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St. Elizabeth of Portugal: A Saint for Our Times

July 3, 2019 Team ICM Features

By Leon Bent – On July 4, the Catholic Church celebrates the feast of St. Elizabeth of Portugal, a queen who served the poor and

Feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus

June 27, 2019 Team ICM Features

By Fr. Eugene Lobo, SJ The readings: Ezek. 34:11-6; Rom. 5:5-11; Luke 15:3-7 Today we celebrate the feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, a

Religion and Politics: Should Priests Comment on Politics?

June 27, 2019 Team ICM Features

By Ajay Raj – Aristotle called politics as master science. We may be prejudiced, but we think he was right. The study of politics is

Corpus Christi: The Fullness of Catholicism

June 21, 2019 Team ICM Features

By Leon Bent – The 1.285 billion Catholic Church’s official doctrine is that every Mass is a ritual “re-enactment” or “perpetuation” of Our Lord’s one

The Blessed Trinity: The Divine Romance

June 14, 2019 Team ICM Features

By Leon Bent The Trinity is the term employed to signify the central doctrine of the Christian religion – the truth that in the unity

Saint Anthony’s Priceless Tongue

June 13, 2019 Team ICM Features

By Fr Francis Gonsalves, SJ – Grandma and grandpa had a quarrel and grandpa stopped talking to grandma. Poor grandma. Try as she might to

The Dynamite Power of the Holy Spirit

June 7, 2019 Team ICM Features

By Dr Jeanette Pinto – Dynamite is a high explosive made of nitro-glycerine, sorbents and stabilizer and is typically moulded into sticks. It was patented

Pentecost: The Fire and Love of the Holy Spirit

June 6, 2019 Team ICM Features

By Leon Bent – Jerusalem’s streets were crowded with pilgrims from all over the known world. Pentecost was the annual harvest festival of the Jews,

Jesus: The Living Martyr!

June 4, 2019 Team ICM Features

By Most Rev Antonysamy Peter Abit, Bishop of Sultanpet Hate-speeches and hate-violences against religious, caste and gender minorities are sadly common these days in India

Wake Up Call: Be a Communicating Church

June 3, 2019 Team ICM Features

By Fr. Cedric Prakash, SJ- India today is at a defining moment of her history. There is so much that has taken place in the

St. Joan of Ark: Heroine of France

May 29, 2019 Team ICM Features

By Leon Bent – Joan of Arc, in French Jeanne d’Arc or Jehanne, nicknamed “The Maid of Orléans”, is considered a heroine of France for

The Ascension: The Underrated Mystery

May 29, 2019 Team ICM Features

By Leon Bent – I picture Jesus returning to the Father in Heaven, saying, “Father, Mission Accomplished” and then saying, “Father, let us breathe forth