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

Pondicherry: Bishop Francis Kalist Appointed New Archbishop

March 19, 2022 Team ICM News

Bangalore: His Holiness Pope Francis has appointed Most Rev. Francis Kalist (64) Bishop of Meerut, Uttar Pradesh as the new Metropolitan Archbishop of Pondicherry-Cuddalore in

Homily: Live in a Continual Spirit of Renewal and Repentance

March 19, 2022 Team ICM Homilies

By Fr. Eugene Lobo SJ – Third Sunday of Lent March 20, 2022 Exodus 3:1-8a,13-15; 1 Corinthians 10:1-6,1-12; Luke 13:1-9 The liturgy of the Third

Live the Lenten Resolutions

March 19, 2022 Team ICM Reflections

By Vamshi Eedara csc – Readings: Ex 3:1-8, 13-15; Cor 10:1-6, 10-12; Lk 13:1-9 Today is the third Sunday of Lent. The three readings invite

St. Joseph: The Man with That Empathy

March 19, 2022 Team ICM Features

By Sr. Molly Fernandes SFN – “The man of dreams who journeyed the path making his dreams a reality” is my thought about the most

Solemnity of Silent Saint Joseph, Husband of Mary

March 18, 2022 Team ICM Homilies

By Fr. Eugene Lobo SJ – The readings: 2 Sam. 7:4-5a, 12-14a, 16; Rom. 4:13, 16-18, 22; Mt. 1:16, 18-21, 24a; (or Luke. 2:41-51a) Today

Walk Faithfully Like St. Joseph

March 18, 2022 Team ICM Reflections

By Nameswar Baliar Singh csc – Readings: 2 Sam 7:4-5a, 12-14a, 16; Rom 4:13, 16-18, 22; Mt 1:16, 18-21, 24a Today, we celebrate the Feast

Two Years Ago, Pope Francis Led a Solitary Mystical Pandemic Lenten Prayer Service

March 18, 2022 Team ICM Features

By Tony Magliano – On a rainy Rome evening, two Lents ago, a solitary elderly man in white, climbed the numerous steps leading to the

Odisha Nun Bags Bombay Catholic Sabha Award

March 17, 2022 Team ICM News

By IC Team A nun who is a social worker and advocate from Odisha, eastern India, received the 7th Father Salvadore Rodrigues Memorial Award given

Do the Will of God

March 17, 2022 Team ICM Reflections

By William Selvaraj csc – Readings: Gen 37: 3-4, 12-13, 17-28; Mt 21: 33-43, 45-46 The first reading of the day portrays the cruel way

CCBI’s Media Apostolate Gears Up to Fine-Tune Church Communication Strategy

March 17, 2022 Team ICM News

Bengaluru: A two-day media apostolate of all the regional secretaries was held under the aegis of the Conference of Catholic Bishops in India (CCBI) at

Journey of the ‘Sacrament of Reconciliation’: From Apostolic Times to This Day

March 16, 2022 Team ICM Faith / Spirituality

By Dr Tiju Thomas – Popularly known as Confession, what the Church teaches as the Sacrament of penance or reconciliation has a history that extends

Be Sensitive to the Poor

March 16, 2022 Team ICM Reflections

By Philip Raj csc- Readings: Jer 17: 5 – 10; Lk 16: 19 – 31 Day by day we tend to become more rational than

The Noonday Demon

March 15, 2022 Team ICM Features

By Tom Thomas – We are well underway into the desert season of Lent. The fasting from the worldly things that we took up enthusiastically

Tolerate Those Who Unjustly Blame You

March 15, 2022 Team ICM Reflections

By Preet Anupam Beck csc – Readings: Jer 18: 18-20; Mt 20: 17-28 It is difficult for me to accept blame for things I have

The Priesthood of Jesus Christ

March 14, 2022 Team ICM Biblical Studies

By Fr. Vivek Lionel Basu – Introduction: Generally mediated by the category of priesthood, the presence of numerous ministries emerged in the New Testament, whose