By Fr. Divya Paul – At this time reflections on the Holy Week coupled with the images of the war in Syria, Christian Persecution around
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Category: Faith / Spirituality
CBCI Greets People of India for the Holy Week
The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India (CBCI) on Friday greeted men and women of good will all over India, as the Catholic Church approaches the
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The Lent Project: The Secret to Peace, Lent and Everything
By Susanna D – The cool thing about being Catholic is that we don’t have hidden knowledge, the secrets are all out there. We just
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Bible Gems for Daily Life
Fr Fio Mascarenhas, SJ – The Bible, very especially the New Testament, is a great treasure-chest that God has gifted to the Church, filled to
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St. Joseph: Model of a Pious Believer
By Most. Rev. Dr. Prasad Gallela, Bishop of Cuddapah – As we keep the solemnity of St. Joseph in the month of March, let us
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The Most Popular Life of Christ
Dr Renu Rita Silvano, OCV – Divine providence itself has guided the evolution of a powerful prayer method meant for both simple and highly educated
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Jesus Washed Away Every Strain of Rancour and Grief
By Fr Augustine Vallooran – “I give you a new commandment: love one another as I have loved you” (Jn 13:34) The British physicist Isaac
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The Lent Project: Daily Mass for Slackers
By Susanna D – Until a couple of years ago, I had never been a consistent daily Mass-goer, which was fairly shocking, considering that I
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Lenten Ascesis: The Way of the Desert Fathers
By Subhasis Chattopadhyay – Emotions are tricksters as mentioned in the Yoga Sūtras (of Patañjali, circa 2nd century BCE to 4th century CE). The slippery
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The Story of the Miraculous Cross on the Hill
By Fr. Arun Santhosh M – As we are in the month of March, let us observe the solemnity of St. Joseph the carpenter. He
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A Call to Become the Good News: The Christian Way
By Sr. Rekha M Chennattu, RA What do we learn from Jesus and Paul? How does the church in India become the good news? How
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A Call to Become the Good News: St Paul and Letters
By Sr. Rekha M Chennattu, RA – Continuing from where we left off yesterday, we shall now explore the life and mission of Saint Paul
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A Call to Become the Good News: Jesus and the Gospels
By Sr. Rekha M Chennattu, RA – Continuing the series on the theme — A Call to Become the Good News — Biblical scholars speak
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A Call to Become the Good News
Indian Catholic Matters is proud to present an insightful paper titled, A Call to Be/Become the Good News, which was presented by Sr. Rekha M
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Lent: A Joyful Time of Turning Over
By Fr. Joseph Francis – It is normally said that Lent is a time of penance. For some it is almost a mourning time if
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