Indian Catholic Matters

Empower Parish Councils, Transparency, Women’s Ordination, Says Forum

(A corollary to “Synodality is not an Optional Extra”) # chhotebhai – The Indian Catholic Forum (ICF) previously gave a
Pope Leo XIV Meets Jesus Youth in Historic First Audience, Urges Young People to Discover Christ’s Love

Verghese V Joseph – Vatican City, October 25, 2026 — Pope Leo XIV held a historic first audience with the
Behind Bars, a Call to Hope: Prison Ministry India Gathers in Varanasi

Verghese V Joseph – Prison Ministry India (PMI) will bring together Church leaders, prison chaplains, volunteers, rehabilitation workers and correctional
Pope Leo XIV Diagnosed With Lung Cancer After Successful Surgery, Vatican Says

Vatican City: Pope Leo XIV has been diagnosed with lung adenocarcinoma after undergoing planned thoracic surgery at Rome’s Agostino Gemelli
Book Review: Just in Time – A Layman’s Guide to a Week’s Personal Retreat

Book Title: Spiritual Wellsprings: C.M. Thomas’s Encounter with Jesus Author/Subject: C.M. Thomas Maliekel Editors: Francis Arackal, OP, and Tom Thomas
Blessed Fulton Sheen: The Broadcast Saint

On September 24, in St. Louis, a man who once shared a network time slot with Milton Berle was declared
We Are Kin, Not Owners, of Creation

A Brother Among Brothers Francis of Assisi did not write theology in the academic sense. He sang it. In the
Reclaiming Wisdom: A Spiritual Case for Aging Gracefully

Janina Gomes – On October 1, the world observed the International Day of Older Persons, a UN-designated occasion first celebrated
Why October Needs an Ecological Rosary

Five new mysteries to pray for our wounded, hopeful common home In a time of record heat, vanishing species, and
Five Medical Dreams, One Tribal Family: From a Remote Odisha Village to MBBS

By Purushottam Nayak – SIKABADI, Kandhamal, Odisha: In a remote corner of Odisha’s Kandhamal district, where daily-wage labour and small-scale
Gandhi the Celibate

# chhotebhai – It is no coincidence that Gandhi Jayanti is celebrated on 2nd October and the feast of St
Small Hands Can Still Hold the World Together

There is a particular kind of exhaustion that comes from believing your life doesn’t matter unless it is visible. Scroll

Experience the Divine and Eternal love

March 10, 2023 Team ICM Reflections

Shanborlang Mawrie csc – Readings: Mic 7:14-15,18-20; Lk 15:1-3,11-32 In the first reading, Prophet Micah speaks about the unfailing love of God. And in the

May This Lent Become a Turning Point in Our Life

March 9, 2023 Team ICM Reflections

Eldho Augustine csc – Readings: Gen 37: 3-4, 12-13a, 17b-28; Mt 21: 33-43, 45-46 ‘Have you never read in the scriptures: The stone that the

Recollecting the Sanctity of the Present Moment

March 9, 2023 Team ICM Features

By Paul Suski – “Therefore, I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat [or drink], or about your body, what

Making a Difference: God’s Radical Call

March 8, 2023 Team ICM Features

By Tony Magliano – “The kingdom of God is at hand. Repent, and believe in the Gospel.” With these two compelling sentences – as recorded

May True Disciples of the Lord Be More Faithful

March 8, 2023 Team ICM Reflections

Martin Madalai Muthu csc – Readings: Jer 17: 5-10; Lk 16: 19-31 In our first reading, prophet Jeremiah spoke of the curse against who followed

Women at the Foot of the Cross and Beyond

March 7, 2023 Team ICM Features

Tom Thomas – International Women’s day is celebrated on March 8th. It is also a good time to reflect on the role of women in

Let Each Eucharistic Celebration Be a Call to Love

March 7, 2023 Team ICM Reflections

Francis Gayang csc – Readings: Jer 18: 18-20; Mt 20: 17-28 Jesus makes known to his followers the death he must undergo. The ordinary followers

Let Our Humility, Poverty, Patience be Living Testimonies

March 6, 2023 Team ICM Reflections

Francis Gayang csc – Readings: Is 1: 10, 16-20; Mt 23: 1-12 The Gospel passage of the day tells us that Jesus was critical toward

The Covenantal Relationship in the “Father’s House”

March 6, 2023 Team ICM Features

The covenantal relationship between Yahweh and the People of Israel was sealed in the blood of the covenant at Sinai. In Christ the new covenant

Lenten Message: Leaving the “Father’s House”

March 5, 2023 Team ICM Features

By Most Rev Prakash Mallavarapu, Archbishop of Visakhapatnam There is in all of us ‘the prodigal son!’ This becomes evident in the use of the

Strive to be Merciful

March 5, 2023 Team ICM Reflections

Jessel Pradeep Cutinha csc – Readings: Dan 9:4-10; Lk 6:36-38 Jesus today asks us to be merciful and generous as our Heavenly Father is merciful

Homily: The Story of Transfiguration

March 4, 2023 Team ICM Homilies

Fr. Eugene Lobo SJ – Second Sunday of Lent March 05, 2023 Readings: Genesis 12:1-4; 2 Timothy 1:8-10; Matthew 17:1-9 Today’s readings speak of our

Encounter Jesus in Prayer

March 4, 2023 Team ICM Reflections

Eldho Augustine csc – Readings: Gen 12: 1-4a; 2 Tim 1: 8b-10; Mt 17: 1-9 The readings of the day invite us to reflect upon

Bad Apples, Sad Couples, Glad Tidings

March 3, 2023 Team ICM Features

chhotebhai – Fortunately, I belong to a small parish where just a handful of people come for the Sunday evening Mass. It is therefore a

A Lenten Saint: St John Joseph of the Cross

March 3, 2023 Team ICM Features

Tom Thomas – The Catechism of the Catholic Church CCC 957 Communion with the saints says. “It is not merely by the title of example