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    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

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    # chhotebhai – Yes, cockroaches are the flavour of the season (yuck), thanks to the intemperate remarks of the CJI,

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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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    “Let us pray that sport is a tool for peace, encounter, and dialogue between different cultures and peoples, that it

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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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March 21, 2024 Team ICM Reflections

[tta_listen_btn] Eedara Vamshi csc – Readings: Jer 20: 10-13; Jn 10: 31-42 Today’s readings invite us to proclaim truth and celebrate victory through God’s faithfulness.

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Are We Building a Roman or an Indian Catholic Church?

March 21, 2024 Team ICM Features

[tta_listen_btn] M L Satyan – I pose this question against the recent backdrop of bishop and Archbishop installations in certain North Indian dioceses, particularly within

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As Election Nears, Christians Witness Increased Violence in 2024, Says UCF Data

March 21, 2024 Team ICM News

Verghese V Joseph – New Delhi: As India gears up for the national elections, a troubling trend has emerged in the first 75 days of

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Lenten Journey for Youth: Daring to Die – People of the Covenant in Losing Oneself!

March 21, 2024 Team ICM Youth

[tta_listen_btn] Fr Antony Christy, SDB – THE WORD IN LENT – Thursday, Fifth week March 21, 2024: Genesis 17: 3-9; John 8: 51-59 Through the

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Dogs and Gods of War

March 20, 2024 Team ICM Features

#chhotebhai – This is an alarmist headline. It is meant to be. It is inspired in part by the novel “Dogs of War” written 70

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Listen to Jesus’ Words

March 20, 2024 Team ICM Reflections

[tta_listen_btn] Jessel Pradeep Cutinha csc – Readings: Gen 17: 3-9; Jn 8: 51-59 Jesus’ words are God’s words and believing and keeping his words, reward

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Assam: Christians Gather for Peace and Harmony in Udalguri

March 20, 2024 Team ICM News

Udalguri, Assam: In the backdrop of all that is happening in Assam, especially the passing of the controversial Assam Healing (Prevention of Evil) Practices Bill,

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Lenten Journey for Youth: Daring to Die – Recognising the Immanent Truth

March 20, 2024 Team ICM Youth

[tta_listen_btn] Fr Antony Christy, SDB – THE WORD IN LENT – Wednesday, Fifth week March 20, 2024 – Daniel 3:14-20, 24-25, 28; John 8: 31-42

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The Queen of Vices

March 19, 2024 Team ICM Features

By Tom Thomas – “According to Christian teachers, the essential vice, the utmost evil, is Pride. Unchastity, anger, greed, drunkenness, and all that, are mere

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Be Strong in Your Decision to Worship the True God

March 19, 2024 Team ICM Reflections

[tta_listen_btn] Readings: Dan 3:14-20; Jn 8:31-42 Today’s readings invite us to believe in God and his commandments in times our trials and tribulations on this

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Ahead of 2024 Elections, Catholic Church to Observe Friday as ‘National Day of Fasting and Prayer’

March 19, 2024 Team ICM News

[tta_listen_btn] Verghese V Joseph – In a move reflecting both spiritual fervour and civic duty, the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India (CBCI) has designated Friday,

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Urgently Wanted Today: A Joseph

March 19, 2024 Team ICM Features

[tta_listen_btn] Fr. Cedric Prakash SJ – Our world today (particularly, India) is broken and fragmented; divisiveness, hate and violence hold way! The people cry out

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Solemnity of Saint Joseph: His Faithfulness to the Will of God

March 18, 2024 Team ICM Homilies

[tta_listen_btn] By Fr. Eugene Lobo SJ – 2 Sam. 7:4-5a, 12-14a, 16; Rom. 4:13, 16-18, 22; Mt. 1:16, 18-21, 24a; (or Luke. 2:41-51a) Today we

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India’s 2024 Elections: A Potential Game Changer for Christians

March 18, 2024 Team ICM News

[tta_listen_btn] Verghese V Joseph – India, the world’s largest democracy, is a nation of diverse cultures, languages, and religions. Among its religious tapestry, Christianity holds

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Seek Grace to Live Lives of Faith, Obedience, and Righteousness

March 18, 2024 Team ICM Reflections

[tta_listen_btn] Thamwar Monsang csc – Readings: 2 Sam 7: 4-5a, 12-14a, 16; Rom 4: 13, 16-18, 22; Mt 1: 16, 18-21, 24a Today, the Church

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