# chhotebhai I recently read an article “Why are Christians Persecuted Today?” by Mumbai Jesuit Myron Pereira. It was a brilliant analysis that, unfortunately, offered
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Month: September 2023
Listen to the Needs of Others Who Are Crying for Help
Shanborlang Mawrie csc – Readings: Col 1:21-23; Lk 6:1-5 Today’s readings invite us to reflect on the mercy and compassion of God. St. Paul says
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Homily: The Feast of the Nativity of Mary
Fr. Eugene Lobo S.J. – The readings: Rom. 8:28-30 or Mic. 5:2-5; Mt. 1:16, 18-23 There are many Marian feast days celebrated in the Catholic
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Regina: Queen of Heaven
By Leon Bent – Queen of Heaven (Regina Caeli, in Latin) is a title given to Mary, mother of Jesus, by Christians mainly of the
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Accept the Plan of God by Forgoing Your Own Will
Pritam Dangwar csc – Readings: Mic 5: 2-5; Mt 1: 18-23 Today we celebrate the feast of the nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary. The
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Put Your Life in the Hands of Jesus
Jacob Perikala csc – Readings: Col 1:9-14; Lk 5: 1-11 The first reading gives me confidence that though I am a sinner, still I am
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The Church and its “Rome Call for AI Ethics”
By Lavoisier Fernandes – In the late 1960s, “artificial birth control” dominated the headlines. It was so much a moral and ethical impasse that it
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Spend Some Quiet Time in Prayer
Readings: Col 1:1-8; Lk 4:38-44 In today’s Gospel, Jesus heals Peters’ mother-in-law, and goes on healing many others in the town who were sick and
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Mother Teresa: Epitomised the Complete Teacher
Fr. Cedric Prakash SJ – Teachers, and very sadly so, are today in the news, for all the wrong reasons! In Uttar Pradesh’s Muzaffarnagar, a
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Jesus: A Teacher Par Excellence of Modern Education
Fr Mathew Thankachen O.Praem. – Education and health, two predominant apostolate undertaken by the Catholic Church globally and with special reference to India is founded
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For Refugees, Poor and Displaced, St. Teresa Will Always be a Mother
By Fr. Cedric Prakash, SJ – Saint Teresa of Calcutta embodies so much: charity and compassion; goodness and generosity; simplicity and sanctity, and much more!
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Exercise Spiritual Authority to Live a Saintly Life
Jessel Pradeep Cutinha csc – Readings: 1 Thes 5:1-6, 9-11; Lk 4: 31-37 Today’s liturgy highlights the theme of spiritual authority. Through spiritual authority the
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Homily for Youth: The Meaning of Christian Suffering
Fr Antony Christy, SDB – What justifies our sufferings? 22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time – 3rd September, 2023 Jeremiah 20: 7-9; Romans 12:1-2; Matthew 16:
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Deepen Your Faith and Have Strong Conviction
Philip Raj csc Readings: 1 Thes 4:13-18; Lk 4: 16 – 30 The readings of today speak about fulfilment of God’s promises. In the gospel
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Homily: Cost of Discipleship
Fr. Eugene Lobo SJ – Twenty Second Sunday of the Year September 03, 2023 Jeremiah 20:7-9 Romans 12:1-2 Matthew 16:21-27 To be a Christian, to be on
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