By Jacqueline Kelly – Advent prepares us for Christmas. It is the expectant waiting, hopeful anticipation and cheerful preparation of God breaking into our lives
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What Do You Mean By ‘Deck The Halls With Boughs of Holly’?
By Jacqueline Kelly – Before we find an answer to that, let’s try to understand what are Christmas flowers? Poinsettia A traditional Christmas flower and
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Making a Difference: In Serving the Poor We Encounter The King
By Tony Magliano. When I began this column, it was the Solemnity of Christ the King; an awesome reminder that while kingdoms and kings of
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Why Should a Catholic Care About COP28?
By Tom Thomas. There is an increasing global consensus on reducing the carbon footprint as the world moves towards attaining NetZero emissions. The convergence of all
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The Church is a Community of Communities!
By Issac Gomes – In the recent past, we have been coming across reports of various conventions/activities of Basic Ecclesial Communities (BEC) which is synonymous
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Formation Needs Transformation
By ML Satyan. In the wake of frequent ‘suicide by priests’ there have been quite many articles written answering to questions like why does it
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Round-up of Synod on Synodality During October 2023
By Lavoisier Fernandes. The first of two gatherings of the 16th General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops on Synod on Synodality has drawn to
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Making a Difference: Observing The End of ‘The War to End All Wars’ – The Right Way!
By Tony Magliano. On the 11th hour, of the 11th day, of the 11th month in 1918 an armistice was declared, effectively ending one of
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A New Understanding of the Lord’s Prayer
By Fr Soroj Mullick, SDB – The basic question is whether God ‘leads’ humans into temptation or human themselves surrender to the evil existing in
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Pope Francis’ Surprise Apostolic Exhortation Dedicated to St Thérèse of Lisieux
By Lavoisier Fernandes – I was very much surprised on reading the news of Pope Francis’ new Apostolic Exhortation entitled C’est la Confiance – It
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St Therese of the Child Jesus: The Confident Saint
By Tom Thomas A recent retreat, I attended brought home the learning that God speaks to us through His word, which we must read daily.
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Synod: Synchronizing the Sentiments of the Scattered
By Emmanuel Akilan R.M. SJ – “I know that you are all Jesuits, but are you all Catholics?” questioned one of the Bishops in North
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What Exactly is a Blessing?
By Lavoisier Fernandes – Yet again the Holy Father Pope Francis made sensationalised media headlines when he sneezed (I don’t mean literally) replying to a
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Dogged by War: Church’s Position on War is Anybody’s Guess
By chhotebhai – In India it is common to see street dogs chasing two-wheelers. When someone or something is persistently chased by another the phenomenon
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Making a Difference: Pope Francis’ Urgent Plea on Behalf of Planet Earth
By Tony Magliano – Reflecting on the worsening climate change crisis in the eight years since he wrote his environmental encyclical letter Laudato Si’ –
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