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     Verghese V Joseph – In an extraordinary act of global Catholic unity, the first-ever Worldwide Marian Procession will bring together

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    Holiness Off the Beaten Path: Servant of God, Lay Missionary, Helena Kmieć

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    There is a mother somewhere right now who has made breakfast, resolved an argument between two children before eight in

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    By Lavoisier Fernandes – A rumor used to travel slowly. Someone would mention something after Mass, at work, or over

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    There is a priest somewhere right now who has said Mass three times this week for people he barely knows,

  • Pope Leo’s ‘Magnifica Humanitas’: “Be Human! Stay Human!”

     *Fr Cedric Prakash SJ –  On 25 May 2026, Pope Leo XIV released his first Encyclical ‘Magnifica Humanitas’ (Magnificient Humanity):  On

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    The reopening of schools after the summer vacation is always a moment of hope. Classrooms come alive again with children’s

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    Dr Marianne Furtado de Nazareth – I love gardening and as a child grew up in a home with parents

  • Ten Takeaways from Magnifica Humanitas

    By Lavoisier Fernandes – It is often said that when the Pope speaks, the world listens. Throughout its history —

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    The danger is not that AI thinks for us, but that we stop thinking for ourselves. The time has come

  • Queering the Pitch

    chhotebhai – This saying literally means upsetting well laid plans. Whose plans? God’s plans. Who has queered the pitch –

  • Fr Bolmax Pereira: The “St Oscar Romero of Goa” and Guardian of Goa’s Ecology

    By Lavoisier Fernandes – Fr Bolmax Pereira, a prominent Catholic priest, environmental activist, and educator from Goa, passed away at

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By Fr. Glenford Lowe, SDB –  Do we fear the young, or find fault with them, or walk with them as friends? A look at

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Beginning Today, Give Peace a Chance

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By Fr. Cedric Prakash, SJ – In a powerful speech to world leaders on September 19th, Antonio Guterres, the Secretary General of the United Nations,

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St. Matthew: A Publican Freed for God’s Kingdom

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By Fr. Joy Prakash, OFM – Matthew the publican received “the bread of life and understanding” as food (Sir 15,3) and, out of this same

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The Saas-Bahu Saga (Part 1)

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By Fr. Joshan Rodrigues “Father, my daughter-in-law is my gold! Bhangarachi Sunn! She takes such good care of me, bringing me my medicines from time

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Hannah’s Prayer And The Eli Encounter

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By Linda Joseph Kavalackal – 1 Samuel 1:10, 11 – In her deep anguish Hannah prayed to the Lord, weeping bitterly. And she made a

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When Repentance Becomes A Blessing

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By Fr. Sam Koonamplackil, VC –  These are days to relinquish sin and evil pleasures in the spirit of repentance, and to become a new

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Why Be Married In The Church?

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Centurion: Keeping The Faith

September 17, 2017 Team ICM Faith / Spirituality

By Fr. Errol Fernandes SJ – 1 Tim 2:1-8; Lk 7:1-10 In the story of today’s Gospel, we will read of a centurion’s response of faith

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September 16, 2017 Team ICM Offbeat

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Karnataka Christian Think Tank Set Up To Tackle Challenges

September 16, 2017 Team ICM Offbeat

By Verghese V Joseph – Bengaluru: In a landmark development, a Christian Think Tank Meeting was organized under the aegis of the Karnataka Region Catholic

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Charity Inspires Charity

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By Fr. Sebastian Vadakumpadan – In the month of September, 2016 there was an offer of cooked food from a hotel to Jeevodaya Ashram in

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Forgiveness: Need of The Hour

September 16, 2017 Team ICM Faith / Spirituality

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