# chhotebhai – It is said that comparisons are odious; but we need contrasts. We keep adjusting them on our phones, TVs and PCs. Contrasts,
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Category: Features
Harvesting Souls? Learning from Pope Gregory the Great
# chhotebhai – Back in 2000, Arun Shourie (former Union minister, economist, journalist, and author) wrote a book “Harvesting Souls – Missionaries, their designs and
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Nostra Aetate: An Appeal Still Relevant “In Our Time”
By Lavoisier Fernandes On Good Friday 1959, St. Pope John XXIII spontaneously eliminated the expression ‘perfidious Jews’ from the liturgical prayers. The move, which was
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Dalit Christians: A Pertinent Question for Synodality in Indian Catholic Church
Prof. Dr. M. Mary John – The ecclesial tradition of the Catholic Church in India is the caste tradition of the Indian Catholic hierarchy and
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Of Varanasi Vignettes, Vinegar & a Post Card from Christnagar!
# chhotebhai – Varanasi has a special place in my life, long before “You Know Who” discovered it 10 years ago. It’s a long story
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Synod on Synodality 2.0
By Lavoisier Fernandes – The heart of autumn has broken, and as the medieval Latin proverb says, “All roads lead to Rome”—the eternal city of
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Blessed Father Jerzy Popiełuszko and Clerics in Military Service
By Paul Susky – Next month, October, marks the 40th anniversary of the abduction and murder of Blessed Father Jerzy Popiełuszko (1947-1984). He was a
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CBCI’s Ecumenical Bishops’ Meet Discusses Challenges; But Misses Out on Specifics
Verghese V Joseph – Bengaluru: The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India (CBCI) convened a significant National Ecumenical Bishops’ Fellowship Meeting at St. John’s National Academy
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Fraternally (Fratelli) Tooti
# chhotebhai Had I entered a Spelling Bee contest I would have failed miserably, considering that I have mis-spelt the title of Pope Francis’ encyclical
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Making a Difference: ‘Season of Creation’ – Everything and Everyone is Connected!
By Tony Magliano – About 1,600 years ago, the brilliant Doctor of the Church St. Ambrose admonished those of wealth who clung to their sense
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Snapshot of Catholic Jubilees: 27 Years of Sacred Tradition
By Lavoisier Fernandes – Have you heard the hymn “We Are Pilgrims” (The Servant Song) by Richard Gillard? Written in 1977, it’s a beautifully simple
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The Wola Massacre of 1944 & The Divine Mercy
Paul Suski – A couple of weeks ago marked the 80th anniversary of the Warsaw Uprising and the massacre of the civilian population. Australians, unlike
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Mother Teresa: A Saint Who Taught Us Compassion
Fr. Cedric Prakash SJ – Today (5 September) is a very special day for the world: it is the Feast Day of Mother Teresa, the
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Part I: Churches in India Dedicated to Mother Mary
By Jacqueline Kelly – No woman has been painted, sculptured, drawn, written about like THIS WOMAN. To no woman have more monuments been built than
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An Ode to Those who Teach
By Fr Joshan Rodrigues – “I could not understand why I was getting a medal. It’s not as if I had blown up the Death
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