January 2019 (Issue-12)

Modesty – A forgotten Virtue 

“What a joy it is to meet a person with a happy smile and  pure intention, whose modesty shines forth and acts like a  …
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Why can’t priests marry? Doesn’t God want them to use their sexuality? 

Diana Sony, Brisbane, Australia

Clerical celibacy is considered a discipline rather than a doctrine. In the Eastern …
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WHY DOES THE  CHURCH REQUIRE  PRIESTS AND  BISHOPS TO LIVE A  CELIBATE LIFE? 

Jesus lived as a celibate and in this way intended to show his undivided love for God …
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Life is a time for giving, not possessing

There is no culture that does not condemn theft and the misuse of our possessions. But it is worthwhile to reflect …
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“Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, ‘Whom shall I send? And who will go for us? And I said, ‘Here am I. Send me!’” (Isaiah 6:8)

Thanks …
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Someone wrote to me recently, ‘Why we say that St Francis is the patron saint of Jesus Youth? What do we imply by that?’ Quite a number of memories and …
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“If we really understood the Mass, we would die of joy.” –  St. Jean Vianney

There is so much that can be written about the Eucharist. Many saints and learned …
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I grew up in a catholic family – to parents who were regulars at our local prayer group. But I was born in a country where religious freedom was severely …
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During the initial months of my Jesus encounter, I started to read the Word of God more often and I came across Mathew 18:6, “whoever causes one of these little …
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