In this cover story, we delve into Mary's life and the profound lessons from her Assumption. We explore how Mary's journey from the Annunciation to the Assumption exemplifies the transformation of the ordinary into the
India’s Independence Day on August 15th reflects a journey of ordinary acts of courage, perseverance, and unity leading to extraordinary change. Throughout India’s struggle for freedom, countless unnamed heroes—from farmers and teachers to students and
The unexpected result of the recent elections in India is the fruit of the hard work of numerous persons in the field and the relentless power of prayer of many. One sister told me: “From
“You may call God love; you may call God goodness. But the best name for God is compassion.” — Meister Eckhart. We ended the previous article saying, “the one quality that can offset the deficiencies
SEARCHING FOR A RELEVANT UNDERSTANDING OF THE VOW OF POVERTY IN OUR TIME A MATURE UNDERSTANDING NEEDED As we begin our exploration into a contemporary understanding of the three vows of consecrated life, we are
Mother Eliswa Vakayil, the foundress of the Congregation of the Teresian Carmelites (CTC), was honoured as Venerable by Pope Francis in November 2023. Born in 1846 in Kerala, Eliswa’s life was marked by deep spirituality
St. Ignatius of Loyola was the youngest son in a noble family of thirteen children in Navarre, Spain (1491-1556). He began his "worldly" career as a courtier, gentleman, and soldier. In 1521, he suffered a
Having cleared all the payments for my new apartment, I entered my room for the first time, and what made me leap with joy was a huge mirror on the wall. It immediately caught my
The Pursuit of Happiness All of us in this world have a dream or wish to be happy. We spend much of our lives in search of happiness. Yet, aren’t we afraid of the desolations
Sound of Freedom (2023): 121 mts Director - Alejandro Monteverde Cast: Jim Caviezel, Mira Sorvino, Bill Camp, Eduardo Verástegui, Javier Godino, José Zúñiga, Kurt Fuller, Gary Basaraba. This movie is loosely based on the experiences