By Leon Bent – This piece of writing is a prayer; its message is simple and direct. Read it with your heart, as well as
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Category: Faith / Spirituality
Lent a Season for Repentance, Renewal and Reliving in Christ
By Fr. Vivek Lionel Basu – In the annual liturgical cycle of the Church, two long periods of Lent and Easter play an important role
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Our Lady of Lourdes and World Day of the Sick
By Leon Bent – Our Lady of Lourdes is a Roman Catholic title of the Blessed Virgin Mary, venerated in honour of the Marian apparitions
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Friar Gonsalo Gracia: The Indian Franciscan Martyr Saint
By Fr Joy Prakash, OFM – Gonsalo Gracia was born of a Portuguese father and a Canarese mother (Konkani-speaking) in Bassein, (Maharastra) East India, about the year
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St Agatha, Virgin and Martyr: Sentenced to Death for Love of Jesus
by Sr. Lini Sheeja MSC – The life stories of the early male martyrs of the Church relate tales of extreme torture by their Roman
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Thou Shalt Not Mock God
By Jacqueline Kelly – God loves you – no matter who you are, no matter what is your past. The Bible tells us that “whoever
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God’s Gift to India – Saints of India
By Jacqueline Kelly- We have Saints from different countries but in this article, I will be focusing on the Saints of India. Inspite of the
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To Find Happiness In Strange Places
By Fr. Divya Paul It happens, just as your cup of happiness is full and you finally sit back to enjoy it, somebody bumps your
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St. Joseph Vaz: The Friday Miracle Worker!
By Leon Bent – Fr. Joseph Vaz was born to Christopher Vaz and Maria de Miranda, Christian parents of the Konkani Brahmin caste; the third
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Blessed Devasahayam Pillai – The First Lay Indian Martyr
By Verghese V Joseph – January 14th is the feast day of Blessed Devasahayam Pillai, the first Indian lay martyr to be beatified. Popularly known
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Receiving the Sacrament of Reconciliation
By Paul Suski – The saints have always reminded us how important it is to receive the Sacrament of Reconciliation frequently. St. John Paul II
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Rediscovering the Sacrament of Reconciliation
By Paul Suski – “If we say, “We are without sin,” we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.” (1 John 1:8) One
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St. John Neumann: Fiery and Passionate
By Leon Bent – John Neumann was born in Prachatice, in Bohemia (now the Czech Republic) on March 28, 1811. He studied theology in the
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Jesus, A Name Above Every Other Name
By Leon Bent – The Feast of the Holy Name of Jesus is celebrated by a number of Christian denominations, on varying dates. In Roman
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The Baptism of Our Lord
By Leon Bent The Baptism of Jesus, which we recall is celebrated on the Sunday following Epiphany, on 6th January. It gives us an opportunity
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