By Fr Francis Gonsalves, SJ – Two Twitter snapshots struck me recently. First, politicians—flanked by religionists of all hues—pouring cold water on the globe as
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Mother Mary: The Mother I Love
By Jacqueline Kelly – Mary is not just for theologians, intellectuals, artists and poets. She is the Mother of everyone, entire mankind and that is
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UN International Day of Charity
By Leon Bent – Catholic spiritual teaching includes spreading the Gospel, while Catholic social teaching, emphasises support for the sick, the poor and the afflicted,
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World Day of Prayer for Creation
By Leon Bent – Pope Francis has proclaimed a “World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation,” which is celebrated annually on September 1.
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Jesus Lords Over Nature’s Fury
By Leon Bent – With human domination, our planet has been dug, scraped, and crushed with sheer ruthlessness. The maddening pace with which industrialization, civilization
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Feast of Our Lady of the Angels: The Plenary Indulgence
By Br. John Sekar, OFM – In his early days of conversion, St. Francis of Assisi rebuilt a few churches in the vicinity of Assisi.
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A Vision and Wisdom for the Priesthood of Christ
By Leon Bent – A priest who neglects his own sanctification cannot be called light and salt. The Priest-disciple journey is a “gift that God
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St. Martha: Her Friendship with Jesus and Confession of Faith
By Leon Bent – Martha of Bethany is a biblical figure described in the Gospels of Luke and John. Together with her siblings Lazarus and
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A Loving Tribute: “Amalan, WHy Were You in Such Hurry?”
By Fr. Cedric Prakash, SJ – “Amalan, was a man in a hurry!” said our Provincial Fr Francis Parmar in his moving farewell tribute to
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Our Lady of Mount Carmel and the Devotion to the Brown Scapular
By John Malvino Alfonso, OCD – The Mother Church celebrates the feast of Our lady of Mount Carmel on 16 July every year. Our Lady
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Our Lady of Mount Carmel: Be Near to Us
By Leon Bent – Our Lady of Mount Carmel is the title given to the Blessed Virgin Mary in her role as patroness of the
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St. Elizabeth of Portugal: A Saint for Our Times
By Leon Bent – On July 4, the Catholic Church celebrates the feast of St. Elizabeth of Portugal, a queen who served the poor and
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Feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus
By Fr. Eugene Lobo, SJ The readings: Ezek. 34:11-6; Rom. 5:5-11; Luke 15:3-7 Today we celebrate the feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, a
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Religion and Politics: Should Priests Comment on Politics?
By Ajay Raj – Aristotle called politics as master science. We may be prejudiced, but we think he was right. The study of politics is
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Corpus Christi: The Fullness of Catholicism
By Leon Bent – The 1.285 billion Catholic Church’s official doctrine is that every Mass is a ritual “re-enactment” or “perpetuation” of Our Lord’s one
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