By Fr. Tom Mangattuthazhe – July 30th was the UN day to mark the realities of human trafficking in the world. A lot has been
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ICM Anniversary Special: What I Have Learned From This Pandemic!
By Jennifer Pinto – Half a year has gone by now since the Corona virus hit our lives! And what a crazy 6 months it
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ICM Anniversary Special: 1095 Days of ICM!
By Anon – Three years, 365X3 = 1095 days. This is the period that Indian Catholic Matters (ICM) has been around. A remarkable feat for
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John Lewis: The World Will Miss Him
A personal tribute to a LEGEND! (Photo: The author with the legendary leaders John Lewis John Lewis is no more and the world will miss
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Making a Difference: God’s Wake-Up Call to What’s Most Important!
By Tony Magliano Although it is ordinary time in the church year, I think it often feels like Good Friday these days. Don’t you? With
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ICM Celebrates 3rd Anniversary: An Outsider’s View
On July 26th, exactly three years ago Indian Catholic Matters (ICM), a self-funded digital online media initiative, began its spiritual journey. The word anniversary was
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Of Catholic Priesthood and Sex Scandals
By Fr Mathew Thankachen O.Praem. The Church is in agony and ecstasy — the agony of diminishing ‘practicing Catholics”, ‘decreasing priestly vocation and increasing sexual
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3rd Year ICM Anniversary Special: The New Normal!
By Fr. Nigel Barrett The ‘New Normal’ is a term many of us may be hearing in all spheres of life, including our Faith and
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Making a Difference: Judging the Signs of the Times
In the Gospel of Matthew, there is a scene where the Pharisees and Sadducees, in their desire to test Jesus, ask him to show them
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Wanted Now: A John the Baptist!
Wanted Now: A John the Baptist! – who brings hope. For many, these past months have been a period of hopelessness, of despair, of despondency
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Holy Spirit – Mystical Body of Church
By Jacqueline Kelly – The most wonderful thing can happen to you is meeting the Lord Jesus and experiencing the abiding, transforming power of His
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A Visit To Israel Deepens Faith
And many nations shall come, and say: “Come, let us go up to the mountain of the Lord, to the house of the God of
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An Ode to Dr Olinda Pereira: We Can Never Say Goodbye to You!
On 31 May, ICM author Fr Cedric Prakash’s aunt Dr Olinda Pereira passed in Mangalore at the age of 94. Dr Linda was a religious
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Making a Difference: Lessons for Humanity from an Inspiring Pope on his 100th Birthday
Celebrating the Eucharist at St. Pope John Paul II’s tomb in St. Peter’s Basilica on the 100th anniversary of the saint’s birth (May 18), Pope
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Encouragement in Waiting: Counting the Omer from Passover to Pentecost
But those whose hope in the LORD will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles, they will run and not grow weary,
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