By Tony Magliano – During the U.S.-led coalition’s 20 year devastating war in Afghanistan against the Taliban, the poverty-stricken people of that nation suffered the
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St. Albert the Great: A Doer and Thinker
By Leon Bent – St. Albert’s feast day falls on November 15. Albertus Magnus, also known as Albert the Great and Saintly Scientist, was one
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Climate Change Risks Devastating Conflicts – Even Nuclear War!
By Tony Magliano As climate change rages along its disastrous path of increasing and more intense natural disasters – hurting the poor most of all
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Understanding the Hierarchical Communion in the Church
By Most Rev Prakash Mallavarapu Archbishop of Visakhapatnam In the present day Church what is glaringly visible is the “pyramidical” structure, with Pope and bishops
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Synodal Church: Recognizing, Respecting and Facilitating Hierarchical Communion
By Most Rev Prakash Mallavarapu Archbishop of Visakhapatnam Journeying together, committed to a common mission, is the inspiring and challenging invitation of the Church placed
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Pope’s Gifts are Parables!
By Fr Cedric Prakash SJ – Pope Francis is an excellent communicator! Like his Master Jesus, he also uses stories, real life examples, the burning
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Founders and Founding Charisms
By Sr Teresa Joseph, FMA – Founder, Foundress and Founding Charisms are always thought of with awe and wonder. There is certain charm into which
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Present Life… is a Trip to Eternity
By Jacqueline Kelly – At the hour of death, the tree of your soul will fall to one side and remain there for all eternity.
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St. Augustine and The Ten Stringed Harp
By Tom Thomas In the all-time classical work, “The Confessions,” St. Augustine prays, “O God most high, most sweet, our lives offend against your ten-stringed
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Christians and Hindus: Together Bringing Light in People’s Lives in Times of Despair
By Verghese V Joseph – Diwali festival is celebrated by all Hindus and is known as Deepavali or “row of oil lamps”. Symbolically based on
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Pope Francis at his Prophetic Best!
By Tony Magliano Clearly siding with the world’s poor and marginalized in a video message for the recent Fourth World Meeting of Popular Movements, Pope
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Shrines: Place of Prayer, Mercy and Hospitality
By Fr Soroj Mullick, SDB – People must have wondered why hundreds of men and women, young and old visit the Basilica of the Holy
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No One Should Ever Go Hungry – Yet Millions Do
By Tony Magliano – There is one war we need to fight. For without our intervention countless people will suffer, and thousands of children will
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Journeying Together: Synod, Synodal Church, and the Synod of Bishops
By Most Rev Prakash Mallavarapu, Archbishop of Visakhapatnam The forthcoming Synod of bishops is Synod with a difference: This call of the Holy Father is
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The Marian Devotion of Bl. Cardinal Stefan Wysznski
By Paul Suski – “I gambled everything on Mary.”- Blessed Stefan Wyszyński The quite recent beatification of Stefan Wyszyński made Catholic headlines around the world.
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