Jacqueline Kelly – The Feast of the Nativity of Mother Mary is popularly referred to in Kerala as “Puthari Perunnal”. Puthari means new harvest and
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Why a Catholic Should Visit a Franciscan Church this Christmas?
By Tom Thomas. “I want to do something that will recall the memory of that Child who was born in Bethlehem, to see with bodily
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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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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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Now is the Time to Travel to the Holy Land
Bangalore: The tourism industry in the Holy Land is getting back on its feet lifting the spirits in the traditional birthplace of Jesus. In 2022,
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Submissions Start Trickling in for CBCI’s National Crib Contest
Submissions have started trickling in what is probably billed as the world’s largest Christmas initiative ‘Away in a Manger’. If your church hasn’t got on
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The Spiritual Significance of the Season of Advent
By Fr Joseph Thondiparambil – Introduction The liturgical year begins with the season of Advent which lasts for four weeks. The focal point of this
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Much Before Christmas: Don’t Miss the ‘Voice of God’
By Fr. Adolf Washington – Much before Christmas, a school was conducting many rehearsals with little children for a drama on the birth of Jesus.
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Mother Mary Has Set An Example And Showed Us The Way
By Fr. Errol Fernandes SJ – The source for the story of the birth of the Blessed Virgin Mary is the Protoevangelium of James, an apocryphal
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