By M L Satyan. In June this year, I had an opportunity to interact with a few members of a Mahila Sangh (Women’s Association), Catholic
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Round-up of Synod on Synodality During October 2023
By Lavoisier Fernandes. The first of two gatherings of the 16th General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops on Synod on Synodality has drawn to
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Youth – Catalysts of Change for the Church
By M L Satyan. Even after so many years of achieving Independence, India’s youth is facing a lot of challenges like unemployment, human trafficking, drug
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Women Need Bigger Role in Church
By M L Satyan. The role of women in the Catholic Church has not been clearly specified even today. In the recent past, young girls
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Are We Religious or Spiritual?
By M L Satyan. A few months ago, I read a news report about four nuns of a religious congregation taking their final vows in
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All Saints Day: From Ordinary to Extraordinary!
By Sr Lini Sheeja MSC. God in His goodness created human beings in His own image and likeness with love and for love. “I have
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Saints Simon & Jude: Heeding to His Call
By Fr. Joy Prakash, OFM. Simon we know as a Zealot. For a long time, scholars thought that this referred to a violent group of
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Dogged by War: Church’s Position on War is Anybody’s Guess
By chhotebhai – In India it is common to see street dogs chasing two-wheelers. When someone or something is persistently chased by another the phenomenon
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Interpreting ‘Wives, Be Subject to Your Husbands’
By Dr. Marianne Furtado de Nazareth – The reading from Colossians 3:18 attributed to St. Paul, has been a source of huge discomfort in my mind
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Dangers of a Post-Christian World
# chhotebhai I recently read an article “Why are Christians Persecuted Today?” by Mumbai Jesuit Myron Pereira. It was a brilliant analysis that, unfortunately, offered
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The Church and its “Rome Call for AI Ethics”
By Lavoisier Fernandes – In the late 1960s, “artificial birth control” dominated the headlines. It was so much a moral and ethical impasse that it
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Church’s Teachings on Homosexuality: Respect the Person
By Dr Jeanette Pinto – God created sex for two combined purposes. One the happiness of a man and woman united in married love, and
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The Interplay of Christianity and Being Indian
Leon Bent Sacred Scripture teaches that man is created “in the image of God,” is capable of knowing and loving his Creator, and is appointed
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Clare of Assisi and Prophetic Courage
A Short Reflection on the Feast Day of St. Clare of Assisi By Austine J. Crasta, STL – August 11, 2023: Today, the Church celebrates
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Is Church’s Conflicting Position on Issues Hurting the Community?
Verghese V Joseph – This week, I had three calls that set me thinking. They were: What, in your opinion, is the church’s stance on
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