By chhotebhai. A roller coaster ride can throw one upside down or side to side. Not meant for the faint hearted. After my daughter was
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Category: Catholic Culture
Democracy is the Antidote to “Clericalism” in Catholic Church
By Devasahayam IAS (Retd). Synodality is the “way” of being Church. It means that the whole people of God, all members of the church, will
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Leadership Transition: Learning from Moses and Joshua
By Tom Thomas. “Then Moses said to the LORD, ‘May the LORD, the God of the spirits of all humanity, set over the community someone
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‘Synod on Synodality Should Bat for Dalit Christians Too’
By Prof. Dr. M. Mary John. It would be a farce of the synodality journey by the catholic church in India if it does not
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Making a Difference: No Matter What, Life is Always Worth Living!
By Tony Magliano – Life is God’s most precious gift. Please never consider ending it. No matter what problems you have, no matter how serious
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Faith Among Cultures: Emperor Akbar’s Church
By Verghese V Joseph – Think of Agra… what comes to mind is the resplendent image of Taj Mahal and many other architectural grandeurs. Come
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5 Arguments in Favor of Communion on the Tongue
Paul Suski – “And behold, I am with you always, until the end of the age.” ( Mt 28:20) On September 29, the Shrine of
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Church’s Teachings on Homosexuality: Respect the Person
By Dr Jeanette Pinto – God created sex for two combined purposes. One the happiness of a man and woman united in married love, and
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Mother and Son – Both Saints!
Dr Jeanette Pinto – Most mothers today are troubled, worried and distraught regarding the faith of their children, they feverishly pray that their children walk
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Goa: Kala Academy’s Western Music Dept Enthralls at Founder’s Day Concert
Malvino Alfonso OCD – Panaji: The Department of Western Music of Kala Academy Goa organised its Founder’s Day Concert at the Institute Menezes Branganza hall,
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A Movement to Make St. Joseph Vaz ‘Patron Saint of Inter-Religious Relations’ Gathers Steam
Filomena Saraswati Giese – India is a great civilization and the country that has just reached the southern part of the moon, a feat no
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When ISRO Aimed For the Heavens, a Tiny Church in Kerala Said Amen!
This is an updated version of the 2017 article. By Verghese V Joseph – As India’s Chandrayaan-3 explores the Moon in search of water, among
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Mere Ghar Aa Ke to Dekho (Visit My Home, Be My Guest)
Fr Soroj Mullick SDB – A national campaign for bringing communities together The minorities in the country are going through a difficult period. Our Indian
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A Reflection on Uniform Civil Code: Let Our Voices be Heard
In the month of August, we in India think of the pre-independence days and the post-independence situation of our motherland, India, Bharath. Tall claims by
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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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