By Susanna D – A couple of months ago I was going through one of those self-pity days, where it seems as if being single
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Category: Faith / Spirituality
The Fatima Phenomenon is Christocentric
Dear Friends, Thank you very much for your response to my first post on our Lady of Fatima. Today I conclude with the Second part.
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Fr. Tom: God’s Grace Kept Me Going
Meeting Fr. Tom Uzhunnalil at the Salesian Provincial House in Bangalore on a cold October evening was indeed a warm and humbling experience for us.
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Feast of Saint Teresa of Avila
By Fr. Joy Prakash, OFM – Foundress of the reformed (Discalced) Carmelites. St Teresa was born in 1515 to an aristocratic family in Avila. As
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Defining God’s Word
By Fr. Errol Fernandes – How would you define “God’s Word” today? Do you put this “Word” into practice in your life? How? To read
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Poona Concludes Year-Long Observance of Centenary of Apparitions in Fatima
Following is an article by His Grace Bishop Thomas Dabre, Bishop of Poona and Chairman of NBCLC, sharing his reflections on the Centenary of Apparitions in
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Pope John XXIII: Windows Opener
By Fr. Cedric Prakash, SJ – Opening Windows is in most cases child’s play. But often, windows which have not been opened for a long
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Holy Father Pope Francis’ Historic Letter To Bishops of India
Dear Brother Bishops, – The remarkable Varietas Ecclesiarum, aresult of a long historical, cultural, spiritual and disciplinary development, constitutes a treasure of the Church, regina
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Shamshabad, Hosur Syro-Malabar Eparchies Get Their First Bishops
New Delhi: In a significant development, His Holiness Pope Francis has erected the Syro-Malabar Eparchies of Shamshabad and Hosur, and has appointed its first Bishops,
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Encounter of Martha and Mary with Jesus
By Fr. Eroll Fernandes, SJ – Will you like Martha, presume to tell Jesus what he ought to do, or will you like Mary listen
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Going from ‘I confess’ to ‘iConfess’
By Fr. Joshan Rodrigues – A number of people have asked me if one can make his/her confession over the phone. The rapid diffusion of
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Rosary Rhythms
By Fr. Cedric Prakash, SJ – “Another article on the ‘rosary?’”, I am quite certain a dear friend would quip. Actually, I had decided not to write one this year,
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Rosary: An Opportunity to Fly For Refuge to Mary
By Fr. Joy Prakash, OFM – The apparition of Our Lady of the Rosary is by tradition attributed to Saint Dominic in 1208 in the
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Devotion to the Most Holy Rosary
Fr. Peter Mascarenhas, SMM – A few years ago I was in Kenya, Africa, giving a session for three months to our seminarians in our
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Being a Franciscan Means ‘Doing Penance’ through Prayer
By A Franciscan Friar – Francisco Bernardone was not born a saint (in the common understanding of that word), that is, as one who went
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