By Leon Bent – During a never-ending period of history, between the Fall and the Redemption, God was preparing mankind for the day when He
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Dying With Christ to Rise With Him
By Sr. Teresa Joseph, FMA – The Good Friday Good Friday is the day of the passion and crucifixion of Jesus, fixing our glance at
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Sharings on the Way of the Cross: From Prayers of Life by Michel Quoist
(Snippets to mull over on GOOD FRIDAY modified by Jacqueline Colaco) 1. Jesus you are condemned to death because you stood up for honesty, simplicity,
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Sacred Wounds and Secret 15 Tortures of Christ
By Jacqueline Kelly – There is a reference in the Annuals of Clairaux that Saint Bernard asked Our Lord which was His greatest unrecorded suffering
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Good Friday: A Celebration of God’s Love
By Fr Eusebio Fernandes, Apostolic Administrator to The Diocese of Belgaum – This year, on 19th April, Christians celebrate Good Friday. It is a day
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Bernadette of Lourdes: Penance, Repentance, Prayer, Healing
By Leon Bent – Saint Bernadette Soubirous, also known as Saint Bernadette of Lourdes, is best known for the Marian apparitions of a “young lady,”
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Palm Sunday: Sanctification and Protection
By Leon Bent – Holy Week opens on Palm Sunday morning with a ceremony that can be most impressive and dramatic, if conditions are such
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‘Abouna Frans Will Never Die!’
By Fr Cedric Prakash, SJ – Miryiam (name changed) spoke in a steely voice, but with passion as tears welled in her eyes, “Yes, they
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St. John Paul II as We Fondly Remember Him
By Sr. Teresa Joseph, FMA- Karol Wojtyla (1920-2005) – John Paul II (1978-2005). The pontificate of John Paul II leaves a phenomenal legacy of Magisterium
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The Spirit of Vigil
By Leon Bent – The Liturgy enshrines the very life of the Church. Through the Easter Fire or the Nocturnal Flame, the priest calls on
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The Prodigal Son
By Leon Bent – The parable of the Prodigal Son in Luke’s Gospel is one many know and love. This is a rich moral-story to
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Where Do You Stand?
By Maria Sangeetha – “Judge not, and you will not be judged; condemn not, and you will not be condemned; forgive, and you will be
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By Fr Cedric Prakash, SJ – On 14 October 2018, Pope Francis canonised Archbishop Oscar Romero. In his homily during the ceremony, the Holy Father
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Parrikar and Church – Mutual Respect Among Goa’s Twin Institutions
By Melvyn Misquita – It is not often that the Church in Goa pays rich tributes to the leader of a party not renowned for
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The One Gift
By Subhasis Chattopadhyay – What is it that one gift which we must pray daily to God for, as a community of pilgrims negotiating life
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