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Category: Family

Why is the Church all Gaga against Surrogacy and India’s Surrogacy Tourism?

January 27, 2024 Team ICM Family

By Lavoisier Fernandes Lately, Pope Francis made headlines when he called for global surrogacy to be banned whilst terming it despicable. Listening to these headlines,

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The Just Man Joseph Teaches Us Something More Than Meets the Eye

December 10, 2023 Team ICM Family

By Tom Thomas. Recently I was upset at a situation where I felt I was not treated with respect by the other party. While being

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Making a Difference: Making Abortion Unthinkable

November 17, 2023 Team ICM Family

By Tony Magliano. Think of a newborn baby. In your mind’s eye marvel at the beauty, the complexity, the mystery of this tiny human being.

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A Retreat Experience: Speak Lord, Your Servant is Listening!

October 9, 2023 Team ICM Family

Tom Thomas – “Our hearts were made for You, O Lord, and they are restless until they rest in you” Saint Augustine “There is a

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Understanding Catholic Church’s Stand on Same-Sex Marriages

October 2, 2023 Team ICM Family

Verghese V Joseph – In light of the ongoing Supreme Court hearings on same-sex marriages, the Bioethics Forum of the Conference of Catholic Bishops of

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Interpreting ‘Wives, Be Subject to Your Husbands’

September 21, 2023 Team ICM Family

By Dr. Marianne Furtado de Nazareth – The reading from Colossians 3:18 attributed to St. Paul, has been a source of huge discomfort in my mind

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Why Celebrate the Girl-Child?

September 10, 2023 Team ICM Family

Dr. Jeanette Pinto – The first known use of the term girl-child was circa – about the year 1755. The word girl, meaning “a female

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Parenting

Good Parenting Is About Making Those Difficult Choices

August 18, 2023 Team ICM Family

By Sunil Mahajan – During my session on Bullying there is a point that says, ‘Children Have Parents That Are Bullies and Copy Their Parents Behavior’. It always made me

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Grandparents, Rejoice!

July 22, 2023 Team ICM Family

# chhotebhai Though a creature of the day, I am not particularly enthused by various “Days” like Father’s, Mother’s, Doctor’s, Constipation etc. I suspect that

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Grandparents: Guardians of the Family

July 21, 2023 Team ICM Family

Jacqueline Kelly – The life of Jesus, on earth was short, but the lessons He taught us can never be forgotten. We recall the great

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World Day of Grandparents and the Elderly: The Joys of Being a Grandparent

July 21, 2023 Team ICM Family

Dr. Jeanette Pinto – There’s nothing like a grandchild to put a smile on your face, a lump in your throat, and a warm feeling

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Surrogate Motherhood: The Church Perspective

July 13, 2023 Team ICM Family

By Dr Jeanette Pinto – Motherhood is a very special gift that God has given to a woman. However, this dream of being a mother

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Hidden Treasures

June 18, 2023 Team ICM Family

By Tom Thomas – The grabbed moments for a family rosary often come at the end of a long day. It is hard to get

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Making a Difference: Abortion’s Brutal Hidden Truth

May 31, 2023 Team ICM Family

By Tony Magliano – During one of the many nonviolent, prayerful pro-life/anti-abortion demonstrations I participated in, a woman stopped her car, got out, pointed to

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Understanding Catholic Church’s Family Global Compact Initiative

May 30, 2023 Team ICM Family

Verghese V Joseph – On the occasion of the media launch of the Family Global Compact, the Holy Father Francis lent his support to the

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