By Fr Trevor D’Souza – (Acts 6:1-7) Some of us live under the impression that the early church was full of holy men and women,
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What’s Faith Got to do with Work?
By Chris D’Souza – What might be the significance of May 4th when it comes to workers and work? The International Worker’s Day, observed on
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Fragile People Living on a Fragile Planet
Indian Catholic Matters is proud to introduce Tony Magliano, an internationally syndicated US-based Catholic social justice and peace columnist. Since 2001, over 450 of his
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Make a Difference: Fight the Coronavirus, Not Each Other!
Indian Catholic Matters is proud to introduce Tony Magliano, an internationally syndicated US-based Catholic social justice and peace columnist. Since 2001, over 450 of his
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Pandemics During the Biblical Times
By Jacqueline Kelly – A pandemic is a global outbreak of a disease. There are many examples right from Biblical times. Many infectious diseases have
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Maundy Thursday: Get Immersed in the Central Events of Our Redemption
By Sr. Teresa Joseph, FMA – Once again the Holy Week presents before us an apt opportunity to get immersed into the central events of
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Learn from the Master and Follow Him
By Most Rev Prakash Mallavarapu Archbishop of Visakhapatnam – There’s another incident when Our Lord foretells about His suffering, death and resurrection, the reaction of
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Paschal Mystery and Discipleship…
By Most Rev Prakash Mallavarapu, Archbishop of Visakhapatnam – We will be celebrating in this month the Paschal Triduum and Easter. It is the celebration
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Role of Prison Ministry Amidst COVID-19 Outbreak
By Bishop Most Rev Allwyn D’Silva, PMI Chairman – Corona outbreak devastates humanity. Mankind undergoes an unparalleled crisis. COVID-19 epidemic paralyzed most of the countries
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Joseph’s ‘Yes’ Banking on God
By Fr Francis Gonsalves, SJ Thirty-plus Nishant was so shy that, after ten years of courtship, his fiancée Nisha felt he was never going to
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Journey Through Lent with the Our Father
By Leon Bent – Our Father, Who art in Heaven, Hallowed be thy Name To call God “Father” is to declare and profess that we
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St Joseph – God Spoke to Him Through Dreams
By Leon Bent – Blessed John Paul II’s Apostolic Exhortation of 1989, Redemptoris Custos (Guardian of the Redeemer), teaches us that Joseph’s “fatherhood is expressed
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Lent is a Season for Blessing
By Larissa D’Souza – One night, at 11:30 p.m., an older woman was standing on the side of a highway trying to endure a lashing
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Types and Symbols of Lent
By Leon Bent – “Bestir thyself, Lord…and awake; do not banish us from thy presence forever…prostrate, we cannot lift ourselves from the ground. Arise, Lord,
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Getting Off the Grid This Lent
By Subhasis Chattopadhyay – Indian spirituality has only one focus: we are an inward turned people. Indian Hinduism and Indian forms of Roman Catholicism both
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