[tta_listen_btn] By Lavoisier Fernandes. The first of two gatherings of the 16th General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops on Synod on Synodality has drawn
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Youth – Catalysts of Change for the Church
[tta_listen_btn] 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,
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Women Need Bigger Role in Church
[tta_listen_btn] By M L Satyan. The role of women in the Catholic Church has not been clearly specified even today. In the recent past, young
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Are We Religious or Spiritual?
[tta_listen_btn] By M L Satyan. A few months ago, I read a news report about four nuns of a religious congregation taking their final vows
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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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Attack on Kanpur Church: More Sad Than Angry
#chhotebhai I have received several anxious queries about the attack on a church in Kanpur, located in the central-western part of the state of Uttar
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How to Get Faithful Involved and Interested in Matters of the Church?
By Most Rev Prakash Mallavarapu Archbishop of Visakhapatnam Our people in general hold the Church and the priests with high regard and respect, and do
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Recognize, Respect and Give Space for Manifold Gifts of the Spirit
Charismatic gifts are the manifold gifts of the Holy Spirit about which the Sacred Scripture teaches us. In the Community, these gifts are given differently
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