Category: Indian Spirituality
Swami Snehananda Jyoti I left home at the age of 17 with the dream of conquering the world for Christ. I had 16 years of rigorous training with the Jesuits before being ordained a Catholic priest in the Society of...
Dr Suresh Mathew Two grave issues stare at us after the recent horrendous tragedy during the fireworks display at a temple in Kollam district in Kerala. One, the grandiose show took place in violation of several canons on conducting such...
Mumbai (UCAN): Posted on April 5, 2016, 7:44 AM A parishioner said, “There was illegal construction done and church property was used for commercial purposes.” St Joseph’s parish in Mira Road in Mumbai is going through turbulent times, with at...
Published on: 12:30 am, April 4, 2016 Story By: Adolf Washington (Matters India) Bengaluru: Thirty eight years after Professor Bernard Haering came out with a three- volume ‘Free and Faithful in Christ’ a vacuum is being felt as far as a complete, consistent, coherent...
Plenary Assembly 32nd of CBCI Jacob Peenikaparambil (In April issue of Indian Currents) The CBCI statement has played safe by not making any reference to the Modi government while mentioning about the challenges. The bishops should have proposed...
Published on: 12:14 pm, March 28, 2016 Story By: Matters India Reporter Kochi: Cardinal George Alencherry, head of the Syro-Malabar Church, celebrated Easter on March 27 with around 150 migrant laborers and their families. “Problems exist everywhere, and Christ was born and died...
Published on: 1:19 am, March 26, 2016 Story By: Lissy Maruthanakuzhy – Matters India Nagpur: Archbishop Abraham Viruthakulangara of Nagpur created history by choosing six women among the 12 people for the washing of feet ritual on Holy Thursday. “In a world where women...
Published on: 2:36 am, March 25, 2016 Story By: mattersindia.com Kochi: A Syro-Malabar parish priest in Kerala created history when he included women for the washing of feet ritual on Holy Thursday, defying his Oriental Church’s diktat that only men be included in...
The five-day exercise organized by the Faith Formation team. Posted on March 18, 2016, 12:54 PM Ranchi: The Roman Catholic church's annual marriage preparation course cum spiritual exercise for engaged Christian couples has been a hit, with "zero" divorce cases...
The marriage was registered under the Special Marriage Act on February 7, 2005. Posted on March 18, 2016, 12:47 PM Kochi: Stirring up a controversy, the Irinjalakuda diocese of the Kerala Catholic Church has sought an explanation from one of its...
(Note: Saints were always the best money earners for the Church. Making some one a saint was an expensive business until Pope Francis recently reversed the Vatican Laws. Otherwise, eligible saintly Christians like Servant of God Bro. Joseph Thampi of Vijayawada would...
The joint effort by the government and the church is aimed at dissuading devotees from bringing plastics and disposables during the pilgrimage season. Posted on March 15, 2016, 4:22 PM Koch(UCAN)i: The Suchitwa (cleanliness) Mission of the Kerala State government has...
(Note: Shri. Isaac Gomes from Kolkata writes: The recently concluded (March 9) CBCI Plenary Session at Bangalore has come up with Resolutions which might take the Laity for a pleasant surprise. For never before have all the bishops have been so unanimous on "the crying need for dialogue to solve problems"; to be more "humane"; to be “first and...
Published on: 9:43 pm, March 10, 2016 Story By: Philip Mathew, Special Correspondent Bangalore: The final statement of the 32nd assembly of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India (CBCI) which concluded here on March 9 hardly makes any reference to the attacks on...
Published on: March 10, 2016, By: Philip Mathew, Matters India CBCI officials presenting the final statement (Note: A simple life style and nothing else, can be more timely and urgent for the Church in India. Congrats to the CBCI for what said. Now it should start practicing...
Published on: 5:13 pm, March 9, 2016 Story By: Matters India Reporter Sr Lucy Kurien receives the award from the President of India New Delhi: A Catholic nun was among 20 women the Indian president honored on March 8 for outstanding social service....
Published on: March 8, 2016 Story By: Philip Mathew, Matters India reporter – In the pic: The nuncio addressing Catholic bishops Bangalore: The apex body of the Catholic bishops in India, currently having its plenary assembly in Bangalore, has formally invited Pope Francis to visit...
P.C. on Vatican order on Delhi Settlement (Note: Since CCV is interested mainly to help parties in conflict to learn from each other to reduce disagreements, we have published the analysis of Chennai Team opposing a SM Eparchy there...
In the joint pastoral letter signed by the archbishops of Delhi and Faridabad who have the common area of jurisdiction have clearly wrote that all Catholics of Syro origin in the above area should join the new SMR diocese. Basically...
Published on: 2:20 am, March 5, 2016 Story By: Philip Mathew, Matters India reporter Bangalore: The bishops expressed appreciation after the evaluation and discussion on the reports of the various offices and centers presented at the plenary assembly of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference...