Fr Cedric Prakash SJ – For the past couple of days, electronic and print mainstream media in the country, have been highlighting the public ‘promise’
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Category: Features
Church in Kerala: Is Rubber Price the New 30 Pieces of Silver?
Verghese V Joseph – Addressing a meeting of the Catholic farmers’ conference in southern Kerala state on Saturday, Mar Joseph Pamplany, Arch Bishop of the
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Slave to Saint: St Josephine Bhakita
By Sr Lini Sheeja MSC – “If I were to meet those who kidnapped me, and even those who tortured me, I would kneel and
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That Vacant Look!
chhotebhai – One wears a vacant look when lost, in love, or both! A vacant glassy look is also associated with death. Who has this
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St. Joseph: The Earthly Shadow of the Heavenly Father
Fr. (Dr.) Sunil Kallarakal, osj – The month of March is so special as it is dedicated to St. Joseph and on this occasion, we
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The Hope of Lent
By Leon Bent – We might think that the hope of Lent is the assurance that we will get through it, that we will come
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Recollecting the Sanctity of the Present Moment
By Paul Suski – “Therefore, I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat [or drink], or about your body, what
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Making a Difference: God’s Radical Call
By Tony Magliano – “The kingdom of God is at hand. Repent, and believe in the Gospel.” With these two compelling sentences – as recorded
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Women at the Foot of the Cross and Beyond
Tom Thomas – International Women’s day is celebrated on March 8th. It is also a good time to reflect on the role of women in
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The Covenantal Relationship in the “Father’s House”
The covenantal relationship between Yahweh and the People of Israel was sealed in the blood of the covenant at Sinai. In Christ the new covenant
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Lenten Message: Leaving the “Father’s House”
By Most Rev Prakash Mallavarapu, Archbishop of Visakhapatnam There is in all of us ‘the prodigal son!’ This becomes evident in the use of the
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Bad Apples, Sad Couples, Glad Tidings
chhotebhai – Fortunately, I belong to a small parish where just a handful of people come for the Sunday evening Mass. It is therefore a
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A Lenten Saint: St John Joseph of the Cross
Tom Thomas – The Catechism of the Catholic Church CCC 957 Communion with the saints says. “It is not merely by the title of example
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Making a Difference: When the US Bishops Were at Their Prophetic Best
By Tony Magliano – Forty-years-ago the United States Catholic bishops wrote a document that stirred up public opinion like none other. Many Catholics, and non-Catholics
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Social Justice Day: Why, We Should Care
Dr Jeanette Pinto – The 19th century experienced the Industrial revolution, followed by subsequent civil revolutions in Europe, resulting in unfortunate issues that prohibited millions
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