# chhotebhai Had I entered a Spelling Bee contest I would have failed miserably, considering that I have mis-spelt the title of Pope Francis’ encyclical
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Tag: Laity
Part V: Saint Pope John XXIII, Saint Pope Paul VI and 16 Documents of the Vatican II
Fr Arockia Rayappan – The Second Vatican Council promised of a church: internally renewed and externally engaged with the world; in which the laity would
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Life and Mission of the Laity in the Church
Fr Arockia Dhas Rayappan – It was the year of 2012. Archbishop emeritus Vincent Concessao appointed me the deputy secretary general and PRO of the
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Novel Canon Law Diploma Course To Empower Lay People Draws Huge Response
Bengaluru: In a very first initiative to empower lay people on Canon Law, the Commission for Canon Law under the aegis of the Conference of
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It’s Time Catholic Laity Woke Up
By M L Satyan. In June this year, I had an opportunity to interact with a few members of a Mahila Sangh (Women’s Association), Catholic
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Youth – Catalysts of Change for the Church
By M L Satyan. Even after so many years of achieving Independence, India’s youth is facing a lot of challenges like unemployment, human trafficking, drug
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How to Make Jesus Known
Dr Jenette Pinto – A retreatant once asked his spiritual advisor, “I have many atheist companions, what should I say to convince them on my
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How to Get Faithful Involved and Interested in Matters of the Church?
By Most Rev Prakash Mallavarapu Archbishop of Visakhapatnam Our people in general hold the Church and the priests with high regard and respect, and do
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Are We Serious About Lay Collaboration?
Fr. Cedric Prakash SJ – It is ‘Laity Sunday’ once again on 26 June! A time for the Church once again to introspect and to
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Of Catholic Priesthood and Sex Scandals
By Fr Mathew Thankachen O.Praem. The Church is in agony and ecstasy — the agony of diminishing ‘practicing Catholics”, ‘decreasing priestly vocation and increasing sexual
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The Feast of Corpus Christi and the Changing Face of the Church
(In this paper, I make an attempt to link two concepts of Church as ‘Temple of God’ where Temple and Priesthood is the center; Church
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Laity Sunday: Spirit-Empowered, Faith-Filled and Community-Imbued
By Leon Bent – Laity Sunday celebrates the ministry of all Christians, as their lives are empowered for ministry by the Holy Spirit. Laity Sunday
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