By Tony Magliano – You may have recently heard news that a fully loaded container ship plowed into a U.S. bridge in Baltimore Harbour, causing
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Run-up to Elections: Kerala’s Church Caught in a Quagmire
Verghese V Joseph – The political landscape of Kerala has witnessed significant upheaval due to recent events surrounding the electoral contest between Congress veteran AK
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Fr Vincent Ferrer: The Saint with the Gift of Tongue
By Leon Bent – Vincent Ferrer, O.P. was a Valencian Dominican friar, who gained acclaim as a missionary and a logician. He is honoured as
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Making a Difference: From Crucifixion to Resurrection
By Tony Magliano – Christ is risen! Truly, he is risen! Jesus Christ has conquered sin and death. We know that God has the final
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Detractors of Christ
By Jacqueline Kelly – Life is a mirror. Each hour of the day reflects you. One moment, these images of oneself may be charming as
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Are We Building a Roman or an Indian Catholic Church?
M L Satyan – I pose this question against the recent backdrop of bishop and Archbishop installations in certain North Indian dioceses, particularly within tribal
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Dogs and Gods of War
#chhotebhai – This is an alarmist headline. It is meant to be. It is inspired in part by the novel “Dogs of War” written 70
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The Queen of Vices
By Tom Thomas – “According to Christian teachers, the essential vice, the utmost evil, is Pride. Unchastity, anger, greed, drunkenness, and all that, are mere
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Urgently Wanted Today: A Joseph
Fr. Cedric Prakash SJ – Our world today (particularly, India) is broken and fragmented; divisiveness, hate and violence hold way! The people cry out for
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Life and Mission of the Laity in the Church
Fr Arockia Dhas Rayappan – It was the year of 2012. Archbishop emeritus Vincent Concessao appointed me the deputy secretary general and PRO of the
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Making a Difference: Respect Judaism, Condemn Israeli Policies
By Tony Magliano Every Christian should have a deep respect for Judaism. When we consider that our Lord Jesus, our Blessed Mother Mary, St. Joseph,
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Convinced and Passionate: Servant of God – Jules Chevalier
Sr Lini Sheeja MSC – He wanted to become a priest! But, the financial crisis stood in the way! He was born to an educated
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Pope Francis – 11 Years Going, 11 Good
By Lavoisier Fernandes – Apparently, the Italians have a proverb: “After a fat pope, a thin pope “, which essentially means that different men bring
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Contextualising Pope’s Message to Prime Minister from the Book of Isaiah 32.15
Fr Arockia Dhas Rayappan – For Christmas 2023, the honourable Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a felicitation for a Christian delegation at his residence in
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Nurturing Transparency and Accountability: Strategies for Mitigating Clericalism in the Indian Catholic Church
By Verghese V Joseph – Clericalism, a hierarchical structure entrenched within religious institutions, has long been a subject of concern within the Catholic Church worldwide,
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