By Marianne Furtado de Nazareth – Often priests are compared to fishermen. The comparison is apt and so important in todays world reeling with hate
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Month: November 2022
Waiting in Joyful Expectation of the Messiah
By Leon Bent – The Catholic Liturgy is an album in which every epoch of Church history immortalizes itself. Therein, one can find various pictures
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The Constitution Belongs to ‘We, the People!’
Fr. Cedric Prakash SJ – It was ‘Constitution Day’ once again on 26 November, as the nation remembered with profound gratitude the day in 1949,
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Go and Join a Medical College, Was My Father’s Order
This incident really happened. The person’s identity has been changed at his request as he desires not to make himself known. He does not wish
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Trust Each Other by Sharing, Showing Concern
Martin Madalai Muthu csc – Readings: Rom 10:9-18; Mt 4:18-22 Today we celebrate the feast of St. Andrew the apostle. In the first reading, St.
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Prepare to Receive Jesus
Newton Basumatari csc – Readings: Is 11:1-10; Lk 10: 21-24 We are in the first week of Advent, and the readings of the day invite
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Kerala’s Vizhinjam Seaport Protests Flareup; FIR Against Archbishop Thomas Netto
Thiruvananthapuram: At least nine policemen were injured in the clashes that turned violent between police and protesters on Sunday during the ongoing agitation in Vizhinjam,
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Get Ready for Spiritual Advent
By Jaqueline Kelly – The first and most important day of the week is Sunday. The Church’s year has two great feasts with other lesser
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The Faith of the Centurion
Santhiya Philomone csc – Readings: Is 4:2-6; Mt 8: 5-11 In today’s Gospel we see Jesus healing the centurion’s paralyzed servant. By healing, Jesus reveals
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Homily: Advent, an Event Marked by Expectation, Anticipation and Peparation
Fr. Eugene Lobo SJ – First Sunday of Advent November 27, 2022 Readings: Isaiah 2:1-5 Romans 13:11-14 Matthew 24:37-44 Today we begin the season of
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Be Awake and Alert in Love
Kulandai Albert csc – Readings: Is 2:1-5; Rom 13:11-14b; Mt 24:37-44 Today, as we step into the Advent season and a new liturgical year the
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Kerala’s Vizhinjam Seaport Project Runs into a Perfect Storm
Verghese V Joseph – Thiruvananthapuram: The ongoing Rs 7,500-crore Vizhinjam International Transhipment Deepwater Multipurpose Seaport project – being developed in the southern state of Kerala
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Have the Desire to Grow Away from Sin
Kulandai Albert csc – Readings: Rev 22:1-7; Lk 21:34-36 Today the liturgy of the word invites us to introspect oneself in the light of self-destructive
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Agnelo, A Saint in a Hurry: Bishop Alex Dias
Fr. Elvis Fernandes, sfx – The 95th Death Anniversary of Venerable Agnelo D’Souza, a saintly member of the Society of Pilar, was celebrated with great
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North Eastern Christian Leaders Flay ‘Conversion’ Allegations
Guwahati: Northeastern Christian leaders, representing all the Churches of the region, i.e. Council of Baptist Churches in North East India, Church of North India, Presbyterian
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