Fr Arockia Dhas Rayappan – While I prayed the Midmorning Prayer on the Feast of the Conversion of Saint Paul, Apostle, I glanced at the
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Graham Greene’s Fiction: Through the Tropes of the Suffering Servant and Paul’s Hymn to Love
Dr. Subhasis Chattopadhyay – “[Unbelievers] are so far from any Christian view that they cannot enter my universe.” Graham Greene to Marcel Moré in Conversations
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In Memory of Unassuming Priest of Delhi Archdiocese: Rest Well, Father Gill!
Fr Arockia Dhas Rayappan – I took my Ph.D. comprehensive exam (COMPS) at Concordia University from June 17 to June 20, 2024. I submitted the
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Time for Indian Church to Seriously Introspect Climate Change
M L Satyan – The terrible heatwave spread across the country has been bothering me for a while as I too have experienced it in
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Nativity of St. John the Baptist
By Leon Bent – Ordinarily the Church observes the day of a saint’s death as his feast, because that day marks his entrance into heaven.
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A Haven of Hope at Velankanni: Mercy Home’s Journey to Empower Orphaned Children
Verghese V Joseph – In the heart of Velankanni, a small village in Nagapattinam district of India’s southern state of Tamil Nadu, lies a haven
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Catholic Church and its Immense Contribution in North-East India
By Fr. Thomas Manjaly – To speak about Northeast India meaningfully, we need to look at the history and geography of the region. The
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Alicja Lenczewska’s Life of a Sinner and Mystic
Paul Suski – Of three remarkable women, all Polish and devout Catholics, the most renowned mystic among them is undoubtedly Saint Faustina Kowalska, whose diary
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Silence as Interreligious Dialogue
By Dr. Subhasis Chattopadhyay – Roman Catholics and Hindus are terrified of silence and its life-giving and life changing power. When one religion speaks to
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Post-2024 India Elections: What’s the Way Forward for Christian Community?
Verghese V Joseph – Now with the BJP and its alliance partners forming the government at the Centre, it is essential for the Catholic community
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Making a Difference: So Many People Are Hungry
By Tony Magliano – The world is in the midst of a global hunger crisis – the largest in recent history. According to the United
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A Spiritual Paradigm: Our Common Home
Our understanding of grief and grace is limited by anthropocentrism. But, “[t]he Bible has no place for a tyrannical anthropocentrism unconcerned for other creatures” (LS
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The Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary
By Leon Bent – After the Annunciation, Mary is confused – surely you would be perplexed, if you were Mary. Who can she talk to
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Part II: Mary’s Bouquet of Mystical Flowers
By Jacqueline Kelly – The Feast of Mary Help of Christians is celebrated on May 24. Continuing from yesterday Mary’s Bouquet of Mystical Flowers, here
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Part I: Mary’s Bouquet of Mystical Flowers
By Jacqueline Kelly – Life, death and decay are parts of the cycle of nature, and this includes trees and flowers too. May is the
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