Indian Catholic Matters

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,
We are Invited to Love all Without Distinction

Jacob Perikala csc – Readings: 1 Jn 4: 7-10; Mk 6: 34-44 The first reading emphasizes the importance of love
Embrace the Call to Repentance and Faith

Akhsi Wary csc – Readings: 1 Jn 3: 22 – 4: 6; Mt 4: 12-17, 23-25 The first reading reminds
Goa Observes Jubilee Year 2025 as a Journey of Spiritual Renewal and Hope

Br. Malvino Alfonso OCD – Goa: The Jubilee Year 2025 was inaugurated in the Archdiocese of Goa and Daman on
The Epiphany of Our Lord: Celebrating the Visit of the Magi

Epiphany also known as “Theophany” in Eastern Christian tradition, is a Christian feast day commemorating the visit of the Magi,
Part III: Miracles of Goa – Saint Francis Xavier

Born in the Castle of Xavier in the Kingdom of Navarra [now a Province of Spain] on 7th April, 1506;
Part II: Miracles of Old Goa – The Church of Santa Monica

Nestled in the picturesque village of Velha, also known as Old Goa, the Convent of Santa Monica and the Chapel

Meghalaya: Religious in Shillong Celebrate Earth Day 2024

April 28, 2024 Team ICM News

Shillong: On the 27th of April 2024, around 150 individuals (including religious sisters and brothers with their hostel students) representing over 15 Catholic institutions, gathered

Homily: Vine and the Vineyard

April 27, 2024 Team ICM Homilies

Fr Eugene Lobo SJ – Fifth Sunday of Easter April 28, 2024 Acts 9:26-31; 1 John 3:18-24; John 15:1-8 During the Easter season the liturgy

Part VII: Influence of Nouvelle Théologie on Vatican II

April 27, 2024 Team ICM Features

Fr Arockia Rayappan – At the beginning of the 20th century, Catholics in France lived through the separation of State and Church, an anti-clerical campaign,

Reflect on the Transformative Power of God’s Grace

April 27, 2024 Team ICM Reflections

Santhiya Philomone csc – Readings: Acts 9: 26-31; 1 Jn 3:18-24; Jn 15: 1-8 In the first reading, we see the transformation of Saul, who

High Stakes for Christians in India’s Pivotal Elections

April 26, 2024 Team ICM News

Verghese V Joseph – As the world’s largest democracy pars for the course of its second phase of the world’s biggest election, the stakes have

Part VI: Second Vatican Council aka Vatican II (October 11, 1962 – December 8, 1965)

April 26, 2024 Team ICM Features

Fr Arockia Rayappan – Vatican II was a time of new hope and real renewal for Catholics throughout the world. Because of the academic resources

Be Ready to Follow the Way, Truth, and Life of Jesus

April 26, 2024 Team ICM Reflections

Thamwar Monsang csc – Readings: Acts 13: 44 – 52; Jn 14: 7 – 14 Family tradition plays a vital role in our words and

Jesus Invites us to Believe in Him

April 25, 2024 Team ICM Reflections

Thamajoy Reang csc – Readings: Acts 13: 26 – 33; Jn 14: 1 – 6 The first reading speaks about the reassurance and reaffirmation of

Part V: Saint Pope John XXIII, Saint Pope Paul VI and 16 Documents of the Vatican II

April 25, 2024 Team ICM Features

Fr Arockia Rayappan – The Second Vatican Council promised of a church: internally renewed and externally engaged with the world; in which the laity would

Decluttering the Visit of Delhi LG’s Visit to Kerala Churches, Just Ahead of LS Polls

April 25, 2024 Team ICM Features

Verghese V Joseph – On the eve of Lok Sabha elections in the southern state of Kerala, the visit of Delhi Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar

Read the Gospel and Share its Insights

April 24, 2024 Team ICM Reflections

Thomas Lima csc – Readings: 1 Pt 5:5-14; Mk 16:15-20 Today’s first reading invites us to clothe ourselves with humility. Because “God opposes the proud

Part IV: In Preparation for Jubilee 2025 – Perspectives by Women Religious

April 24, 2024 Team ICM Features

Fr Arockia Rayappan – A special thanks to R. Pravin Jose, SJ, for collating this article in which six religious sisters from Vidyajyoti College of

Should The Church Be More Politically Involved?

April 24, 2024 Team ICM Catholic Culture

By Lavoisier Fernandes – The summer months in India, with its hot scorching heat, can be a source of discomfort, raging with high temperature related

Empowering Catholic Youth: A Call to Excellence, Unity, and Service

April 23, 2024 Team ICM News

By Isaac Gomes – Kolkota: In a time when intolerance is on the rise and divisiveness is being fostered among different religions and cultures, the

Part III: In Preparation for Jubilee 2025 – Read, Reflect and Live Vatican II Documents

April 23, 2024 Team ICM Features

Fr Arockia Rayappan – Some more of our own Christ’s faithful have spared their valuable time to share their perspectives with the readers of the