By Verghese V Joseph – Belagavi: Pictures of Belagavi diocese Bishop Derek Fernandes, wearing saffron robes and with a vermilion tilak (mark) on his forehead,
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Corpus Christi: The Fullness of Catholicism
By Leon Bent – The 1.285 billion Catholic Church’s official doctrine is that every Mass is a ritual “re-enactment” or “perpetuation” of Our Lord’s one
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Part I: Why We Need to Revisit the Word of God – Preliminaries (continued)
By Subhasis Chattopadhyay – N. T. Wright’s Scripture and the Authority of God: How to Read the Bible Today (reprint edition of 2013) is one
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Part I: Why We Need to Revisit the Word of God – Preliminaries (continued)
By Subhasis Chattopadhyay, Object-Oriented Ontology (OOO)[xxxiv] needs consideration as a valid method through which to test the verities of Biblical exegesis. However, the challenge here
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13 Notable Catholic Football Stars in 2018 World Cup!
By Cerith Gardiner – Soccer (football!) is like a religion for many, but these athletes will indeed rely on their faith in their search for
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The Gospel of the 10 Lepers Seen Through Catholic (and Hindu) Eyes
By Fr. Francis X. Clooney, S.J.- Cambridge, Mass.—As many readers will know, I have been studying Hinduism for over 40 years, since I first visited
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What Catholics Can Learn From a Hindu Saint on His 1,000th Anniversary
By Fr. Francis X. Clooney, SJ – Cambridge, Ma. I am the kind of person who remembers anniversaries, and 2016 and 2017 offer a few
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Missionaries in a Mercenary World: Christianity and Corporate Culture
By Dr Brandon Vaidyanathan – “In corporate industries, we’re all mercenaries,” laughed Ashwin Mathews. “We work for the money. Honest—honest truth! I don’t work for loyalty,
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Chapter XXV: I Believe in the Holy Catholic Church (2)
By Fr. Joseph Francis – The 4 Notes of the Church of God Here we briefly examine the 4 “notes” or “marks” of the Church
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10 Great Books for Your Catholic Moorings
By Subhasis Chattopadhyay – Reading rewires the brain, cleanses our soul and is Lectio Divina or swadhyaya. 2018 is around the corner and it is
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Avoiding Eye Contact and Other Ways to Kill Your Soul
By Susanna D – Are you a good person? Yeah, me too. I’m basically a good person. Aren’t we all? Most people think of themselves
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Sharing Supper With Our Lord
By Jacqueline Colaco – I was perusing through ancestral photographs to post milestone family occasions on Facebook. Many of these centred round cake cutting ceremonies
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A Catholic Perspective on Arranged Marriages
By Susanna D – The concept of arranged marriages is as fascinating and repulsive to the Western world, as it is natural and normal to
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Brother Cal: The Saintly Man
By Subhasis Chattopadhyay – Orphans stink of poverty and misfortune. The ambitious who intern at orphanages move on to greener pastures. Those who run orphanages
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Random Ramblings of an Indian Catholic Runner
By Tom – “If you want to run fast, run alone. If you want to run far, run together”. – An African Proverb. I am
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