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

Homily: …. and They Went a Different Way

January 1, 2022 Team ICM Homilies

By Fr Francis Gonsalves, SJ – The Epiphany of The Lord – Sunday, January 2, 2022 Readings: Isa 60:1-6; Eph 3:2-3a,5-6; Mt 2:1-12 “And having

Homily: Epiphany of Our Lord

January 1, 2022 Team ICM Homilies

By Fr. Eugene Lobo, SJ – Isaiah 60:1-6; Ephesians 3:2-3a.5-6; Matthew 2:1-12 Today we celebrate the feast of the Epiphany of our Lord. From the

Celebration of New Year Traditions Across the World

January 1, 2022 Team ICM Catholic Culture

By Jacqueline Kelly – New Year is a beginning of the New Calendar Year and you open another year of life. New Year is always

Hail Mary! Lead Us Along the Paths of Peace in 2022

December 31, 2021 Team ICM Homilies

By Fr Francis Gonsalves, SJ – Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God & World Day of Peace – Year C Jan 1, 2022 Readings: Num

Homily: Mary Mother of God and Newness of the Year

December 31, 2021 Team ICM Homilies

By Fr Eugene Lobo SJ – Numbers 6:22-27; Galatians 4:4-7; Luke 2:16-21 Today the church affirms the doctrine that Mary is the Mother of God.

Goa: Borim Church Celebrates 75 Years

December 30, 2021 Team ICM News

By John Malvino Alfonso OCD – Ponda: St. Francis Xavier’s Church, Borim in the Archdiocese of Goa and Daman celebrated 75 years of its establishment.

Building God’s Kingdom in the New Year

December 30, 2021 Team ICM Features

By Tony Magliano – The powerful temptation to build earthly kingdoms has been a painful thorn lodged deep within the human psyche from ancient times

Year-End Review: Unloading of Surplus Baggage

December 30, 2021 Team ICM Features

By Sr. Molly Fernandes sfn – The month of December has almost come to an end. Another year is about to bid farewell. The year

Make a New Beginning

December 30, 2021 Team ICM Reflections

By Vimal Kumar csc – Readings: I Jn 2:18-21; Jn 1:1-18 ‘Every Beginning has an end, and every end is a new beginning’. We are

Did the Portuguese Destroy Only Hindu Temples in Goa?

December 29, 2021 Team ICM Features

Photo: The facade of the ruins of the Church of Our Lady of Mount Carmel at Chimbel-Goa. By J M John Marshal – Goa’s Chief

Remain in the Love of God

December 29, 2021 Team ICM Reflections

By Kulandai Albert csc – Readings: 1 Jn 2:12-17; Lk 2:36-40 In the first reading, St. John speaks about the destiny of those who do

Watch Our Words and Actions as Christians

December 28, 2021 Team ICM Reflections

By Kulandai Albert csc – Readings: 1 Jn 2:3-11; Lk 2:22-35 In the first reading, St. John speaks of the commandments of Jesus and how

Holy Innocent God Was Condemned! How Can We be Spared?

December 27, 2021 Team ICM Features

By Sr Lini Sheeja MSC – Feast of Holy Innocents A young girl from Kerala had gone to Karnataka to do her nursing. After completing

Synodality, the Very Core of Incarnation

December 27, 2021 Team ICM Features

By Mathew Thankachen O.Praem. – The Biblical concept of God unlike the god of any natural or other historical religions is simply a ‘Synodality’, viz.

Be Open to the Promptings of the Spirit

December 27, 2021 Team ICM Reflections

Thomas Lima csc Readings: 1 Jn 1:5, 2:2; Mt 2:13-18 Today we celebrate the feast of the holy innocents. It is heart-breaking to imagine the