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

Homily: The Feast of the Nativity of Mary

September 8, 2023 Team ICM Homilies

Fr. Eugene Lobo S.J. – The readings: Rom. 8:28-30 or Mic. 5:2-5; Mt. 1:16, 18-23 There are many Marian feast days celebrated in the Catholic

Regina: Queen of Heaven

September 7, 2023 Team ICM Features

By Leon Bent – Queen of Heaven (Regina Caeli, in Latin) is a title given to Mary, mother of Jesus, by Christians mainly of the

Accept the Plan of God by Forgoing Your Own Will

September 7, 2023 Team ICM Reflections

Pritam Dangwar csc – Readings: Mic 5: 2-5; Mt 1: 18-23 Today we celebrate the feast of the nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary. The

Put Your Life in the Hands of Jesus

September 6, 2023 Team ICM Reflections

Jacob Perikala csc – Readings: Col 1:9-14; Lk 5: 1-11 The first reading gives me confidence that though I am a sinner, still I am

Spend Some Quiet Time in Prayer

September 5, 2023 Team ICM Reflections

Readings: Col 1:1-8; Lk 4:38-44 In today’s Gospel, Jesus heals Peters’ mother-in-law, and goes on healing many others in the town who were sick and

Mother Teresa: Epitomised the Complete Teacher

September 4, 2023 Team ICM Education, Features

Fr. Cedric Prakash SJ – Teachers, and very sadly so, are today in the news, for all the wrong reasons! In Uttar Pradesh’s Muzaffarnagar, a

Jesus: A Teacher Par Excellence of Modern Education

September 4, 2023 Team ICM Education

Fr Mathew Thankachen O.Praem. – Education and health, two predominant apostolate undertaken by the Catholic Church globally and with special reference to India is founded

For Refugees, Poor and Displaced, St. Teresa Will Always be a Mother

September 4, 2023 Team ICM Faith / Spirituality

By Fr. Cedric Prakash, SJ – Saint Teresa of Calcutta embodies so much: charity and compassion; goodness and generosity; simplicity and sanctity, and much more!

Exercise Spiritual Authority to Live a Saintly Life

September 4, 2023 Team ICM Reflections

Jessel Pradeep Cutinha csc – Readings: 1 Thes 5:1-6, 9-11; Lk 4: 31-37 Today’s liturgy highlights the theme of spiritual authority. Through spiritual authority the

Homily for Youth: The Meaning of Christian Suffering

September 3, 2023 Team ICM Homilies, Youth

Fr Antony Christy, SDB – What justifies our sufferings? 22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time – 3rd September, 2023 Jeremiah 20: 7-9; Romans 12:1-2; Matthew 16: