By Susanna D – Most of us who had religious parents have semi-funny and semi-frustrated stories of how our parents made us do religious stuff
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Month: February 2018
Cardinal Gracias is New CBCI President; Mar Ignathios is VP; Mar Njaralakatt as 2nd VP; Bishop Theodore To Continue Term
Bengaluru: Cardinal Oswald Gracias of Bombay has been elected the new president of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India (CBCI), Most Rev. Joshua Mar Ignathios
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#Lent – Fast. Pray. Love
By Fr Joshan Rodrigues – A popular joke goes that when asked what he was going to abstain from this Lent, he replied, “I am
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CBCI Announces Appointment of New Officials
Bengaluru: The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India (CBCI) on Wednesday announced the appointment of new officials at its ongoing 33rd General Body Meeting. Fr. Jervis
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Chapter XXV: I Believe in the Holy Catholic Church (2)
By Fr. Joseph Francis – The 4 Notes of the Church of God Here we briefly examine the 4 “notes” or “marks” of the Church
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The Legacy of St Gonsalo Garcia
By His Grace Bishop Thomas Dabre, Bishop of Poona – The Spirit of St Gonsalo is handed on to Vasai — his example of Faith,
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Become Fully Indian and Fully Christian, Church Urges Faithful
His Eminence Oswald Cardinal Gracias, the President of the Conference of Catholic Bishops of India (CCBI) and the Archbishop of Bombay, exhorted the Bishops in
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Homily For Youth: Live Life Christ-Like
By Fr Antony Christy, SDB – The 3P Recipe: Proclaim, Practice and be Prepared! 5th Sunday in Ordinary Time: 4th February, 2018 Job 7:1-4,6,7; 1
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Bible Youth Icon: Joseph Son of Jacob
By Fr Antony Christy, SDB – Joseph was the 11th son of Jacob but he was special for an obvious reason: that he was the
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In Suffering, Jesus Found a Meaning For Us
By Fr Eugene Lobo, SJ – Fifth Sunday of the Year Job 7:1-4, 6-7; 1 Corinthians 9:16-19, 22-23; Mark l: 29-39 Suffering is inevitable in
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Indian Catholic Bishops Begin Deliberations
By Verghese V Joseph – Bengaluru: The 33rd General body Meeting of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India (CBCI) got off to a solemn start
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We Need to Respect Divine Goodness of Creation
By Sr. (Dr). D. J. Margaret FMA – Environmental degradation is defined as the degradation of quality and quantity of natural resources which is perceived to be deleterious or undesirable. It refers to
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