Bengaluru: On the occasion of the Feast of the Nativity of Mother Mary, which will be celebrated on September 8, Archbishop of Bangalore Most Rev
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Category: Faith / Spirituality
Trilogy of Spirituality and Socio-Cultural Impact on Missionary Activities in India
By Mathew Thankachen O. Praem. – The Gospel is the replica of the twin dimension of Jesus Christ as God and man. “Love of God
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Mary’s Assumption: ‘Locked In’ But Not ‘Locked Out’!
Fr Joshan Rodrigues – On August 15, 2020, India will celebrate 73 years of freedom. Catholics living in India, though, have always had a double
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Of Streamed Mass Vs Communal Worship
By Fr Soroj Mullick SDB – Worship is getting virtual! Like Pope Francis I have certain reservation against streamed Mass that mostly caters to sentimental pietism
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Tips for Engaging Online in Faith Formation
By Fr Soroj Mullick SDB – The Catholic Church recently issued guidelines for Parishes to be “missionary communities of evangelization” with renewed vitality “to go
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Consecration Or Entrustment to Mary?
By Fr Soroj Mullick SDB – “Consecrating” a province, confreres, community or individual member to Mary under her various titles, seeking her protection of the
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The New Directory for Catechesis 2020: An Inclusive Evangelization
By Fr Soroj Mullick SDB The long-awaited and updated 3rd Directory for Catechesis (henceforth DC) in the history of the modern Church after the Vatican
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Faith as Light That Illumines the Path of Life
By Most Rev Prakash Mallavarapu, Archbishop of Vizag In the first encyclical in the pontificate of our Pope Francis, “Lumen Fidei,” Light of Faith, one
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Receive the Lord’s Mercy Today
Holy Father Pope Francis, through the Congregation of New Evangelization, has recently appointed Fr Trevor D’Souza O.F.M., as a Missionary of Mercy. The article has
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Mission and Evangelisation – Core Principles of Pastoral Life
By Fr Joshan Rodrigues – Intro: A summary of the first part of the Instruction on Parish Renewal (chapters 1-6) which offers a broad reflection
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Dogmatic & Pragmatic (Incarnational) Spirituality
By Mathew Thankachen O. Praem. – The very word ‘Dogmatic’ refers to “theoretical”” ideological” in contrast to “Pragmatic” or experiential. While the Western spirituality emphasizes
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The Battle of Prayer During Pandemic
By Tom Thomas – These days of pandemic and lockdowns with the family stuck at home, one would think that there is enough time and
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Let Us Empty Purgatory: St. Padre Pio Commanded it and We Can Do it Easily!
“When St. Gertrude the Great, burning with love for souls, especially the Holy Souls in Purgatory, desired to know from Our Lord Jesus Christ about
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Upswing in Ecumenical Trends in India
There are a number of ecumenical undertakings in India despite the COVID-19 pandemic. Christians in India have responded to the Biblical directives for Christian unity
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ICM Anniversary Special: The Desert Experience During Lockdown Period
Carrying on from yesterday’s inspiration article on facing crisis, Fr Antony Christy sdb reflects with us the desert experience of our forefathers during the Biblical
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