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Thamwar Monsang csc – Readings: Heb 3: 7-14; Mk 1: 40-45 In today’s first reading, we are reminded of the
Pray and Reflect on Your Priorities

Eldho Augustine csc – Readings: Heb 2: 14-18; Mk 1: 29-39 The gospel of the day emphasizes the importance of
Leave Behind Your Old Ways and Start Anew

Philip Raj A. csc – Readings: Heb 2: 5-12; Mk 1: 21-28 The author of Hebrews reflects on the glory
We Are Called to Believe in the Good News

Philip Raj A csc – Readings: Heb 1: 1-6; Mk 1: 14-20 Today marks the first day of ordinary time
Follow in the Footsteps of Our Savior, Jesus Christ

Gilderious Khonglah csc – Readings: Is 40: 1-5, 9-11; Tit 2: 11-14; 3:4-7, Lk 3:15,16, 21-22 The feast of the
Embrace Jesus in Your Daily Lives

Tarsish Marak csc – Readings: 1Jn 5: 14-21; Jn 3: 22-30 We have just concluded the Christmas season, celebrating the
Set Aside Ego and Bring Healing to the Suffering

Eldho Augustine csc – Readings: 1 Jn 5: 5-1; Lk 5: 12-16 The gospel of the day presents the healing
Is the Indian Catholic Church Truly Communicative?

ML Satyan – World Communication Day, celebrated annually on the Sunday (June 1) before Pentecost, serves as a profound reminder
Remain Loyal to His Commandments

Thamajoy Reang csc – Readings: 1 Jn 4: 11 – 18; Mk 6: 45 – 52 “The measure of love
Grow in God’s Love

Pritam Dangwar csc – Readings: 1 Jn 4: 11-18; Mk 6: 45-52 The first reading highlights the transformative power of
A Pilgrimage of Hope: Decennial Exposition of the Relics of St. Francis Xavier Concludes in Goa

Br. Malvino Alfonso OCD & Verghese V Joseph – Goa: On January 5, 2025, the Solemnity of the Epiphany of
John Wijngaards (1935-2025): A Legacy of Missionary Scholarship in India

By Austine J. Crasta John Wijngaards, a Catholic scripture scholar and former priest who served as a missionary in India,

Kerala: Peace Forum Flays Tellicherry Archbishop’s ‘Overtures’ to BJP

March 28, 2023 Team ICM News

Thannipuzha: An advocacy group for the Catholic religion in India on Monday lambasted the recent statement made by the Archbishop Mar Joseph Pamplany of Tellicherry

Accept Him as He is the Way, the Truth, and the Life

March 27, 2023 Team ICM Reflections

Santhiya Philomone csc – Readings: Num 21:4-9; Jn 8:21-30 The people of Israel became impatient and spoke against God on the way to the promised

Minority Educational Institutions: Implications of SC Ruling on Admission & Fee

March 26, 2023 Team ICM Education

By Isaac Gomes – Article 30 – Minority Educational Institution Cannot Claim Exemption from Admission & Fee Regulatory Committee: Supreme Court Source: LiveLaw 17 March

Show Love and Compassion to One Another

March 26, 2023 Team ICM Reflections

Kulandai Albert csc – Readings: Dan 13: 1-9, 15-17, 19-30, 33-62; Jn 8:1-11 Through today’s liturgy of the word we shall focus on the theme

Peace Activist Fr. Varghese Alengaden Passes Away in Indore

March 26, 2023 Team ICM News

Indore: Fr. Varghese Alengaden, founder of Universal Solidarity Movement of Value Education for Peace (USM), a holistic spiritual movement to transform India with Gandhian principles, passed

Pope Accepts Resignation of Bishop Dabre; Appoints John Rodrigues as Poona Bishop

March 25, 2023 Team ICM News

Bangalore: His Holiness Pope Francis has appointed Most Rev. John Rodrigues (56), hitherto titular bishop of Deulto and auxiliary of Mumbai, as Bishop of Poona.

Experience Resurrection and Life in Jesus

March 25, 2023 Team ICM Reflections

Kulandai Albert csc – Readings: Ezek 37: 12-14; Rom 8:8-11; Jn 11:1-45 Today, we are on the Fifth Sunday of Lent. Through the readings of

Homily: Jesus, the Giver of True Life to the World

March 25, 2023 Team ICM Homilies

Fr. Eugene Lobo SJ – Fifth Sunday of Lent March 26, 2023 Readings: Ezekiel 37:12-14; Romans 8:8-11; John 11:1-45 The theme of today’s liturgy is

Homily: Annunciation of the Lord

March 24, 2023 Team ICM Homilies

By Fr Eugene Lobo, SJ – Isaiah 7:10-14; 8:10d; Hebrews 10:4-10; Luke 1:26-38 The Feast of the Annunciation commemorates the great day when God entered

Miracle Missionaries – Prabhudasi Sisters of Ajmer in Rajasthan

March 24, 2023 Team ICM Features

Jaipur: While everywhere we hear the cry “No vocation”, or “the youth of today do not like religious life,” the Prabhudasi Sisters of Ajmer (PSA

Respond to the Call of God Positively

March 24, 2023 Team ICM Reflections

Preet Anupam Beck csc – Readings: Is 7:10-14; 8:10; Heb 10:4-10; Lk 1:26-38 Today we celebrate the Solemnity of the Annunciation of the Lord. The

The ‘Moriahs’ in Our Lives

March 23, 2023 Team ICM Features

By Tom Thomas It was a long drive from Bangalore to Mangalore and we had started late afternoon. The zigzagging ghat roads were taking their

In Prayer, We Encounter and Embrace Jesus

March 23, 2023 Team ICM Reflections

Santhiya Philomone csc – Readings: Wis 2:1, 12-22; Jn 7:1-2, 10,25-30 We can be more like the ‘just’ one inspired by today’s first reading: Joyfully

Bill to Ban Evangelisation in Israel Proposed

March 22, 2023 Team ICM News

By Verghese V Joseph – As Palm Sunday and Easter approach – the two most sacred days on the Christian calendar – two members of