By Fr Trevor D’Souza OFM – John 12:24 unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains alone; but if it
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Month: August 2023
Why Syrian Rite Keralites have a ‘Patron Saint’ and Why Latin Rite Goans, Mangaloreans, and Sri Lankans Don’t!
By Filomena Saraswati Giese – St. Kuriakose Elias Chavara and St. Joseph Vaz. Why Keralites had St. Kuriakose made a Patron Saint at his Canonization
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Respond to the Lord’s Goodness with Humility
Shanborlang Mawrie csc – Readings: Num 13:1-2, 25-14:1,26-29,34-35; Mt 15:21-28 Today’s readings invite us to examine our faith in God. The first reading speaks about
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Goa Holds Solidarity Meet for Manipur
John Malvino Alfonso OCD – The Council for Social Justice and Peace (CSJP) of the Archdiocese of Goa and Daman along with the Working Committee
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Reflect on His Life-Giving Words, “Don’t be Afraid
Pritam Dangwar csc – Readings: Numb 12: 1-13, Mt 14: 22-36 In today’s gospel we saw that a storm arose while the disciples were crossing
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2027 World Youth Day in Seoul; Jubilee of Youth in Rome in 2025!
Verghese V Joseph – The next World Youth Day will be in Seoul, South Korea, in 2027. The announcement was made on Sunday at the
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Ask God to Work Through Us
Jacob Perikala csc – Readings: Num 11: 4b-15; Mt 14: 13-21 In the gospel we read that Jesus felt compassion for people. What is essential
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At Fatima, Pope Francis Urges People to Look Towards Mother Mary
Verghese V Joseph – On Saturday morning, the Pope visited the Shrine of Fátima. It was almost 8:40 am when the helicopter that was transporting
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Homily: Feast of Transfiguration
Fr Eugene Lobo, SJ – Daniel 7, 9-10, 13-`14; 2 Peter 1, 16-19; Matt 17, 1-9 Christ’s Tabor radiance is a kind of mirror in
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Become More Like Jesus
Readings: Dan 7:9-10, 13-14, 2Pet 1:16-19, Mt 17: 1-9 Today we celebrate the feast of the Transfiguration of the Lord. In the first reading of
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Is Church’s Conflicting Position on Issues Hurting the Community?
Verghese V Joseph – This week, I had three calls that set me thinking. They were: What, in your opinion, is the church’s stance on
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Treat All With Respect
Readings: Lev 25:15, 8-17 Mt 14: 1-12 Today’s readings invite us to do no harm to anyone but to fear the Lord. John the Baptist
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Humanity: Have We Lost Our Collective Consciousness?
By Sch. Emmanuel Akilan SJ Have We Lost Our Collective Consciousness? When they paraded her on the road When they manhandled them publicly When they
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Remembering St John Mary Vianney
Philip Raj csc – Readings: Lev 23:1, 4-11, 15-16, 27, 34 -37; Mt 13:54-58 Today the church remembers John Mary Vianney, the patron of all
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Pope Francis Arrives in Lisbon for World Youth Day
Verghese V Joseph – Pope Francis arrived in Lisbon, Portugal kicking off his 42nd Apostolic Journey abroad to the European nation of Portugal for the
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