26 December, 2024 – Christmas of Hope They speak of White Christmas in quite a few countries, referring mostly to a Christmas marked by snowfall.
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The Story Behind Boxing Day!
By Jacqueline Kelly – Christmas is a day for exchanging gifts like cakes, sweets, toys or money. It is a season of lights, decorations and
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Did You Know That There Are Superstitions Attached to Christmas?
By Jacqueline Kelly. The Spirit of Christmas is already upon us. Christmas superstitions are revived every year, and they lend a traditional air to Christmas.
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The Feet, the Light and the Word
Hope that Shines for Us – Christmas 2024 A Happy and a Holy Christmas! This day naturally fills us with immense joy, for it is
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A Silent Night in a Warring World
Mathew C – As 2024 draws to a close, the world stands fractured, its landscapes scarred by the relentless violence of conflict. The season of
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Bridging Divides: PM Modi’s Historic Christmas Address Promotes Love and Unity
Verghese V Joseph – New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Tuesday address at the Christmas celebrations hosted by the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India (CBCI)
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Peace from a Christmas Crib!
Adolf Washington – It was the ‘Christmas Crib competition’ at the then 105-year old Sacred Heart Church in Bangalore, where I served as Assistant Parish
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In Search of Inner Peace
Paul Suski – This Sunday, we light the second candle on the Advent wreath; the atmosphere is bathed in a serene glow, echoing the theme
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Christmas the Season of Biblical Joy
Leon Bent – The season of Advent is known as one of “Joyful expectation.” The Catholic Church names the third Sunday of Advent as Gaudete
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Post Merriment Post Mortem
#chhotebhai It bugs me when people wish me a “Merry Christmas”. It’s worse when it gets corrupted in the Hindi heartland to Marry or even
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Community Leaders Christmas Interaction With PM Could Have Touched Upon Burning Issues, Feels B’luru Prelate Dr Machado
By Verghese V Joseph. While the Metropolitan Archbishop of Bangalore, Most Rev. Dr. Peter Machado, expressed gratitude for Prime Minister Mr. Narendra Modi’s recent interaction
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Goa: Peace, Love and Unity are Hallmarks of Christianity, Says CM Sawant
Pilar: To celebrate the message of Christmas with government officials and civil service officers, the Society of Pilar, hosted a festive Christmas High Tea, at
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Curious Facts About Christmas
By Jacqueline Kelly. Once again it is Christmas, the feast which we love most. The young and the old all over the world are getting
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How Jesus Found Me When I Lost Sight of His Manger
By Fr Sunil Macwan, SJ – Even though my Jesuit training and priestly ministry have helped me cope with the pandemic’s social challenges reasonably well,
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Christians and Peace are Like Siamese Twins
By Isaac Harold Gomes. Christmas is an annual religious and cultural festival that is observed in almost all countries on 25 December to commemorate the
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