July 2019 - Indian Catholic Matters

A Vision and Wisdom for the Priesthood of Christ

July 31, 2019 Team ICM Features

By Leon Bent – A priest who neglects his own sanctification cannot be called light and salt. The Priest-disciple journey is a “gift that God

Seek the Kingdom of Heaven

July 30, 2019 Team ICM Reflections

By Roshan Minin D’Souza, CSC – Readings: Ex 34: 29-35; Mt 13: 45-46 In today’s gospel, we read that Jesus is asking us to choose

Parenting: Sure Path to Holiness

July 29, 2019 Team ICM Family

By Lorraine & Leon Bent The call to love is “the fundamental and innate vocation of every human being” (Familiaris Consortio) In the vocation of

Become Aware of Situations

July 29, 2019 Team ICM Reflections

By Joseph Inbaraj, CSC – Readings: Ex 33:7-11, 34:5-9; Mt 13:36-43 The readings of the day invite us to become aware of our situation and

Understanding the Salvific Plan of God

July 28, 2019 Team ICM Reflections

By Vimal Wilbert, CSC – Readings: Ex 32:15-24, 30-34; Jn 11:19- 27 Today the Church celebrates the memorial of St Martha who in her lifespan

St. Martha: Her Friendship with Jesus and Confession of Faith

July 28, 2019 Team ICM Features

By Leon Bent – Martha of Bethany is a biblical figure described in the Gospels of Luke and John. Together with her siblings Lazarus and

Peace and Harmony Messages Ring Out Loud at St Assisi-Sultan Kāmil 800th Anniversary Meet

July 28, 2019 Team ICM News

By Verghese V Joseph — Bengaluru: It was indeed a momentous occasion when the followers of St. Francis of Assisi, known as Franciscans ministering in

Fr Francis’ Homily: Ask and It Will be Given to You

July 27, 2019 Team ICM Homilies

By Francis Gonsalves, SJ – 17th Sunday of the Year – Cycle C – 28 July 2019 Readings: Ex 18:20-32; Col 2:12-14; Lk 11: 1-13

Homily for Youth: Unveiling the Mystery of Prayer

July 27, 2019 Team ICM Homilies

By Fr Antony Christy, SDB – July 28, 2019: 17th Sunday in Ordinary time Genesis 18: 20-32; Colossians 2: 12-14; Luke 11:1-13 Prayer… A Christian

Fr. Eugene’s Homily: Ask, Search and Knock

July 27, 2019 Team ICM Homilies

By Fr. Eugene Lobo, SJ – Seventeenth Sunday of the Year July 28, 2019 Genesis 18:20-32; Colossians 2:12-14; Luke 11:1-13 The readings of today remind

A Beautiful Indian Saint Who Refused an Arranged Marriage to Follow God’s Call

July 27, 2019 Team ICM Aleteia

By Philip Kosloski — Known to her family as Annakutty (“little Anna”), St. Alphonsa was born in Kudamalur in Kerala, India in 1910. Annakutty’s entire

Pro-life Heroes: To Love is to Live

July 26, 2019 Team ICM Family

By Dr Jeanette Pinto – I taught Anoop Chakravarthy a spastic student, the subject of History at the undergraduate level at St. Xavier’s College Mumbai

Be Aware of Your Strengths and Weaknesses

July 26, 2019 Team ICM Reflections

By Manu Praveen, CSC – Readings: Ex 24: 3-8; Mt 13:24-30 “Let them both grow till the harvest.” God allows both good and bad to

‘Word of God is Stronger than Double-Edged Sword’

July 25, 2019 Team ICM Reflections

By Pretham Joy Menezes, CSC – Readings: Ex 20:1-17; Mt 13:18-23 “The word of God is meant to be bread for daily use, not a

July 27 Inter-Religious Peace Event: To Commemorate 800th Anniversary of St. Francis of Assisi and Sultan al-Malik al-Kāmil’s Encounter

July 24, 2019 Team ICM News

Bengaluru: The year 2019 commemorates 800th anniversary of encounter between St. Francis of Assisi, a medieval Saint from Italy and Sultan al-Malik al-Kāmil of Egypt.