Beyond Sports: Pope Leo XIV’s June Intention
“Let us pray that sport is a tool for peace, encounter, and dialogue between different cultures and peoples, that it ...
Holiness Off the Beaten Path: Servant of God, Lay Missionary, Helena Kmieć
Helena Kmieć comes from Libiąż, a town west of Kraków. Poles have only a vague sense of where it is ...
Commending Our Spirit: Sleep as Rehearsal for Eternity
We often treat sleep as a mechanical necessity—a simple recharging of the batteries. For the Christian, however, the passage from ...
The Fire We Have Domesticated
There is something almost embarrassing about the way Pentecost gets observed. Candles were lit, hymns were sung, and a brief ...
Amazing (F)acts
# chhotebhai - During Eastertide, till the Ascension, the daily Mass readings are invariably taken from the Acts of the ...
Sexuality Is Not the Church’s Only Moral Issue
By Lavoisier Fernandes For decades, public discourse about Christianity — especially Catholicism — has revolved around sexuality: who people sleep ...
She Sat Down and That Was Enough
My grandmother had a gift that made people uncomfortable. She would stop, right in the middle of whatever was happening, ...
Headmistress Maria Miranda: A Teacher Who Transformed Lives in Goa’s Tribal Heartland
Br Malvino Alfonso OCD - For 38 long years, Maria Murena Miranda dedicated her life not merely to teaching lessons ...
The Scandal of Plenty: Hunger in an Age of Waste
By Lavoisier Fernandes - Every month, the Holy Father Pope Leo XIV invites Catholics to pray for a particular intention ...
Psychosocial Healing and Salvation: A Christian Response to the Modern World
A young person scrolling endlessly late into the night in search of meaning; an elderly parent sitting in silence, waiting ...
Not a Politician, Yet Not Silent: The Priest’s Role in Public Life
Fr. M. Titus Mohan - Can Priests Talk About Politics? This question is not new, but it is being asked ...
Are We Untouchables? Rethinking Purity in the Light of Christ
Fr. Pencer Xavier - Ancient Jewish law took purity very seriously. If you touched a dead body, you became ...
God Calls Us Anew In Every Change
A Month That Speaks to the Heart May arrives quietly, yet it carries a deep spiritual invitation. It is a ...
Goa: Sacred Harmonies at Rachol: ‘Dut Mhoje Zayat’ Leads to Prayerful Encounter
Br Malvino Alfonso OCD - The Patriarchal Seminary of Rachol came alive with an evening of sacred music as the ...
The Biblical Story of Esther in the Context of US-Iran War
# chhotebhai - Shouldn’t Melania be jealous of this relationship with another woman? No, because Esther is not a threat ...
Jesus is Risen: The Promise of Easter
Br. Malvino Alfonso OCD - Every year, millions around the world gather to celebrate Easter Sunday, the most important feast ...
Facing Death: Between Silence, Freedom, and Hope
“To each, death has a gaze. Death will come and will bear your eyes. It will be like quitting a ...
PALM Matters!
It is Palm Sunday once again! The year 2026! There are a whole range of sentiments and reflections that overwhelm ...
Bengaluru’s Salvation Run 2026: From Local Faith March to a Global Movement
Verghese V Joseph - Bengaluru's streets pulsed with spiritual energy on March 28, 2026, as nearly 1,800 Christians from diverse ...
Palm Sunday Reflection: Palmyra Tree Grew Where We Couldn’t Reach
By John Singarayar SVD - I grew up thinking God lived at the top of a palmyra tree. Not literally ...
Lenten Reflection: Life… the Word, Spirit and Truth!
Conversion – from death to life THE WORD IN LENT 2026 – FRIDAY FIFTH WEEK March 27 – Jeremiah 20:10-13; ...
Lenten Reflection: Life… Living to be a Generation!
Conversion – from death to life THE WORD IN LENT 2026 – THURSDAY FIFTH WEEK March 26 – Genesis 17: ...
Lenten Reflection: Look Up and Live!
Conversion – from death to life THE WORD IN LENT 2026 – TUESDAY FIFTH WEEK March 24 – Number 21:4-9; ...
The Paschal Mystery: From Crucible of Pain to Dawn of Resurrection
Janina Gomes - In the heart of Christian faith lies the Paschal Mystery—the profound drama of Jesus Christ's crucifixion, death, ...
Lenten Reflection: Our Choices – Death-Inducing? Or Life-Giving?
Conversion – from death to life THE WORD IN LENT 2026 – MONDAY FIFTH WEEK March 23 – Daniel 13:1-9,15-17,19-30,33-62; ...
Lenten Reflection: Conversion… From Death to Life
Revisiting the Past; Refilling of the Spirit; Rediscovering Compassion! THE WORD IN LENT 2026 – FIFTH SUNDAY IN LENT March ...
Lenten Reflection: Judgement – The Darkness Suppressing the Light!
Conversion – from darkness to light THE WORD IN LENT 2026 – SARTURDAY FOURTH WEEK March 21 – Jeremiah 11: ...
Chapel of Dawn: Netherlands’ AI-Powered Digital Sanctuary Blends Faith and Technology to Make Prayer Accessible 24/7
Verghese V Joseph - Bengaluru, March 20, 2026: In a quiet fusion of ancient Catholic devotion and modern artificial intelligence, ...
Lenten Reflection: Judging the Other: Direct Expression of Godlessness!
Conversion – from darkness to light THE WORD IN LENT 2026 – FRIDAY FOURTH WEEK March 20 – Wisdom 2: ...
The Carpenter’s Challenge
Joseph of Nazareth worked with his hands, raised a family through impossible circumstances, and made life-or-death decisions guided by the ...
Lenten Reflection: Made Children of Light and of Life in the Son!
Conversion – from darkness to light THE WORD IN LENT 2026 – WEDNESDAY FOURTH WEEK March 18 – Isaiah 49: ...
Lenten Reflection: To be Enlivened by the Life-Giving Water!
Conversion – from darkness to light THE WORD IN LENT 2026 – TUESDAY FOURTH WEEK March 17 – Ezekiel 47: ...
Way of the Cross For Peace in Individual, Family, Nation, and the World
INTRODUCTION We gather at the foot of a cross that stands not only on Golgotha, but on every road where ...
Lenten Reflection: To Behold the New Heavens and a New Earth!
Conversion – from darkness to light THE WORD IN LENT 2026 – MONDAY FOURTH WEEK March 16 – Isaiah 65: ...
Lenten Reflection: Conversion… From Darkness to Light
Chosen in our nothingness; led through the darkness; towards the light of eternity! THE WORD IN LENT – LAETARE SUNDAY ...
Laetare Sunday: One Step Forward, Two Steps Back — Never Too Late
By Lavoisier Fernandes - We are at the halfway mark of Lent. The ashes from Ash Wednesday have long faded, ...
Lenten Reflection: Fullness – Love, Not Sacrifice!
Fasting – from lack to fullness THE WORD IN LENT 2026 – SATURDAY THIRD WEEK March 14 – Hosea 5:15 ...
Lenten Reflection: Fullness – Towards God Fully!
Fasting – from lack to fullness THE WORD IN LENT 2026 – FRIDAY THIRD WEEK March 13 – Hosea 14: ...
Lenten Reflection: Towards Fullness or on a Retro March?
Fasting – from lack to fullness THE WORD IN LENT 2026 – THURSDAY THIRD WEEK March 12 – Jeremiah 7: ...
Understanding The 14 Stations of The Cross
Dr Marianne Furtado de Nazareth – The Way of the Cross is one devotion which seems to come alive for ...