Indian Catholic Matters

Interreligious Dialogue: the Christian Brothers and their Pedagogy of Love for the Oppressed.

Subhasis Chattopadhyay Ph.D. – Writing should be elegant, free from bombast and crisp. There should hardly be any repetition
A True Shepherd: Konkani Catholics Honour Archbishop Bernard Moras

Verghese V Joseph – Bengaluru: In a ceremony marked by heartfelt tributes and faith-filled memories, the Federation of Konkani Catholic
Odisha: Cooking Girl Finds Her Vocation for Sisterhood

By Purushottam Nayak – Kandhamal: A young girl who loved spending time in the kitchen never imagined that her passion
Ireland’s Derry Marian Procession Sets a Worldwide Example of Faith and Unity

Verghese V Joseph – Derry, the second-largest city in Northern Ireland, became the spiritual centre of a global Catholic witness
The Sisters of the Holy Family of Nazareth, Goa: Abiding in Christ, Serving the World

Br Malvino Alfonso OCD – As the Congregation of the Sisters of the Holy Family of Nazareth, Sancoale Goa celebrates
A Wellspring of Graces: Rediscovered off the Beaten Path in Poland

In this month dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, celebrated on June 12, Bishop Piotr Sawczuk of the Diocese
Did God Create Cockroaches?

# chhotebhai – Yes, cockroaches are the flavour of the season (yuck), thanks to the intemperate remarks of the CJI,
Have A Heart!

It seems to be a never-ending circle of hate, violence and war; destruction, division and discrimination. Today, corruption, exclusion and
What the Rosary Actually Does and Why I Wish Someone Had Told Me Sooner

By Christina Hanna Paul – I was born and raised Catholic. Sunday Mass, the Rosary, Catechesis, I had it all
The Last Pilgrimage: Ensuring That No Elder Walks Alone

Recently, during a Catholic spiritual retreat, I met an elderly woman of about 75 years old. She shared one of
Magnifica Humanitas: Pope Leo XIV’s Moral Test for the Age of AI

Janina Gomes – Pope Leo XIV’s first encyclical, Magnifica Humanitas, arrives at a moment when the world is dazzled by
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

Time to Introspect is Now

October 20, 2022 Team ICM Reflections

Tarsish Marak csc – Readings: Eph 4:1-6; Lk 12: 54-59 The Gospel reading asks us to look around and inside us. Jesus acted according to

Charting New Evangelization Through Creative Arts

October 20, 2022 Team ICM News

Fr John Baptist – Bengaluru: A six-day seminar on evangelization through creative arts was conducted at National Biblical Catechetical and Liturgical Centre (NBCLC), Bengaluru from

Making it Home to Our Father, Through Prayer

October 19, 2022 Team ICM Features

By Fr Soroj Mullick, SDB – Prayer is not a psychoactive chant that may trigger a meditative mood or transfigure us into a mystic. It

Build Relationship With God Through Prayer

October 19, 2022 Team ICM Reflections

Vamshi Eedara csc – Readings: Eph 3:14- 21; Lk 12:49-53 Today’s gospel reading reminds us of two things: fire and division. Jesus is passionate about

Wild Jumbo Wreaks Havoc in Kurkuria-Ranchi Archdiocese

October 18, 2022 Team ICM News

Fr. Ashit Toppo – Kurkuria: Endless rampage by a wild elephant has been going on for two consecutive days in Kurkuriya village, a small village

Is Confession a Must?

October 18, 2022 Team ICM Q&A @ ICM

By Adrian Mascarenhas – Where in the Bible does it say that one has to Confess one’s sins? Many of my non-Catholic Friends keep asking

God Has Entrusted us With Different Gifts

October 18, 2022 Team ICM Reflections

Martin Madalai Muthu csc – Readings: Eph 3:2-12; Lk 12:39-48 We know that the second coming of the Son of Man will be like a

A Holier-Than-Thou Attitude is Unacceptable in the Eyes of God

October 17, 2022 Team ICM Features

By Dr. Marianne Furtado de Nazareth – The most interesting part for me as a child and even now as an adult, are the parables

Listen to the Promptings of the Holy Spirit

October 17, 2022 Team ICM Reflections

John Desing csc – Readings: 2 Tim 4: 10-17; Lk 10: 1-9 Today we celebrate the feast of St. Luke, the Evangelist. The Readings of

St. Ignatius of Antioch: Feel the Ardent Love of a Saint

October 16, 2022 Team ICM Features

By Leon Bent – St. Ignatius of Antioch, also called Ignatius Theophoros (Greek: “God Bearer”); he was a disciple of St. John the Evangelist. St.

What Do We Mean By Divine Providence?

October 16, 2022 Team ICM Faith / Spirituality

By Leon Bent- Divine providence is God’s capacity to bring to fruition, His purposes and promises with 100 percent certainty—for humanity, indeed, for the cosmos

God is the True Source of All Our Possessions

October 16, 2022 Team ICM Reflections

Akhsi Wary csc – Readings: Eph 2: 1-10; Lk 12: 13-21 First reading describes the state of humanity before and after Christ. We were separated

Homily: Be Persistent Like the Poor Widow

October 15, 2022 Team ICM Homilies

By Fr. Eugene Lobo, SJ – Twenty Ninth Sunday October 16, 2022 Exodus 17:8-13; 2 Timothy 3:14-4:2; Luke 18:1-8 The theme that pervades through the

Ask Jesus to be Your Guiding Spirit

October 15, 2022 Team ICM Reflections

Tarsish Marak csc – Readings: Ex 17:8-13; 2Tim 3:14-4:2; Lk 18:1-8 “Ask, and it shall be given to you; seek, and you shall find; knock

Goa Governor Visits Pilar Seminary & Pilar Museum

October 14, 2022 Team ICM News

Fr Elvis Fernandes, SFX – Goa: His Excellency Honourable Governor of Goa, Mr P S Sreedharan Pillai, visited Pilar Seminary and Pilar Museum on Monday.