By Dr. Jeanette Pinto – After the high drama of celebration, merry making and feasting on Shrove Tuesday there’s a drastic drop in the mood
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Category: Catholic Culture
Karnataka: Alnavar Feast and Age-Old Tradition of Ghhumots
(Photo: Ghumots being played at the feast procession in Alnavar village on Wednesday.) By Louis Rodrigues – Belgaum: Rich Goan tradition and customs that prevail
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Hope is the Only Thing Stronger Than Fear
By Larissa D’Souza – A group of frogs were travelling through the woods; two of them fell into a deep pit. The other frogs crowded
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Week of Prayer for Christian Unity: A Church Perspective
By Leon Bent – The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity began in 1908 as the Octave of Ecumenical Christian Unity, and focused on prayer
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Jan 18-25: Week of Prayer for Christian Unity
By Caroline Busuttil – Correspondent from the Focolare Movement for Ecumenical dialogue. – Every year in January during the Unity Octave Christians of different Churches
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Karnataka: Archbishop Dr Machado Joins Survey Exercise Done On Urban Homeless
By C V Joseph – Nobility and generosity join hands to provide a “glimpses of hope” for the homeless! Bengaluru: Archbishop Dr. Peter Machado of
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Christmas Brings Warring MPs Together!
By Louis Rodrigues – Belgaum: Christmas celebrations at the Bishop’s house in Belgaum had a great relevance this year. The two BJP MPs who were
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Christmas Reminds Us of the Homeless Jesus
By Fr Hedwig Lewis SJ – On Christmas Eve 2011, Timothy Schmalz, a Canadian sculptor was at the Friends of the Crèche international art show
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Turning Sadness Into Joy at Christmas
By Fr. Hedwig Lewis SJ — Most people ‘celebrate’ Christmas; some don’t. Those who do celebrate, communicate joy to their family and friends. The others
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Walking Pilgrims: When The Goans Go Marching In!
By Louis Rodrigues – Belgaum: Come December and the Konkani-speaking Goan settlers, across the upper region adjacent to Western Ghats between Yellapur in Karnataka to
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Advent Thoughts: Why Did God Take The Initiative of Coming to Us First?
By Fr. Adrian Mascarenhas – This question assumes that there was a distance between human beings and God, and that God later bridged this gap
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Justice Joseph Kurian: A Tribute
Advocate Joseph Mandumpal pays rich tributes to Supreme Court judge Justice Joseph Kurian who retired on November 29 and has been a beacon of light
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That Special Feeling of Coming Home
By Dr Jeanette Pinto – Every evening around 6 pm there is an unusual flutter in the sky and as we look up we see
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B’lore Archdiocese’s Youth Fest Brings Out The Best in Them
Bangalore: The Bangalore Archdiocese’s annual inter parish cultural fest titled ‘Reach-Out’ was held on last Saturday and Sunday (November 24-24). There were around 20 parishes
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An Evening With Champions: Children With HIV Break All Barriers
By Verghese V Joseph – Bengaluru: It was truly a humbling experience to be present among true champions! Billed as the ‘Champion In Me’ (CIM),
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