Joynel Fernandes – The next day John again was standing with two of his disciples, and as he watched Jesus walk by, he exclaimed
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‘The Expulsion of Adam and Eve from Paradise’ by Benjamin West (1791)
By Joynel Fernandes – Benjamin West (1728-1820), an Anglo- American history painter, was hailed the ‘American Raphael’. He lived during the era of the American
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Picturing the Passion: ‘Pieta’ by Michelangelo
By Joynel Fernandes – The term Pietà finds its roots in the Italian word for ‘pity’ and the Latin word for ‘piety’. Heart-rendering, it depicts
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Picturing The Passion: ‘The Last Supper’ by Leonardo da Vinci
By Joynel Fernandes – Undoubtedly the most controversial and timeless meal in history is the Last Supper. This significant event is best memorialized by Leonardo
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