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Teens and Screens: How to Avoid Internet Addiction

January 10, 2024 Team ICM Aleteia

By Javier Fiz Pérez – Today’s new technologies are excellent, because they improve people’s lives. The problem arises from a harmful use of the internet—a

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The Little-Known Story of How St. Thomas the Apostle Brought Christianity to India

July 5, 2022 Team ICM Aleteia

By Lucien de Guise For the St. Thomas Christians, there is still no doubt that theirs is an unbroken tradition going back to their patron’s

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Is Instagram All About Vanity?

January 11, 2022 Team ICM Aleteia

By Miriam Diez Bosch – In this interview, Joan Maria Bovet, Director of the Family and Health Psychological Center, analyzes Instagram’s impact on favoring an

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Who Was the First Christian Hermit?

January 5, 2022 Team ICM Aleteia

By Philip Kosloski – In the centuries following the death and resurrection of Jesus, Christians sought new ways to live according to the Gospel message.

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Worried About Your Children? Say This Prayer to Their Guardian Angels

February 28, 2021 Team ICM Aleteia

By Philip Kosloski – The world is a dangerous place. When you leave the comforts of your home there is no telling what may happen

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The Hidden Symbolism of Our Lady of Guadalupe’s Image

December 11, 2020 Team ICM Aleteia

By Philip Kosloski – When the Blessed Virgin Mary appeared to Juan Diego and imprinted her image on his tilma, a cactus-fiber mantle, she did

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The Church in N-E India Has Grown in Surprising Ways

November 15, 2020 Team ICM Aleteia

By John Burger – Tribal people in the “land of dawn-lit mountains” find dignity in being Christian. A people in a remote part of India

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A Beautiful Indian Saint Who Refused an Arranged Marriage to Follow God’s Call

July 27, 2019 Team ICM Aleteia

By Philip Kosloski — Known to her family as Annakutty (“little Anna”), St. Alphonsa was born in Kudamalur in Kerala, India in 1910. Annakutty’s entire

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Franciscan Friar Shares the Story Behind his Mother Teresa Inspired Song

April 26, 2019 Team ICM Aleteia

Brother Isaiah, CFR | Receive Me (I’m Yours) – Brother Isaiah, CFR, is back again with another blend of that smooth acoustic sound and deep,

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Here is What Santa Claus Really Looked Like

December 20, 2018 Team ICM Aleteia

By Philip Kosloski – New facial reconstruction technology reveals the most realistic portrait of St. Nicholas. Researchers in Liverpool have been able to reconstruct the

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Are Spells Real? Do They Actually Work?

October 23, 2018 Team ICM Aleteia

By Philip Kosloski- When someone casts a spell, a spiritual power is invoked that does more harm than good. While they are commonly seen in

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Surrogate Motherhood: A Service, or Exploitation?

July 8, 2018 Team ICM Aleteia, Healthcare

By Paul De Maeyer – They call it “surrogate motherhood” or “rent-a-womb”: the reproductive practice or procedure in which a woman becomes pregnant and gives

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13 Notable Catholic Football Stars in 2018 World Cup!

June 13, 2018 Team ICM Aleteia

By Cerith Gardiner – Soccer (football!) is like a religion for many, but these athletes will indeed rely on their faith in their search for

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How a 9-Year-Old Bought a Well for an Indian Village

February 26, 2018 Team ICM Aleteia

By Sophia Swinford – Like most 9-year-olds, Josiah Shaffer wanted an Xbox; unlike most 9-year-olds, he bought a well for a village in India instead,

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This woman has found the secret to happiness, and it has nothing to do with having “a perfect life”

January 12, 2018 Team ICM Aleteia

By Daniel Esparza – Here’s Meme Alsina in numbers: 98 percent of her body is paralyzed, she is 36 years old, she has 7 siblings,

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Friday reflection on readings 1, Isaiah 29:17-24 & the Gospel of Matthew 9:27-31. Please click link and scroll down a bit to listen to the audio.

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