[tta_listen_btn] By Arockia Dhas Rayappan, Concordia University, Canada During the days of Marian feasts as well as devotions, our families and friends faithfully pray the
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Category: Faith / Spirituality
Part I: Mother of God and Sister in Faith: A Vatican II Interpretation of Mary
[tta_listen_btn] By Arockia Dhas Rayappan, Concordia University, Canada The prologue of the Gospel of Luke affirms that Saint Luke the Evangelist himself was dependent upon
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Part II: A Conscious Choice: An Archbishop’s Insight into Jesus’ Forgiveness
[tta_listen_btn] By Fr Arockia Dhas Rayappan – What does forgiveness do in our life? Archbishop Hebda says that forgiveness is the way to turn the
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A Priest’s Prayer in Sync with the Spirituality of Synodal Church
[tta_listen_btn] By Fr Arockia Dhas Rayappan – Oh, Jesus, Son of God, the Eternal Priest, our Good Shepherd, and the source of our eternal salvation!
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Chair of St. Peter: Bedrock of Faith
By Fr. Francis Gonsalves, SJ – When a fussy guest was complaining to a receptionist in a hotel, he insisted on speaking to someone higher
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How 40 Days of Lent Can Make Me a Better Leader
By Tom Thomas – Each year Lent rolls around, we get an opportunity to retreat a bit from the world, enter the state of solitude
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Lenten Journey for Youth: The Word in Lent – Ash Wednesday
[tta_listen_btn] By Fr. Antony Christy, SDB – February 14: Through the desert, to Freedom… God leads us. Joel 2: 12-18; 2 Corinthians 5:20 – 6:2;
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Ash Wednesday: Thou Art Dust
[tta_listen_btn] By Jacqueline Kelly – Easter is the greatest of all feasts. We have two periods of preparation for it, called Pre-Lent and Lent. Pre-Lent
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St. Chavara: Saint and Poet
By Br. Rojan Babu – Saint Kuriakose Elias Chavara (10 February 1805 – 3 January 1871) was the founder of two indigenous religious congregations in
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Pope Francis and his Obsession for the Blessed Virgin Mary
[tta_listen_btn] By Lavoisier Fernandes. Since his election in 2013 and till date, Pope Francis has made 44 apostolic trips abroad and has spent 191 days
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The Spiritual Struggles of a Christian
[tta_listen_btn] By Tom Thomas. There are a lot of struggles in the life of a Christian. It certainly is not an easy life, akin to
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Decluttering ‘Fiducia Supplicans’ and the Controversy Around Gay Blessings
[tta_listen_btn] By Lavoisier Fernandes. The Holy Father has been in the headlines again after the Dicastery for the Doctrine of Faith (DDF) published a declaration
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‘Amen’ and Its Impact on Personality Trait
[tta_listen_btn] By Fr Mathew Thankachen O.Praem. A person’s personality and social network are influenced not only by their familial and social background at a particular
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Are We Religious or Spiritual?
[tta_listen_btn] By M L Satyan. A few months ago, I read a news report about four nuns of a religious congregation taking their final vows
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Tales from Prison: The Magic of ‘Our Father’ Prayer
By Fr. Sebastian Vadakumpadan – There was a sharing by a nun at the Delhi convention of Prison Ministry – India. She was a regular
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