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7 Totally Awesome New Year’s Resolutions

By Fr Joshan Rodrigues – Here’s one of my favourite stories that will give you a hint of what I’m trying to get at. A

By Venita D’Souza – I wonder if I’m actually getting old when I no longer feel the urgency to rush home immediately after mass to

By Jane De Suza A bout of malaria hit my family when I was little and provoked the mutter, ‘Must be the monsoon – those

By Jacqueline Colaco Rheumatoid arthritis has slowly decreased my ability to move normally so I limp around. My fingers too are bent out of shape.

By Fr Joshan Rodrigues – If you are a fan of superhero movies, choosing between the DC Universe and the Marvel Universe is a tough

By Jennifer Pinto – Hi Everyone! So last time I talked about how we beat ourselves up over everything we do wrong and how there

By Fr. Joe Mannath, SDB — Last May, I met someone who impressed me a great deal. This is how we met. A parishioner I

By Fr. Joe Mannath, SDB – Kumari was young and good-looking. Like most young women getting married, she had dreams of loving a man, being

By Tia Teresa Thomas – Today was the last day of our 10-day posting in Emergency Medicine. We were only in fourth term so the

By Susanna D – I’m hardly the first person to write about this, but it seemed like a good idea to write anyway, because most

By Tom – “If you want to run fast, run alone. If you want to run far, run together”. – An African Proverb. I am

By Fr. Hedwig Lewis, SJ – Making excuses is a trap we can all fall into. Excuses are rationalizations we make to ourselves about people, events

By Fr. Joshan Rodrigues – If you did not raise your eyebrows on reading this question, you can be forgiven. It’s not uncommon to come

By Fr. Vivian Richards. S – My Dear Child, Even though I look strong and mighty I am fragile. Yes, I am spread out vast

By Susanna D – “Would you eat chocolate if it had a little poop in it?” “Ewww! No!” “Then why would you watch movies with