By Leon Bent – The Blessed Virgin Mary is venerated under the Captioned Title following apparitions to three shepherd children — Lucia, Jacinta and Francisco
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Month: May 2024
A Mother’s Love
Dr Jeanette Pinto – “We are born of love; Love is our mother”- Rumi This is the story of a heroic mother Xiomara in May
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Catholic Church’s Expansive Land Holdings in India: A Contentious Landscape
Verghese V Joseph – In the diverse landscape of India, the ownership of land has long held significant sway over the country’s economic and social
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Find Solace in the Victory of Christ Over All Adversities
Newton Basumatari csc – Readings: Acts 19: 1-8; Jn 16: 29 -33 Today’s readings invite us to reflect on the transformative nature of encountering the
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Homily: Ascension of Our Lord
By Fr Eugene Lobo, SJ – Acts 1:1-11; Ephesians 1:17-23; Mark 16:15-20 Today, we are celebrating the Feast of the Ascension of the Lord. This
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Live Out the Gospel in Our Daily Lives
Pritam Dangwar csc – Readings: Acts 1: 1-11; Eph 4:1-13; Mk 16: 15-20 Today, the Holy Mother Church celebrates the Solemnity of the Ascension of
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Karnataka: Bishop Duming Dias Ordains Carmelite Deacon as Priest
Br. Malvino Alfonso OCD & Verghese V Joseph – Karwar: In a solemn ceremony at St. Anthony’s Church, Mundkani, a small hamlet in Honavar Taluk
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Desire to be With Him
Thomas Lima csc – Readings: Acts 18:23-28; Jn 16:23-28 Today’s first reading deals with a very familiar text about Apollos and his encounter with Priscilla
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CCBI Appoints Fr Pinto & Sr Jenifer to Youth Commission & Health Apostolate
Verghese V Joseph – Bengaluru: In a recent development, the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India (CCBI) has named Fr. Dominic Pinto, a 42-year-old priest from
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World Communication Day: Love Well to Communicate Well
By Lavoisier Fernandes We are in the information overload generation and are inundated with information from Facebook, Instagram, X/Twitter, Snapchat, YouTube, TikTok, and WhatsApp, whether
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CBCI Releases Book on Norms for Designation of National Shrines & Indian Edition of ‘Dignitas Infinita’
Verghese V Joseph – Bangalore: The Commission for Canon Law in the Conference of Catholic Bishops of India (CCBI) has taken a significant step in
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Part II: Contraception and Contrition: A Christian Perspective
Paul Suski – The Church teaches that the use of contraceptives is intrinsically evil, a grave sin. On July 25, 1968, Pope Paul VI issued
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Part I: Contraception and Contrition: A Christian Perspective
Paul Suski – The celebration of Pentecost Sunday is also the perfect time to contemplate our life and review its history, a good opportunity to
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Homily: Understanding Jesus’ Relationship
Fr Eugene Lobo, SJ – Sixth Sunday of Easter May 05, 2024 Acts 10:25-26,34-35,44-48; 1 John 4:7-10; John 15:9-17′ The love of God is universal,
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How Profitable is Persecution?
# chhotebhai – This is indeed a strange title. It is borrowed from the Vatican II document “The Pastoral Constitution of the Church in the
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