Indian Catholic Matters

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,
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

Assam: AI and Unemployment – Intellectual Debate Ignites Minds in Dibrugarh’s Don Bosco School

September 18, 2023 Team ICM News

Dibrugarh (Assam): The corridors of Don Bosco Higher Secondary School reverberated with intellectual fervor as the institution hosted an Intra-School Debate Competition on the hot-button

Lost Tribes of Israel: India’s Konkan Roman Catholic Connection?

September 18, 2023 Team ICM Best of ICM, News

By Verghese V Joseph – A recent study connecting India’s southern Konkan Roman Catholics to Gaud Saraswat Brahmins (GSB) has thrown up some interesting debate.

Christ’s Love Becomes Real Only Through Compassion

September 18, 2023 Team ICM Reflections

Thamwar Monsang csc – Readings: 1 Tim 3:1–13; Lk 7:11-17 The readings of the day invite us to reflect on the theme “faith and compassion”.

Miraculous Healing of a Young Visually-Impaired Girl During Lisbon WYD!

September 17, 2023 Team ICM Faith / Spirituality, News

By Marcin Zatyka Lisbon: It is like a tremendous coincidence or a classic movie with a happy ending that a young blind Spanish pilgrim who

Real Humility Helps Us to Know Who We Are

September 17, 2023 Team ICM Reflections

Shanborlang Mawrie csc – Readings: 1Tim 2:1-8; Lk 7:1-10 Today’s readings invite us to reflect on humility. In the gospel, we see the humility of

Homily for Youth: Forgiveness – Self-Identify of a Christian

September 16, 2023 Team ICM Youth

Fr Antony Christy, SDB – September 17, 2023: 24th Sunday in Ordinary time Sirach 27:33 – 28:9; Romans 14: 7-9; Matthew 18: 21-35 Think of

Homily: Forgiveness is a Christian Virtue

September 16, 2023 Team ICM Homilies

Fr Eugene Lobo SJ – Twenty Fourth Sunday of the Year September 17, 2023 Ecclesiastics 27:30-28:7 Romans 14:7-9 Matthew 18:21-35 Forgiveness is a Christian virtue and is

‘Many Times, I Receive But Forget to Give in Return’

September 16, 2023 Team ICM Reflections

Tarsish Marak csc – Readings: Sir 27: 30-28:7; Rom 14:7-9; Mt 18:21-35 Today is the twenty-fourth Sunday in ordinary time. On this day the first

Faith Among Cultures: Emperor Akbar’s Church

September 15, 2023 Team ICM Best of ICM, Catholic Culture, Features

By Verghese V Joseph – Think of Agra… what comes to mind is the resplendent image of Taj Mahal and many other architectural grandeurs. Come

Listen and Obey the Word of God

September 15, 2023 Team ICM Reflections

Thamajoy Reang csc – Readings: 1 Tim 1: 15 – 17; Lk 6: 43 – 49 In the first reading we hear the proclamation of

‘Pope of the Peripheries’: The First Papal Visit to Tiny Mongolia

September 14, 2023 Team ICM Features

By Lavoisier Fernandes Mongolia!! Yes, I know. I literally had to go on google maps to find out where in the world was this country

Become a Consoling Instrument for Others

September 14, 2023 Team ICM Reflections

Eldho Augustine csc – Readings: Heb 5: 7-9; Jn 19: 25-27 The day after the feast of the exaltation of the Cross, we commemorate Our

Making a Difference: Small Arms Cause Enormous Suffering

September 13, 2023 Team ICM Features

By Tony Magliano There’s nothing small about the heartbreaking suffering caused by small arms. Every day a thousand people die from gunshot wounds, and three

Exaltation of the Holy Cross

September 13, 2023 Team ICM Faith / Spirituality

Dr Jeanette Pinto – The cross is the victory, the resurrection is the triumph. There are many ways for Christians to make Jesus known, like

The Cross of Christ is the Healing Remedy

September 13, 2023 Team ICM Reflections

Newton Basumatari csc – Readings: Numb 21: 4b-9; Phil 2: 6-11; Jn 3: 13-17 Today as we celebrate the exaltation of the Holy Cross, we