By Dr Jeanette Pinto – ‘In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth’ (Gen 1:2) God the Creator had a beautiful plan to
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St. John XXIII: The Good Pope, a Pastor and a Father to all
By Leon Bent – The universal call to holiness reminds us that we are all called to sainthood. We accomplish this by adopting the mind
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Yearning for a Mahatma and a Saint
By Fr. Cedric Prakash, SJ – On Sunday 13 October, Pope Francis will canonize at a ceremony in St Peter’s Square, Rome, John Henry Newman
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Part 2 – The Sanctifying Power in Weakness: Purification Through a ‘Thorn in the Flesh’
By Vinay Silva — He removes every branch in me that bears no fruit. Every branch that bears fruit he prunes to make it bear
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Francis of Assisi: The Saint of Our Times
By Leon Bent – Saint Francis of Assisi, informally named as Francesco (1181/1182), was an Italian Catholic friar, deacon and preacher. He founded the men’s
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Five New Saints Whose Lives Inspires Us
By Fr. Joseph Royan, C.Ss.R On July 1, 2019, the Vatican announced that Cardinal John Henry Newman, Giuseppina Vannini, Maria Teresa Chiramel Mankidiyan, Dulce Lopes
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Proclamation of Gospel is Giving Fruitful Witness to Christ
By Most Rev. Salvadore Lobo, Bishop of Baruipur Proclaiming the Gospel of Jesus, is the entire process of witnessing to and sharing with others the
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Fridays for Mother Earth
By Fr Francis Gonsalves, SJ – Two Twitter snapshots struck me recently. First, politicians—flanked by religionists of all hues—pouring cold water on the globe as
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Mother Mary: The Mother I Love
By Jacqueline Kelly – Mary is not just for theologians, intellectuals, artists and poets. She is the Mother of everyone, entire mankind and that is
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UN International Day of Charity
By Leon Bent – Catholic spiritual teaching includes spreading the Gospel, while Catholic social teaching, emphasises support for the sick, the poor and the afflicted,
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World Day of Prayer for Creation
By Leon Bent – Pope Francis has proclaimed a “World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation,” which is celebrated annually on September 1.
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Jesus Lords Over Nature’s Fury
By Leon Bent – With human domination, our planet has been dug, scraped, and crushed with sheer ruthlessness. The maddening pace with which industrialization, civilization
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Feast of Our Lady of the Angels: The Plenary Indulgence
By Br. John Sekar, OFM – In his early days of conversion, St. Francis of Assisi rebuilt a few churches in the vicinity of Assisi.
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A Vision and Wisdom for the Priesthood of Christ
By Leon Bent – A priest who neglects his own sanctification cannot be called light and salt. The Priest-disciple journey is a “gift that God
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St. Martha: Her Friendship with Jesus and Confession of Faith
By Leon Bent – Martha of Bethany is a biblical figure described in the Gospels of Luke and John. Together with her siblings Lazarus and
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