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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Category: Catholic Culture
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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Parables for Today: Marriage as Heaven
By Fr. Joe Mannath, SDB Tony, a close friend of mine since our university studies, is married, and has two college-going children. This is how
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Avarice: The Colourful Deceit of Money
By Fr Jacob Arimpur, VC – St Thomas Aquinas defines avarice as the unreasonable or immoderate desire for riches. It is a cardinal sin and
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A Wedding (Feast) to Remember!
By Fr Warner D’Souza – Last Sunday, parishioners at a Mumbai church participated wholeheartedly in an unusual celebration of sorts — parish feast coupled with
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Taking Responsibility for Your Life
By Hedwig Lewis, SJ We are all familiar with the image of the Statue of Liberty. Not many are aware that there is a “Statue
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Christians: Blend In or Stand Out?
By Susanna D – I’m here to address one of the questions that Christians who take their faith seriously have all thought at one time or
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Consecrated Religious In The Connected World
By Sr. Inigo Joachim, SSA – We must know the evolution of the speed of communication: When Columbus discovered America, it took seven months for
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We Do Not Have to ‘Meet’ God
By Sr. Margaret D’Mello – When I was asked to put down a few lines on how I meet God, I started wondering. Meeting God?
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My Love-Hate Relationship with Facebook Comment Threads
By Susanna D – I don’t know what it is, but as soon as I see an interesting/ thought-provoking/controversial headline or Facebook status, my eyes
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Being a Welcoming Church
By Susanna D – A few months ago I was at a weekday Mass, and it was pretty crowded. First Friday of the month, and
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