The lockdown is a dark time, where we are forcibly strapped down to our homes and staying indoors is the norm. Then suddenly,through the darkness,
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Category: Features
Wise and Holy Memorial Day Lessons– Dare We Learn?
By Tony Magliano Memorial Day in the U.S. – the last Monday in May – is a time when Americans honor U.S. combatants killed in
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A Nature-Based Spiritual Paradigm Shift
The planet is in crisis. The serious ecological crisis is creating concerns among thinkers and theologians, pushing them to address the issues from their own
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Mata Eveline: Jharkhand Church Mourns the Death of Popular Nun
Rev. Sr. Eveline Ekka, DSA., Jalpaiguri province, member of St Anne’s Provincialate Community, passed away on Tuesday at North Bengal Medical College, Siliguri due to
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World Communications Day: To ‘Come and See’ Is to ‘Be and Do’!
By Fr Cedric Prakash, SJ – Pope Francis has once again thrown a challenge to Catholic Communicators in his annual message for ‘World Communications Day,’
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US Quagmire: Denying Eucharist Over Abortion Dangerously Ignores the Big Picture
By Tony Magliano – St. Paul, in his first letter to the Corinthians writes, “When you meet in one place, then, it is not to
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Those Trusting in the Lord Are Like Mount Zion
By Paul Suski – The COVID-19 coronavirus is a divine scourge as well as a call to return to God affecting seriously one fourth of
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Role of the Church in Synergizing India’s Rural Economy
By Verghese V Joseph – The crass globalization has stalled the rural economies with heavy loss of income and employment. A new thought emerging from
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Making a Difference: The Verdict Is In, But The Jury Is Still Out
By Tony Magliano Although a court jury’s recent verdict convicting former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin of murder and manslaughter in the death George Floyd
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On Plagiarism and Plagiarists
By Subhasis Chattopadhyay – Reviewing books for over a decade has given me valuable insights about plagiarists and plagiarism. More often than not, people fudge data,
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‘Birthday Greetings, Dear Fr. Stan!’
By Fr Cedric Prakash SJ – Dear Stan, It is rather unusual and certainly not normal to wish someone who is in prison “A Happy
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Ten Plagues That Find Mention in Old Testament
By Jacqueline Kelly – According to Biblical Scholars of the 21st Century translation of the Old Testament are of the opinion that there were ten
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Ranchi: Daughters of St. Anne Commemorate Founder’s 60th Death Anniversary
(16 April 1961 – 16 April 2021) By Sr. Lalita Roshni Lakra, DSA – Ranchi: 16th April, 2021, the 60th Death Anniversary (Diamond Jubilee) of
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Earth Day – An Urgent Reminder to Protect ‘Our Common Home’
By Tony Magliano As we approach the global celebration of Earth Day (April 22), it would be wise for Catholics to reflect on Pope Francis’
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Resurrection – Real Verses Fake News?
By Fr Trevor D’Souza, OFM When we read the gospel accounts of the resurrection event we are left with more questions than answers. A basic
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