By Leon Bent — Christmas is round the corner. I asked the Lord, give me a dream, a theme! And, lo and behold, peace versus
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Category: Catholic Culture
Word of God; Our Eternal Food! Spiritual Quest of a Clinician
By Dr Job Cyriac — “But he answered and said, it is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that
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Striving to be the Rule: Ethics for Wedding Guests
By Fr Warner D’Souza — The Bible is filled with analogies and parables relating to weddings. Yahweh was the bridegroom to His people Israel, in
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Time to Say Thank You Lord
By Most Rev. Lumen Monteiro, CSC, D.D, Bishop of Agartala — What does one do 18 times a minute, 1800 times an hour and 25,920
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Of Things Past, Passing and Yet to Come
Fr. J. Pulinthanath, SDB — There is something puzzling about the speed with which December always comes, bringing with it tad regret and surprise. Surprise
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Avoiding Eye Contact and Other Ways to Kill Your Soul
By Susanna D – Are you a good person? Yeah, me too. I’m basically a good person. Aren’t we all? Most people think of themselves
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It’s Time to Bell the Cat – Revisiting Human Traditions
By Fr. Warner D’Souza – My dear friend, the late Fr Larry Pereira always said that religion is like a river; at its source it
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Parables for Today: Why Not Me?
By Fr. Joe Mannath, SDB — Last May, I met someone who impressed me a great deal. This is how we met. A parishioner I
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Sharing Supper With Our Lord
By Jacqueline Colaco – I was perusing through ancestral photographs to post milestone family occasions on Facebook. Many of these centred round cake cutting ceremonies
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A Catholic Perspective on Arranged Marriages
By Susanna D – The concept of arranged marriages is as fascinating and repulsive to the Western world, as it is natural and normal to
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Want to Overcome Anxiety and Fear?
By Fr Warner D’Souza – A few years ago I learnt how to overcome fear and anxiety, and that too in a hospital. I happened
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Brother Cal: The Saintly Man
By Subhasis Chattopadhyay – Orphans stink of poverty and misfortune. The ambitious who intern at orphanages move on to greener pastures. Those who run orphanages
Read moreIn Solidarity with the Poor: Wakeup Call for Catholics!
By Fr. Cedric Prakash, SJ – Pope Francis has invited the Catholic Church and the entire world, to observe 19 November as the ‘World Day of
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World Day of the Poor: Reach Out, Urges Pope Francis
By Holy Father Pope Francis – At the conclusion of the Jubilee of Mercy, I wanted to offer the Church a World Day of the
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Instead of a Cell Phone, How About a Cross By Your Bedside?
By Fr. Sebastian Vadakumpadan – One day we visited a convent to meet the Superior. I rang the bell and waited. Immediately a kitchen girl
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