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Month: February 2018

Exam Stress Factor: Ways to Cope With It

February 18, 2018 Team ICM Healthcare, Youth

Fr. Freddie Pereira, SDB – Stress during examination is normal but when it overlaps with excessive anxiety, it could interfere with a person’s health and

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A Song for the Exodus

February 18, 2018 Team ICM Art / Book / Film

By Dr Samrat Gali – Of all the incredible scenes in the epic-animation film ‘The Prince of Egypt’ the most remarkable scene is not the

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Homily: The Temptation of Jesus

February 17, 2018 Team ICM Homilies

By Fr Eugene Lobo, SJ – First Sunday of Lent February 18, 2018 Genesis 9:8-15; 1 Peter 3:18-22; Mark 1:12-15 We are now into the

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Cardinal Gracias Releases English Standard Version of Catholic Bible in India

February 16, 2018 Team ICM Faith / Spirituality

Bangalore: His Eminence Oswald Cardinal Gracias, the President of the Conference of Catholic Bishops of India (CCBI) and the Archbishop of Bombay, released the English

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Undertake a Lenten Challenge

February 15, 2018 Team ICM Best of ICM, Catholic Culture

By Susanna D – If you’re Catholic (and think that matters), the question of the week, and maybe of the past month is “What am

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Why Heaven Needs Us (And Vice Versa)

February 15, 2018 Team ICM Catholic Culture

By Ingrid Albuquerque-Solomon – If I did not believe in the concept of heaven, I would have committed suicide long ago. If there were nothing

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2 Different Faith Young Leaders From Among 5 to Attend Pre-Synod Meeting in Rome

February 15, 2018 Team ICM Catholic Culture

Bengaluru: Five young people will be representing the Church in India at the Pre-Synod Meeting in Rome, scheduled to be held from 18 to 24

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Lent: Springtime of The Heart

February 14, 2018 Team ICM Features

By Fr Francis Gonsalves, SJ – “Return to me with all your heart, fasting …” are the Biblical words (Joel 2:12) that summarize the essence

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Chapter XXVI: (I Believe in) the Communion of Saints

February 14, 2018 Team ICM I Believe

By Fr. Joseph Francis – What does the Church document Lumen Gentium say about the Communion of saints?   The Dogmatic Constitution on the Church

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Pillars of Lent: Prayer, Fasting and Almsgiving

February 13, 2018 Team ICM Homilies

Fr Eugene Lobo, SJ – Joel. 2:12-18; 2 Cor. 5:20-6:2; Mt. 6:1-6, 16-18 Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of the Season of Lent. It is

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The Evolution of Lent

February 11, 2018 Team ICM Faith / Spirituality

By Fr. Hedwig Lewis, SJ – From the early centuries in the history of Christianity, Christians established Easter Sunday to celebrate Christ’s resurrection. Then, several

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Sunday Homily: By Healing, Jesus Express Solidarity With The Leper

February 10, 2018 Team ICM Homilies

By Fr. Eugene Lobo, SJ- Sixth Sunday of the year Leviticus 13:1-2, 45-46; 1 Corinthians 10:31-11:1; Mark 1:40-45 We have been witnessing an unprecedented desire

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Homily For Youth: All For The Glory of God!

February 10, 2018 Team ICM Youth

By Fr Antony Christy, SDB – 6th Sunday in Ordinary Time Lev 13: 1-2, 44-46; 1 Cor 10:31-11:1; Mk 1: 40-45 Look at the world

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Prayer for Kandhamal‘s 7 Innocents launched at Catholic Bishops Assembly

February 9, 2018 Team ICM News

Bengaluru:  The ongoing prayer campaign for the release of seven innocent Christian convicts of Kandhamal jungles of eastern state of Odisha – India, languishing in

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India Needs Church and Church Needs India: Indian Catholic Bishops

February 9, 2018 Team ICM News

By Verghese V Joseph – Bengaluru: The Indian Catholic Bishops on Friday called for an integral and inclusive development that percolates to every strata of

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