In the month of August, we in India think of the pre-independence days and the post-independence situation of our motherland, India, Bharath. Tall claims by
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Category: Catholic Culture
Why Syrian Rite Keralites have a ‘Patron Saint’ and Why Latin Rite Goans, Mangaloreans, and Sri Lankans Don’t!
By Filomena Saraswati Giese – St. Kuriakose Elias Chavara and St. Joseph Vaz. Why Keralites had St. Kuriakose made a Patron Saint at his Canonization
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During Difficult Times, What Can I Do?
Tom Thomas – “Jesus replied, “A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and he fell among robbers, who stripped him and beat him and departed,
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Goan Catholic Girls Excel as Musicians in Tiatr Theatre
By Bro John Malvino Alfonso OCD and pictures by Pio Esteves – Goa: Goan catholic girls have been playing various musical instruments including wind instruments
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My Father’s Grief
By Mekha Jude George – Have you ever had an experience that made you wonder ‘Is this how God feels?’ When I was in 6th
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Labour Day: Service and Sacrifice
Dr. Jeanette Pinto – “All labor that uplifts humanity has dignity.” — Martin Luther King, Jr. The 20th century saw millions of young men enter the
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The Tiny Bits
By Tom Thomas – It’s all in little tiny bits here and there; at home and in the office; and in the memory lane of
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Casteism in the Church: A Far Cry for Dalit Christians
By Prof. (Dr.) M. Mary John – The celebration of Easter 2023 with all the rhetoric, rituals, and mechanical yearly replication is just over and
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Palm Sunday: Understand the Importance, Significance & Tradition
Jacqueline Kelly – Palm Sunday is also called “Passion Sunday”. In the Christian tradition, it is the first day of the Holy Week and the
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In Defence of North East Christians
By chhotebhai – Not belonging to the North East (NE), why should I bother about what is happening to the Christians there? As always, Sacred
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The Light is On for You
Tom Thomas – “Remember that you have only one soul; that you have only one death to die; that you have only one life. .
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What ‘Birth Control Pills’ Are Doing to Your Body
By Fr Joshan Rodrigues – Most people have heard about ‘Birth control pills’ or the ‘Morning-after pill’ or ‘oral contraceptives’, but not many know how
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Learnings from a Schedule-Free Day
Tom Thomas – “Let us set out on the path of fasting and use these 40 days to take stock of ourselves, to free ourselves
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40 Days: A Time of Grace for Stripping Away the Superficial
Fr Joshan Rodrigues – My fortieth birthday just a few short months ago, conjured up within me a feeling of deep introspection. Birthdays are a
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Why St. Joseph (Naik) Vaz “Matters” to Indian Catholics
By Filomena Saraswati Giese – We are at the crossroads of where the Church is heading as great changes take place in independent countries free
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