By Joynel Fernandes – The first Christmas was far from comfort and tedium. Twelve days had not yet passed and adversity struck. Post the visit
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Come September: Close Encounters of a Marian Kind
Leon Bent – Come September! It’s yesterday once more, for me! I simply bask in its aura, its divine melieu. On the twenty-sixth day of
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Six Things You Didn’t Know About St. Maximilian Kolbe
By Paul Suski – There’s nothing like curling up with a mug of hot black coffee and a good book. Fr. Paulin Sotowski`s leading publication
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Mother Mary, Mothers and the Month of May
By Leon Bent – This reflection is meant to be a Toast, to Our Lady of Fatima, on 13th May, and to Mother’s Day, celebrated
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Picturing the Passion: ‘Pieta’ by Michelangelo
By Joynel Fernandes – The term Pietà finds its roots in the Italian word for ‘pity’ and the Latin word for ‘piety’. Heart-rendering, it depicts
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Young Bernadette, Virgin and Youth
By Leon Bent – “The Virgin” is a poem from Part II of Wordsworth’s 1822 Ecclesiastical Sonnets, and is a tribute to the Blessed Virgin Mary’s, “tainted
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Fr Francis’ Homily: When God Came Down to be Counted
By Fr Francis Gonsalves, SJ – Christmas is here. A time of cheer. ‘Merry Christmas!’ greetings fill the air. Malls glitter with star-lights. Santa Claus
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Picturing the Passion: ‘The Mocking of Christ’ by Fra Angelico (1441)
By Joynel Fernandes – The Archdiocesan Heritage Museum, Mumbai brings to you the fourth article in the series titled ‘Picturing the Passion’ ‘Upon His precious
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