By Fr Eusebio Fernandes, Apostolic Administrator to The Diocese of Belgaum – This year, on 19th April, Christians celebrate Good Friday. It is a day
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Bernadette of Lourdes: Penance, Repentance, Prayer, Healing
By Leon Bent – Saint Bernadette Soubirous, also known as Saint Bernadette of Lourdes, is best known for the Marian apparitions of a “young lady,”
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Palm Sunday: Sanctification and Protection
By Leon Bent – Holy Week opens on Palm Sunday morning with a ceremony that can be most impressive and dramatic, if conditions are such
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‘Abouna Frans Will Never Die!’
By Fr Cedric Prakash, SJ – Miryiam (name changed) spoke in a steely voice, but with passion as tears welled in her eyes, “Yes, they
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St. John Paul II as We Fondly Remember Him
By Sr. Teresa Joseph, FMA- Karol Wojtyla (1920-2005) – John Paul II (1978-2005). The pontificate of John Paul II leaves a phenomenal legacy of Magisterium
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The Spirit of Vigil
By Leon Bent – The Liturgy enshrines the very life of the Church. Through the Easter Fire or the Nocturnal Flame, the priest calls on
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The Prodigal Son
By Leon Bent – The parable of the Prodigal Son in Luke’s Gospel is one many know and love. This is a rich moral-story to
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Where Do You Stand?
By Maria Sangeetha – “Judge not, and you will not be judged; condemn not, and you will not be condemned; forgive, and you will be
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By Fr Cedric Prakash, SJ – On 14 October 2018, Pope Francis canonised Archbishop Oscar Romero. In his homily during the ceremony, the Holy Father
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Parrikar and Church – Mutual Respect Among Goa’s Twin Institutions
By Melvyn Misquita – It is not often that the Church in Goa pays rich tributes to the leader of a party not renowned for
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The One Gift
By Subhasis Chattopadhyay – What is it that one gift which we must pray daily to God for, as a community of pilgrims negotiating life
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The Promise of the Transfiguration
By Fr Joshan Rodrigues – The season of Lent coincides with election season this year around, and we have seen our political leaders at their
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Where Our Strength Runs Out, God’s Strength Begins
By Larissa D’Souza – We can be tired, weary and emotionally distraught, but after spending time alone with God, we find that he injects to
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Your Guide To A Catholic Lent
By Leon Bent – Lent is the forty-day liturgical season of fasting, special prayer and almsgiving in preparation for Easter. The name “Lent” is from
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Jesuit Superior General’s Visit to Goa: Impressions and Challenges
Not often does the head of one of the world’s largest religious orders of the Catholic Church spend time with simple shepherds at one village
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