chhotebhai – This saying literally means upsetting well laid plans. Whose plans? God’s plans. Who has queered the pitch – Church leaders and so-called missionaries.
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Fr Bolmax Pereira: The “St Oscar Romero of Goa” and Guardian of Goa’s Ecology
By Lavoisier Fernandes – Fr Bolmax Pereira, a prominent Catholic priest, environmental activist, and educator from Goa, passed away at the age of 50 on
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Poland: Motherhood is Meant for Every Woman
Paul Suski – This Feast of Mary, Queen of Poland, observed on May 3 and a national holiday in that nation, is closely tied to
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FCRA Amendments: Freedom vs Regulation
By S Gerald Jacob and Dr. Karamala Areesh Kumar – The proposed 2026 amendments to the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act (FCRA) have once again sparked
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A Year After Pope Francis: Remembering His Legacy
By Lavoisier Fernandes – It has been a year since the death of Pope Francis, a pope who, through his compassion, humility, and vision, left
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Mercy Isn’t Easy, But It Changes Everything
By Lavoisier Fernandes In 2017, I took my octogenarian father to the Divine Mercy Sanctuary in Kraków, Poland. He had long been devoted to the
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Easter Reflection: Being Easter People Today
Know, Make and Live the Difference! EASTER SUNDAY: April 05, 2026 He is risen and he goes before you to Galilee, announces the angel today!
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The Tomb Is Empty and That Is Not Nothing
My grandfather kept a small wooden cross above his bed his entire adult life. When he died, we found a note tucked behind it that
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Pierced for Eternity: The Nail and Thorn from Ancient Craft to Christ’s Cross
For over 5,000 years, nails have fastened the frameworks of human ambition—from Egyptian tombs to modern skyscrapers—while thorns have guarded nature’s defenses. Yet on Golgotha,
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Maundy Thursday: More Than a Meal, A Message of Love and Service
Br. Malvino Alfonso OCD – Holy Thursday, also known as Maundy Thursday, marks the beginning of the most sacred days in the Church—the Easter Triduum.
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Palm Sunday Reflection: Palmyra Tree Grew Where We Couldn’t Reach
By John Singarayar SVD – I grew up thinking God lived at the top of a palmyra tree. Not literally — I knew better, even
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Social Media’s ‘Tobacco Moment’: Tech Giants Face Reckoning, Echoing Catholic Warnings on Digital Addiction
Verghese V Joseph – In a seismic shift reminiscent of the tobacco industry’s downfall three decades ago, social media behemoths Meta and Google (YouTube) have
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Wanted: A ‘Romero’ for India!
24 March, is celebrated as the Feast of St. Oscar Romero. It was on this day in 1980, he was brutally gunned down whilst
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Gente di Primavera: The Day of Missionary Martyrs 2026
Europe is now entering the season of spring, known in Italian as primavera. The word comes from Latin: prīmus meaning “first” and vēra from ver,
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Called to be a ‘Joseph’ Today!
We live today in a world in which war, violence and hate are centre-stage. Thousands have been killed and millions of others are affected everywhere
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