Note: This piece was originally published by Indian Catholic Matters on February 4th, 2026. For many Catholics, the word “post-modernism” triggers unease. It signals moral confusion, distrust of institutions, and a culture where truth feels negotiable. Today, the Church no longer...
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This reflection was first posted by The Southern Cross – The Catholic Magazine for Southern Africa on December 29, 2025. The world is a wonderful place. Our God is so good in giving it to us, but to a large...
Note: This article was published in September of last year on Indian Catholic Matters. It is being shared again at this time in light of Pope Leo XIV’s recent message for the 34th World Day of the Sick. In 2022,...
Being Christian is not the result of an ethical choice or a lofty idea, but the encounter with an event, a person, which gives life a new horizon and a decisive direction. Pope Benedict XVI wrote these words in his...
A tremendous loss John L. Allen Jr. died on January 22, 2026, after a long battle with cancer. He was a true pillar of Catholic journalism, especially in the English-speaking world, and his influence is impossible to overstate. For years,...
Back in 2013, Pope Francis—then still a relatively new figure on the global stage—sparked some controversy when he made what many saw as a harsh critique of capitalism. But if you really listened, his message was not about politics—it was...
A Homily for the 2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time It is too small a thing that you should be my servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob and to restore the survivors of Israel; I will give you as...
Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground apart from your Father. –Mt. 10, 29 To understand suffering, is to understand life. A radical statement – perhaps the more so,...
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