Category: Indian Spirituality
Vargese Pamplanil What a sordid life you lead oh! blind believer? With superstitions befuddling your mind. In stupor brain dead,rationality abandoned . Existence of aimless flotsam and jetsam adrift. Your cranium is chocked with inanities rammed, By nefarious,cheating ,cunning...
It was with great expectations that Pope Francis initiated a grand Synod on the family. Now it is clear that it was usurped at least in India. Unmarried Bishops deliberating on family problems? Unbelievable! But it was what exactly happened...
The whole purpose of organizing this event is to spread the awareness of Holy Bible and letting people know about it. Bhopal (UCAN): Christians in all the parishes and mission stations of Bhopal archdiocese in Madhya Pradesh took part in a...
New Delhi (Matters India): Catholic religious superiors have determined to recommit themselves to reach out to the peripheries in a conference held with a view to celebrate Year for Consecrated Life. Approximately 25 major superiors and their aids participated in...
More than 400 people gathered to seek blessing from her on the feast day. Nagpur (UCAN) A church dedicated to India's first canonized woman, Saint Alphonsa, was blessed and opened July 28 at Mhasala in Nagpur with hundreds of people...
Right-wing Hindu group promises 'mega' conversion. A Hindu leader who promotes religious conversions in a southern Indian state says plans to convert some 100,000 Christians this year to Hinduism will be easier because of a recent court verdict. Saburaj, an...
Swami (Dr) Snehananda Jyoti shows us the most simple way to God. Swami Snehananda Jyothi spent most of his life in USA, working as a clinical psychologist. Quite attracted in distinct philosophies, he founded the 'East-West Awakening Ministries', which means an effective sharing of...
Nagpur (Matters India): More than 100 young people came together in the central Indian city of Nagpur to pray for their motherland. The youth, who represented various Catholic parishes in Nagpur, noted that various types of atrocities now threaten the...
"John Dayal from Delhi, a well known international journalist, Social activist and TV debate participant in defense of Catholic issues writes as the 17th supporter of Family Survey flaws raised by CCV." Comment No.17. "John Dayal, john.dayal@gmail.com, July 24/15, Delhi James,...
New Delhi (Matters India) — It is fine to use pictures of gods and goddesses for commercial products, the Supreme Court said Friday, dismissing a petition that asked for a ban. “There are 33,000 crore (330 billion) gods and goddesses...
The icon became all the more holy for the believers after Pope John Paul II was declared a saint last year. Bharananganam: An icon of a saint blessed by another saint has become the cynosure of eyes at the Forane...
Swami (Dr) Snehananda Jyoti has sent us a very thought provoking article on Blame Game. Swami Snehananda Jyothi spent most of his life in USA, working as a clinical psychologist. Quite attracted in distinct philosophies, he founded the 'East-West Awakening Ministries', which means an effective...
Bhubaneswar (Matters India)—A Vatican Pontifical office in collaboration with Indian church institute to hold a conference on the Catholic Contribution to the Indian History, Society and Culture. The theme of the workshop is “Society and Culture with special reference to...
Report: ISAAC HAROLD GOMES – Member – ICPA On 18th July the Archdiocese of Calcutta completed a series of Animators’ Workshop, spread across Kolkata to Kamlasole. Now it is ready to test the waters by simultaneous launch of its Pastoral Plans...
Bombay’s Cardinal Oswald Gracias wrote to the Editor in Chief of CCV On July 14. The CCV heard of the survey for the first time on July 6th. Ever since that time he was on a frantic search to unearth the real...
Kolkata (Story By: Irudaya Jothi, SJ Matters India) : Catholic Religious, both men and women, living in West Bengal have resolved to adopt radical ways to lead their consecrated life so that they can serve the poor and marginalized without worrying about the...
(Note: CCV Chief Editor, Dr James Kottoor, has sent letters to all Indian Bishops, Church Dignitories, prominent Citizen Reformists and all Church media, regarding the Family Survey Indian Dioceses were expected to conduct before the upcoming Synad in Rome. Below is the...
Swami (Dr) Snehanand Jyoti I have been for a long time reflecting on our Age and the time of Christ. I could not but see the parallelisms between our times and His times. Christ stands out as the greatest...
Father Gonsalves assisted Saint Joseph Vaz in the mission by creating literature needed for spreading the faith. Panaji:(UCAN) Church officials in Goa are planning to start sainthood processes of Father Jacome Gonsalves, the missioner companion of Saint Joseph Vaz in...
Swami (Dr) Snehananda Jyoti has sent us a very thought provoking article on Same Sex Marriage. Dr. Swami Snehananda Jyothi spent most of his life in USA. Quite attracted in distinct philosophies, he founded the 'East-West Awakening Ministries', which means an effective sharing...