By Fr Mathew Thankachen, O.Praem — Prayer, Fasting and Almsgiving are the three pillars of the season of Lent. Truly, these ought to make men
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Month: February 2021
Look at Jesus as Personal Saviour
By William Selvaraj csc – Readings: 1Pet 5: 1-4; Mt 16: 13-19 The feast of the chair of St. Peter, Apostle reminds us that it
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Homily for Youth: Time to Resume My Journey
By Fr Antony Christy, SDB – February 21, 2021: First Sunday in Lent Genesis 9: 8-15; 1 Peter 3: 18-22; Mark 1: 12-15 We have
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Homily: Flooded by Covenantal Love
By Fr Francis Gonsalves, SJ – 1st Sunday of Lent – Cycle B – February 21, 2021 Readings: Gen 9:8-15; 1 Pet 3:18-22; Mk 1:12-15
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Homily: Lent is a Time to receive God with open hearts
By Fr. Eugene Lobo, SJ – First Sunday of Lent February 21, 2021 Genesis 9:8-15; 1 Peter 3:18-22; Mark 1:12-15 We are now into the
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Beauty of Our Daily Crosses
By Anthony Jayaraj csc – Readings: Gen 9: 8-15; 1 Pet 3: 18-22; Mk 1: 12-15 As I am in the first week of the
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Is there Social Justice in the Digital Economy?
By Fr Cedric Prakash, SJ – This year the World Day of Social Justice (20 February) is being observed in extremely trying times all over
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The New Normal at the Martins’ this Lent
By Chris D’Souza – “Something just isn’t right” wondered Alex as he woke up the morning after Ash Wednesday. There had been a quarrel in
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‘Come Follow Me’
By Desing John csc – Readings: Is 58: 9c-14; Lk 5: 27-32 The ‘Call of Levi’ made me to reflect on this question; why did
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Let Us Venture Together from Darkness into the Light
By Tony Magliano – On Ash Wednesday, with dust-like ashes crossed upon our foreheads we were each invited to call to mind that this mortal
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Book Review: Decoding ‘The Jerusalem Code’
By Fr. Cedric Prakash, SJ – Decoding is never child’s play! But when one is entrusted with the task of sifting and sieving the past,
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Fast From the Worldly Things
By Nameswar Baliar Singh csc Readings: Is 58: 1-9; Mt 9: 14-15 The readings of the day invite me to denounce the worldly pleasure and
Read moreThe Catholic Church is NOT Apolitical
By Fr Cedric Prakash, SJ – ‘Apolitical’ is both a word and a concept; it is reflective of one’s attitude and behaviour towards the realities
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Let us Make Sacrifices During Lent
By Nibin K Cyriac csc – Readings: Deut 30: 15-20; Lk 9: 22-25 Readings of today speak about passion, death, and resurrection of Jesus. It
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Madhya Pradesh: CMI Bishop Emeritus Neelankavil Passes Away
Bangalore 17 February: Most Rev. Joseph Pastor Neelankavil, C.M.I. (90) Bishop Emeritus of Sagar Syro Malabar diocese in Madhya Pradesh passed away on Wednesday 17
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