By Fr Lawrence Raj – There was a knock on my office door. It was night. I was parish priest of the Annai Velanganni Shrine
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Category: Catholic Culture
Abortion Laws : A Pro-lifer’s View From a Catholic Perspective
By Amita Braganza – The year 2019 saw a very serious challenge in India to pro-lifers, especially anti-abortionists like our NGO, Respect for Life India
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Before We Judge Others…
By Subhasis Chattopadhyay – The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali as well as the Bhagavad Gita stress on celibacy and chastity respectively. Without celibacy in particular,
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Making Decisions with a Prayer on Your Lips
By Tom Thomas – Making decisions are never easy. I have made a lot of decisions in my life. Many good but many bad. Many
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The Bishop Fallout Episode: Unexplainable Situation
By Tom Thomas – “What happened to the Bishop?” My 12-year old son asked me last night. I was reading a media report on my
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Making a Difference: True Freedom Leads to Healthy Patriotism
As I write, it is July 4, Independence Day in the United States. This American holiday is always accompanied with parades, fireworks, flag waving and
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Faith Formation: Metamorphosis Into Who Jesus Is
By Leon Bent – What is Faith? “Faith grows and expands when lived as an experience of love received, and when it is communicated as an
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A Glimpse into the Biblical Fiesta
The first step in God’s holy design was to create the world. With this great act of God, the history of the world and of
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Mother’s Tears Are Never Lost
By Jacqueline Kelly – The tears of Mother Mary are God’s grace and mercy for our families. In our relationship with God where do we
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New-Age Church: Taking Your Parish into Cyberspace
By Fr Joshan Rodrigues – I’ll get straight to the point. The COVID pandemic has ‘disrupted’ how we function as Church. As the lockdown is
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The Choice of a Christian
By Mini Sherino – Every Christian is one who has partaken in the resurrection of Christ, he is thus expected to be upholding the things
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Lent A Joyful Season of Grace
By Fr. Joseph Royan, C.Ss.R – The Season of Lent is a special time of prayer, penance, sacrifice and good works in preparation for the
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Thank You Wonder Woman!
By Fr. Cedric Prakash, SJ – I am simply overwhelmed remembering the many women in my life! I stop and wonder whether it is a
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Parental Love is the Only Love That is Truly Selfless, Unconditional and Forgiving…
By Larissa D’souza – My parents have always found a way to make sure I have anything I ever needed and for that I am
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“Monday with Mary” – Our Lady of Bandel, West Bengal
By Tom Perna – Sometime during the middle of the 16th century, Bandel, presently an urban area within the Chinsurah subdivision of Hooghly district in
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