May 2018 (Issue-4)

Pay It Forward! Based on the novel of the same name written in 1999 by author Catherine Ryan Hyde, the motion picture Pay it Forward, illustrates the power one person …
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Q: Is it important to have  an elder to assist me in my  spiritual journey? 

By Mathew J Kurian, Chennai India. 

It’s quite normal to have a person journey  with …
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HOW DOES A PERSON BECOME PRUDENT?

A person becomes prudent   by learning to distinguish   what is essential from what   is nonessential, to set the   right goals and to choose the   …
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Mass makes us a living  ‘Eucharist’ 

Continuing his catechesis  on the Mass, Pope Francis  recalled Jesus’ words in the  Gospel of John (6:54-55):  “Whoever eats my flesh and  drinks my …
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Q.Seena, thanks for sharing your mission experience with us. Tell us a bit about yourself   

A: I am Seena Kuruvila, wife of Kuruvila  Oliapurath, currently living in Dallas,USA with  …
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How do you begin your walk with Jesus Youth?

It was the early days of   Jesus Youth Campus   Ministry and I visited   a Catholic College to   address the teachers there. …
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Rape is one of the most heinous crimes against women. So I was perplexed to hear this statement from the movie “The General’s Daughter” – “there is something more difficult …
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A teacher once told  her students that  they must work  hard to earn good  grades and be part of the top 10  in class. She told her class that  it …
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To paraphrase, the most basic definition of marriage according to Vatican II and Code of Canon Law (Canon 1055) is: “Marriage is the intimate, exclusive, indissoluble, communion of life and …
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