By Leon Bent – November 10 is the Roman Catholic Church’s liturgical memorial of the fifth-century Pope Saint Leo I, known as “St. Leo the
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Missionaries and Their Mission
By Rev Prakash Mallavarapu Archbishop of Visakhapatnam – Within the limits of the unique persons that each of us are we have to keep striving
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Let’s Emulate Blessed Rupert Mayer
By Fr. Cedric Prakash, SJ – Not many in India (and for that matter in most parts of the world) would have heard of ‘Rupert
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The Meaning of Missionary Spirituality Today
By Sr. Teresa Joseph, FMA – We have experienced the love of God in a personal manner and we feel the urgency to communicate this
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Mission Without Frontiers
By Sr. Teresa Joseph, FMA – “Know therefore that the LORD your God is God, the faithful God who keeps covenant and steadfast love with
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The II Vatican Council: Aggiornamento, Signs of the Times, Dialogue
By Leon Bent – St. Pope John XXIII decreed that Vatican II be convened which changed the Church and the world. It was in the
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Relevance of the Rosary on Families Displaced
By Fr Soroj Mullick, SDB – October, the rosary month, brings to mind the reminiscences of processions, prayers and devotions to Mary. The “crown of
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Sacred Heart of Jesus: Boundless Ocean of Grace
By Leon Bent – The devotion to the Sacred Heart, also known as the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, is one of the most widely
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Is There a Third Gender?
By Dr Jeanette Pinto – ‘In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth’ (Gen 1:2) God the Creator had a beautiful plan to
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St. John XXIII: The Good Pope, a Pastor and a Father to all
By Leon Bent – The universal call to holiness reminds us that we are all called to sainthood. We accomplish this by adopting the mind
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Yearning for a Mahatma and a Saint
By Fr. Cedric Prakash, SJ – On Sunday 13 October, Pope Francis will canonize at a ceremony in St Peter’s Square, Rome, John Henry Newman
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Part 2 – The Sanctifying Power in Weakness: Purification Through a ‘Thorn in the Flesh’
By Vinay Silva — He removes every branch in me that bears no fruit. Every branch that bears fruit he prunes to make it bear
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Francis of Assisi: The Saint of Our Times
By Leon Bent – Saint Francis of Assisi, informally named as Francesco (1181/1182), was an Italian Catholic friar, deacon and preacher. He founded the men’s
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Five New Saints Whose Lives Inspires Us
By Fr. Joseph Royan, C.Ss.R On July 1, 2019, the Vatican announced that Cardinal John Henry Newman, Giuseppina Vannini, Maria Teresa Chiramel Mankidiyan, Dulce Lopes
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Proclamation of Gospel is Giving Fruitful Witness to Christ
By Most Rev. Salvadore Lobo, Bishop of Baruipur Proclaiming the Gospel of Jesus, is the entire process of witnessing to and sharing with others the
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