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    In this month dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, celebrated on June 12, Bishop Piotr Sawczuk of the Diocese

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    By Christina Hanna Paul – I was born and raised Catholic. Sunday Mass, the Rosary, Catechesis, I had it all

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    Recently, during a Catholic spiritual retreat, I met an elderly woman of about 75 years old. She shared one of

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

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Place Your Trust in God

May 7, 2021 Team ICM Reflections

By Philip Raj csc – Readings: Acts 16: 1-10; Jn 15: 18-21 The readings of today invite us to listen to the voice of the

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Covid-19: Pope Francis Expresses Solidarity and Assures His Prayers for India

May 6, 2021 Team ICM COVID-19, News

By Verghese V Joseph – Rome: Holy Father Francis in a message to Cardinal Oswald Gracias, Archbishop of Bombay and President of the Catholic Bishops’

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May 7: Church in India Calls for Day of Prayer and Fasting for Relief from Covid-19

May 6, 2021 Team ICM News

Bengaluru: The Church in India comprising the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India (CBCI), Evangelical Fellowship of India (EFI) and National Council of Churches (NCCI) have

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Share the Joy of the Lord with Others

May 6, 2021 Team ICM Reflections

By David Peter csc – Readings: Acts 15: 22-31; Jn 15: 12-17 The gospel reading poses a question, ‘who can be a true friend?’ We

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Covid-19: Create a Family Contingency Toolkit

May 5, 2021 Team ICM COVID-19, Family, Healthcare

By Verghese V Joseph – All this while, life has indeed thrown up some glorious uncertainties that is until the COVID-19 pandemic hit us. All

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Let Us Abide in Jesus

May 5, 2021 Team ICM Reflections

By Tarsish Marak csc – Readings: Acts 15: 7- 21; Jn 15: 9-11 ‘Love one another as you love yourselves’- This second commandment of Jesus

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Our Words and Actions Should Speak for Themselves

May 4, 2021 Team ICM Reflections

By Eldho Augustine csc – Readings: Acts 15: 1-6; Jn 15: 1-8 Indeed, simple knowledge of the word is not enough to produce fruit, one

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Sacrament of Confirmation: Laying on of Hands and an Initiation into a Life of Beatitudes

May 4, 2021 Team ICM Faith / Spirituality

By Dr Tiju Thomas – In his article “Sacramental life and memory”, Bishop William Patrick Callahan wrote the following positive note about our personal history:

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India’s First Lay Martyr Blessed Devasahayam to be Declared Saint

May 4, 2021 Team ICM News

By Verghese V Joseph – The Holy Father on Monday morning, at 10, in the Consistory Hall of the Vatican Apostolic Palace, presided over the

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B’luru’s St. Mary’s Basilica: A Spiritual Connection With the Dreaded Plague

May 3, 2021 Team ICM COVID-19

By Verghese V Joseph – The current Corona pandemic has been a cause of despair to many. Reading up on some related content, I stumbled

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‘My Peace I Give to You…’

May 3, 2021 Team ICM Reflections

By Ishongkun Kurbah csc – Readings: Acts 14: 19-28; Jn 14: 27-31 “My peace I give onto you it is a peace that the world

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Keep Faith in Jesus

May 2, 2021 Team ICM Reflections

By Ajit Kumar Takiri Readings: 1 Cor 15: 1-8; Jn 14: 6-14 Today, as we celebrate the feast of Saints Philip and James, the Apostles

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Homily for Youth: Remaining in God & Reminding the World About God!

May 2, 2021 Team ICM Youth

By Fr Antony Christy, SDB – May 2, 2021: Fifth Sunday in Easter time Acts 9: 26-31; 1 John 3: 18-24; John 15: 1-8 We

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Homily: A Part of the Vine, Not Apart

May 1, 2021 Team ICM Homilies

By Fr Francis Gonsalves, SJ – Fifth Sunday of Easter – May 2, 2021 Readings: Acts 9:26-31; 1 Jn 3:18-24; Jn 15:1-8. “I am the

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Homily: If the Spirit of Jesus is Within Us, Then Jesus Abides in Us

May 1, 2021 Team ICM Homilies

By Fr Eugene Lobo, SJ – Fifth Sunday of Easter May 02, 2021 Acts 9:26-31; 1 John 3:18-24; John 15:1-8 During the Easter season the

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Friday reflection on readings 1, Isaiah 29:17-24 & the Gospel of Matthew 9:27-31. Please click link and scroll down a bit to listen to the audio.




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