#chhotebhai It bugs me when people wish me a “Merry Christmas”. It’s worse when it gets corrupted in the Hindi heartland to Marry or even
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Community Leaders Christmas Interaction With PM Could Have Touched Upon Burning Issues, Feels B’luru Prelate Dr Machado
By Verghese V Joseph. While the Metropolitan Archbishop of Bangalore, Most Rev. Dr. Peter Machado, expressed gratitude for Prime Minister Mr. Narendra Modi’s recent interaction
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Goa: Peace, Love and Unity are Hallmarks of Christianity, Says CM Sawant
Pilar: To celebrate the message of Christmas with government officials and civil service officers, the Society of Pilar, hosted a festive Christmas High Tea, at
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Did You Know That There Are Superstitions Attached to Christmas?
By Jacqueline Kelly. The Spirit of Christmas is already upon us. Christmas superstitions are revived every year, and they lend a traditional air to Christmas.
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The Story Behind Boxing Day!
By Jacqueline Kelly – Christmas is a day for exchanging gifts like cakes, sweets, toys or money. It is a season of lights, decorations and
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Curious Facts About Christmas
By Jacqueline Kelly. Once again it is Christmas, the feast which we love most. The young and the old all over the world are getting
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How Jesus Found Me When I Lost Sight of His Manger
By Fr Sunil Macwan, SJ – Even though my Jesuit training and priestly ministry have helped me cope with the pandemic’s social challenges reasonably well,
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Christians and Peace are Like Siamese Twins
By Isaac Harold Gomes. Christmas is an annual religious and cultural festival that is observed in almost all countries on 25 December to commemorate the
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Making a Difference: A Christmas Message from the Heavens
By Tony Magliano On Christmas Eve, Dec. 24, 1968, the crew of Apollo 8 entered lunar orbit and began circling the moon – the first
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Christmas Story Revisited
By Dr. George Jacob – Those in supreme power always suspect and hate their next heir -Tacitus Let us for a moment forget the commercial
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Advent: A Season Worth Waiting For!
By Jacqueline Kelly – Advent prepares us for Christmas. It is the expectant waiting, hopeful anticipation and cheerful preparation of God breaking into our lives
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Giving Up for Advent
By Tom Thomas. “I will honour Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year.”- Ebenezer Scrooge, A Christmas Carol “It is
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Origin of Jingle Bells
Fr Hedwig Lewis SJ – James L. Pierpont composed “Jingle Bells”, perhaps the most famous secular Christmas song, in 1850. The origins of this song
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For Family at Christmas, “LOVE” is Born
Sr. Mary Thadavanal MSMHC – “Christmas” seems to be the word almost on everyone’s lips whatever the reasons – commercial, holidaying, picnicking, purchases, celebrations, get-togethers
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Christmas is for the Bravehearted!
Fr. Cedric Prakash SJ – Christmas is for the bravehearted: those who see and welcome the ‘strangers’ in their midst, those who have come from
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