Alfonso Maria Fusco was born on March 23, 1839 in Angri, in the Province of Salerno, in the Diocese of Nocera-Salerno, in Italy. His parents
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Category: Faith / Spirituality
Priests are Precious
By Most Rev. Dr. A. Stephen, Bishop of Tuticorin – Dear Fathers, on the occasion of the 160th anniversary of the death of the Holy
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Pope’s Worldwide Prayer Network
By Leon Bent – The Pope’s Worldwide Prayer Network is a pontifical work, its mission is to pray and encounter the challenges facing humanity and
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Anthony the Abbot: Father of All Monks
By Subhasis Chattopadhyay – समदु:खसुख: स्वस्थ: समलोष्टाश्मकाञ्चन: | तुल्यप्रियाप्रियो धीरस्तुल्यनिन्दात्मसंस्तुति: || 24|| मानापमानयोस्तुल्यस्तुल्यो मित्रारिपक्षयो: | सर्वारम्भपरित्यागी गुणातीत: स उच्यते || 25|| (Bhagavad Gita Chapter 14,
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Jan 18-25: Week of Prayer for Christian Unity
By Leon Bent – The theme for the Week is: “They Showed Us Unusual Kindness” (cf. Acts 28:2). Fr. James Loughran, SA, Director of the
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Stabat Mater: To Be Lonely Like The Virgin and Her Son
By Subhasis Chattopadhyay – When others suffer, do I have the luxury of being lonely? Loneliness is not the same as clinical depression. To be
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Epiphany of Our Lord
By Fr. Eugene Lobo, SJ – Isaiah 60:1-6; Ephesians 3:2-3a.5-6; Matthew 2:1-12 Christ our light has come into the world and shines in the darkness.
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Peace of Heart Our Fundamental Quest, Says Bishop Dr. Yvon Ambroise
By Most Rev. Dr. Yvon Ambroise, Bishop of Tuticorin What does the people in the world yearn for at the very core of their being?
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Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God
By Leon Bent – January 1 has had many names and many identities, for the Catholic Church, through the years. In our secular society, of
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Feast of the Holy Family
By Leon Bent The Feast of the Holy Family is a liturgical celebration in the Catholic Church in honour of Jesus, his mother, the Blessed
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Feast of the Holy Innocents
By Leon Bent – Feast of the Holy Innocents, also called Childermas or Innocents’ Day, Christian feast in remembrance of the massacre of young children
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Come Lord! Let Your Face Shine On Us
By His Grace Prakash Mallavarapu, Archbishop of Visakhapatnam — For the Christian Community, the Advent season brings the invitation to ponder again the Mystery Incarnation,
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Advent a Time to Put the Word First – Back to the Center
Fr Trevor D’Souza, OFM – Why should we put God’s Word first? St John’s prologue (Jn1:1-2) states: In the beginning was the Word the Word
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4 Ways to Promote Priestly Vocations in Your Parish
By Br Brenton Cordeiro – Being a seminarian, I’m surrounded by other seminarians and I’ve heard a variety of vocation stories. What always amazes me
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Fr. Mignon: An Unsung Hero of the Bengali Bible
By Subhasis Chattopadhyay – The late Fr. Christian Mignon SJ died unknown like Carthusians die in their Charterhouses. And like the Galilean, his Master, Fr.
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