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

Christian Education at the Crossroads

August 11, 2021 Team ICM Education

Education is an important dimension of human growth and touches upon every other dimension of that growth. In fact peaks of human progress in history

Grow as Men and Women of God

August 11, 2021 Team ICM Reflections

By Naresh Namindla csc – Readings: Jos 3: 7-10a,11,13-17; Mt 18: 21- 19: 1 Prophet Moses was a man of God, leading people of Israel

Be Genuine and Truthful

August 10, 2021 Team ICM Reflections

By Ishongkun Kurbah csc – Readings: Deut 34:1-12; Mt 18:15-20 Friends play a very significant role in our lives. We can be influenced and can

Indigenous Day Calls for Reviving Traditional Values, Says Arunachal Bishop

August 10, 2021 Team ICM News

By Felix Anthony – Miao: Indigenous Day is a reminder to revive the age-old traditional values of the indigenous people said Bishop George Pallipparambil of

March Towards God the Almighty

August 9, 2021 Team ICM Reflections

By Amalraj A csc – Readings: 2 Cor 9:6-10; Jn 12: 24-26 There is a great lesson that we all learn from the Eagle which

Rely on God’s Assurance

August 8, 2021 Team ICM Reflections

By Newton Basumatari csc – Readings: Deut 10:12-22; Mt 17: 22-27 To experience God is to love him, and to love him is to do

Homily: Journey With the Strength of the Eucharist

August 7, 2021 Team ICM Homilies

By Fr. Eugene Lobo, SJ – Nineteenth Sunday of the Year August 08, 2021 1 Kings 19:4-8; Ephesians 4:30-5:2; John 6:41-51 Our Christian faith is

St. Dominic: The Preaching Friar

August 7, 2021 Team ICM Features

By Leon Bent – Dominic, founder of the great order of preaching friars which bears his name, was born in the year 1170, at Calaruega,

Let Him Dwell in Us

August 7, 2021 Team ICM Reflections

By Also Vibi Brandon csc – Readings: 1Kgs 19:4-8; Eph 4:30-5:2; Jn 6:41-51 In today’s gospel reading Jesus says he is the living bread and

TN: Coalition Proposes ‘Dalit Rites’ in Catholic Church

August 6, 2021 Team ICM News

By Verghese V Joseph – In the light of recent developments in the Tamil Nadu’s Catholic Church, a Dalit Christian coalition has proposed a new

Replace Doubt With Faith

August 6, 2021 Team ICM Reflections

By Francis Gayang csc – Readings: Deut 6: 4-13; Mt 17:14 – 20 As a child who grew up in a Christian family and now

Aug 7: Participate in Church’s National Prayer Service for Relief from Corona

August 5, 2021 Team ICM COVID-19, News

Bengaluru: The Latin Catholic Church in India will hold a one-hour national prayer service on Saturday (August 7) from 8.30 to 9.30 pm in view

Abolishing Nuclear Weapons: An Appeal to Common Sense

August 5, 2021 Team ICM Features

Image: St. Mary’s Cathedral, often known as Urakami Cathedral in Japan’s Nagasaki, demolished by the A-bomb in 1945 and completely rebuilt in 1959. By Tony

Make God Known and Serve God

August 5, 2021 Team ICM Reflections

By Santhiya Philomone csc – Readings: 1Thes 2:9-13; Mt 23:27-32 In today’s gospel reading, Jesus rebukes the scribes and Pharisees saying, “woe to you, scribes