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

Re-Defining Marriage in a Post-Modern World: A Psycho-Spiritual Perspective

November 3, 2021 Team ICM Family

By Abhishek Prasad – The Catholic Church cares deeply about marriage because it is a foundation of human existence, fundamental good in itself and a

Follow the Message of St. Paul

November 3, 2021 Team ICM Reflections

By David Peter csc Readings: Rom14:7-12; Lk 15:1-10 In today’s first reading, St. Paul gives us a great advice to pass no judgment on our

Gujarat Archbishop Thomas Macwan Appointed Member of International Council for Catechesis

November 2, 2021 Team ICM News

Bangalore: His Holiness Pope Francis has appointed Most Rev. Thomas Ignatius Macwan (69) Archbishop of Gandhinagar, Gujarat, as one of the members of International Council

We Need to Act, Stand for Truth

November 2, 2021 Team ICM Reflections

By Martin Madalai Muthu csc – Readings: Rom 13: 8-10; Lk 14: 25-33 The usual question we are often asked is, ‘How are you?’, and

St. Augustine and The Ten Stringed Harp

November 2, 2021 Team ICM Features

By Tom Thomas In the all-time classical work, “The Confessions,” St. Augustine prays, “O God most high, most sweet, our lives offend against your ten-stringed

FIR Against Pala Bishop for ‘Narcotic Jihad’ Speech

November 2, 2021 Team ICM News

Kotayam: Pala Bishop Mar Joseph Kallarangatt on Monday was booked on charges of attempting promote enmity between different groups on the basis of religion. The

Most Rev. Telesphore Bilung New Bishop of Jamshedpur

November 1, 2021 Team ICM News

Bangalore: His Holiness Pope Francis has appointed Most Rev. Telesphore Bilung, S.V.D. (60), Auxiliary Bishop of Ranchi, as Bishop of Jamshedpur, Jharkhand. This provision was

Christians and Hindus: Together Bringing Light in People’s Lives in Times of Despair

November 1, 2021 Team ICM Features

By Verghese V Joseph – Diwali festival is celebrated by all Hindus and is known as Deepavali or “row of oil lamps”. Symbolically based on

Part of Heavenly Pilgrimage

November 1, 2021 Team ICM Reflections

By Vimal Kumar A. csc – Readings: Wis 3:1-9; Rom 5:5-11; Jn 6:37-40 Today, we celebrate the All Souls Day. Mother Church extends an invitation

Minister of State for Minority Affairs meets Arunachal Bishops

November 1, 2021 Team ICM News

By Felix Antony – Miao, 1 November: Minister of State for Minority Affairs called on the two Bishops in Arunachal Pradesh during his five-day visit

All Souls Day Homily: Seeking God’s Grace

November 1, 2021 Team ICM Faith / Spirituality

By Fr Eugene Lobo – Isaiah 25:6-9; 1 Corinthians 15:12-26; Mark 8:27-35/ Jn 11, 17-27/ Mt 11, 25-30 Today is the feast of All-Souls when

Pope Francis at his Prophetic Best!

October 31, 2021 Team ICM Features

By Tony Magliano Clearly siding with the world’s poor and marginalized in a video message for the recent Fourth World Meeting of Popular Movements, Pope

Homily for Youth: Hear… My Child!

October 31, 2021 Team ICM Youth

By Fr Antony Christy, SDB – With your Ear, Heart and Spirit 31st Sunday in Ordinary time: October 31, 2021 Deuteronomy 6: 2-6; Hebrew 7:

Homily: Extend Love to All

October 30, 2021 Team ICM Homilies

By Fr Eugene Lobo – Thirty First Sunday of the Year October 31, 2021 Deuteronomy 6:2-6; Hebrews 7:23-28; Mark 12:28-34 The relationship between God and

Homily: Journeying With One Synodal Love, Not Two!

October 30, 2021 Team ICM Homilies

Br Francis Gonsalves SJ – 31st Sunday of the Year – Cycle B – 31 October 2021 Readings: Deut 6:2-6; Heb 7:23-28; Mk 12:28-34 “Love