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October 7, 2020

Venerable Carlo Acutis, the “Influencer”

When the body of Venerable Carlo Acutis was exposed ahead of his beatification on the 10th October, it was a pleasant surprise to see a Holy […]
October 7, 2020

Blood of St. Januarius liquifies!

On the 18th September, the Church celebrates the feast of St. Januarius. Januarius was the Bishop of Naples in the 3rd Century. Tradition holds that he […]
September 17, 2020

How to overcome family problems

Complain Less – When you do any work, don’t spend your precious time thinking about how other family members don’t help you, but instead glorify God […]
September 17, 2020

How To Overcome Hurt Feelings

None of us are strangers to emotional hurts. In fact some of us being more sensitive, go through tremendous pain, finding it extremely difficult to deal […]
September 17, 2020

How does God speak to us?

In the gospel we read in John 12:26 “Whoever serves me must follow me, and where I am, there will my servant be also. Whoever serves […]
September 9, 2020

Becoming a True Disciple of Christ

True discipleship demands a great sacrifice. All those who want to become a disciple must renounce themselves, take up their cross and follow Jesus. To become […]
September 8, 2020

The Power of Intercession 

In the Gospel of Matthew 9:32-38, where Jesus casts out a devil from a demoniac, Jesus saw that the people in that town were harassed and […]
August 19, 2020

How to Celebrate the Holy Eucharist Meaningfully?

As the churches are re-opening after months and people have started to visit churches, we will be talking about how to celebrate mass meaningfully especially after […]
August 19, 2020

Why Do Some People Not Receive Healing?

Healings happen and are heard about all the time but many have probably wondered why some receive healing and not others. Does God have favourites? Am […]
August 17, 2020

Dangers of Modern-Day Gossiping

We live in a digital world and modern-day gossiping is something that affects each and every one of us, so it’s important to know the meaning […]
July 30, 2020

Power of obedience

Most of us know of the famous miracle that took place, when St Anthony was commissioned to serve as parish priest (to the notorious people) in […]
July 30, 2020

Depression: Six Steps to Defeat it with God’s Word

Does a fear of the future and feelings of hopelessness sap your energy? Are you consumed by grief and associated depressive emotions? Do anxious thoughts keep […]
July 10, 2020

Mother Mary, New Ark of the Covenant

As we know, Jesus is the new Moses, and what He did on Earth was to initiate a new Exodus with a new Passover. He is […]
July 6, 2020

The Power of Praise & Worship

In the Acts of the Apostles (16:24-25) Paul and Silas were chained and  imprisoned in the innermost cell. About midnight they started praying and singing hymns […]
June 30, 2020

Do we worship Mother Mary?

Do we worship Mother Mary?  To put it simply, no, we do not; we venerate Mother Mary. There are three types of Worship in the Catholic […]
June 29, 2020

Mother Mary – The New Eve

Within Christianity, there are still many misconceptions regarding Mother Mary. One of them is the idea that if we honour Mother Mary, then we ultimately love […]
June 20, 2020

Holy Spirit

In the gospel of John 14:21-26, Jesus speaks of the Holy Spirit as the Advocate who will teach us everything. The Holy Spirit is the Teacher […]
September 15, 2019

Most Reverend John Wilson

The Most Reverend John Wilson was appointed the Archbishop of Southwark on 10th June 2019 and was installed on 25th July 2019 and succeeds Archbishop Peter […]
February 12, 2019

Bishop Mar Joseph Srampickal

On 28th July 2016, the Holy Father, Pope Francis, erected the Eparchy of Great Britain of the Syro-Malabar Church based in Preston, and appointed Dr. Fr. […]
February 12, 2019

The Word of God: Foundation of Faith

“In the beginning was the Word. And the Word was with God and the Word was God; All things were made through him and without him […]
January 2, 2019

Power of Fasting

Prayer becomes powerful when it is accompanied by fasting. Jesus did it very often. Before beginning His public ministry, the Lord fasted for forty days. Being […]