By Leon Bent – Our Father, Who art in Heaven, Hallowed be thy Name To call God “Father” is to declare and profess that we
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Tag: Lent
Journeying With Jesus as Lenten Disciples
By Most Reverend Prakash Mallavarapu, Archbishop of Visakhapatnam – In continuation of the previous month’s message on discipleship, “More of disciples than mere worshippers of
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Lent A Joyful Season of Grace
By Fr. Joseph Royan, C.Ss.R – The Season of Lent is a special time of prayer, penance, sacrifice and good works in preparation for the
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Stand Up for Christ During This Lent
By Most Rev Salvadore Lobo, Bishop of Baruipur – The church minus sacrifice, fast and penance coupled with prayer and discernment lacks faith and courage
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Lent is a Season for Blessing
By Larissa D’Souza – One night, at 11:30 p.m., an older woman was standing on the side of a highway trying to endure a lashing
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Types and Symbols of Lent
By Leon Bent – “Bestir thyself, Lord…and awake; do not banish us from thy presence forever…prostrate, we cannot lift ourselves from the ground. Arise, Lord,
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Getting Off the Grid This Lent
By Subhasis Chattopadhyay – Indian spirituality has only one focus: we are an inward turned people. Indian Hinduism and Indian forms of Roman Catholicism both
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A Psychology of Healing: A Season to Perfect Grace Through Sacrifice
By Abhishek Prasad – There’s a famous saying which goes like this – “There is always a moment in life where we have to make
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Burdening the Cross With Salvation!
By Leon Bent – We are in the season of Lent. I want to offer you my favourite insights. The first is from the book,
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The Church Needs its Own Easter
By Marianne Furtado de Nazareth – The Lenten season is a time for introspection; and the forty days represents the time Jesus spent in the
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The Promise of the Transfiguration
By Fr Joshan Rodrigues – The season of Lent coincides with election season this year around, and we have seen our political leaders at their
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Your Guide To A Catholic Lent
By Leon Bent – Lent is the forty-day liturgical season of fasting, special prayer and almsgiving in preparation for Easter. The name “Lent” is from
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Karnataka: This Lent, Pilgrims Set to Throng Miraculous Cross Atop Nandgad Hill
Photo: The Miraculous Cross atop Nandgad Hill. – By Louis Rodrigues – Belgaum: As the Lenten season arrives, thousands of pilgrims are expected to flock
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This Lent: Giving-Up or Giving-In?
By Fr. Adolf Washington – When Ash Wednesday nears, most Christians already begin making resolutions to giving-up on certain foods and beverages. Giving-up is pretty
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Why Ash Wednesday?
By Dr. Jeanette Pinto – After the high drama of celebration, merry making and feasting on Shrove Tuesday there’s a drastic drop in the mood
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