Messages
Independence Day
We are celebrating today the 63rd Anniversary of our Independence. This day of days dawned upon us through the vision of Mahatma Gandhi and other great dreamers, who were ready to face batons, bullets and incarceration to see their dream realized. Rabindranath Tagore carried this struggle by a totally different means: the might of his pen.
Quiz Contest
DCSCM-L/55/2009 Date: 26th October, 2009
CAMPAIGN AGAINST HUNGER AND DISEASE
MESSAGE
(Approved English version of Message No. CP/757/2009, written originally in Konkani)
PEACE AND HARMONY
Violence abounds in our society today - crime, abuse of human rights, cheating, wars and fights for various reasons. Harmony seems to stay far away. And politicians take great advantage of this situation, even aggravating it by adding communal colours to the least manifestations of disunity and thus provoking human conflict. Human beings have been endowed with reasoning power and are capable of discerning good from evil. When humankind rejects peace and takes to evil ways, it goes against its own nature. For violence causes one to warp one’s power to think and to plan. Far from buying peace, violence and war actually purchase death and destruction.
The Archbishop of Goa to the Electorate of the State
Message of the Archbishop of Goa to the Electorate of the State
The citizens of this great country are soon going to face the ballot box. This is a duty and privilege we all are called to exercise, once again. This is also one of the decisive moments when we are called to seal the destiny of our nation for the next five years and, therefore, a time to ask ourselves, in all sincerity, whether true democracy has been always respected and upheld in this “largest democracy of the world” that is India, particularly by those who seek the votes.
LIVE ACCORDING TO SACRED WRITINGS -Catholic Bishops of India
"FOR PEACE AND HARMONY LIVE ACCORDING TO SACRED WRITINGS”
The Catholic Bishops of India appeal to all citizens of India
Mysore, Feb.18: “All scriptures call for a life of peace and harmony! If Christian and all other believers live according to their scriptures, there will be peace!” This is the message of the Conference of Catholic Bishops of India (CCBI), concluding their weeklong Plenary Assembly. The CCBI, consisting of 166 Bishops in 128 dioceses is the biggest conference of Bishops in Asia and the fourth biggest in the world. The Conference held its Plenary Assembly at Prabodhana, Pallottine Centre for Theological and Religious Formation, Kalawadi Gate, Rayanakere, Mysore. “The Word of God in the Life and Mission of the Church” was the theme chosen for the meeting which was attended by over 116 bishops from all over India.
CCBI XXI PLENARY ASSEMBLY - FINAL STATEMENT
CCBI XXI PLENARY ASSEMBLY, February 12 – 18, 2009 - FINAL STATEMENT
The Word of God in the Life and Mission of the Church
1. PREAMBLE
We, the 116 member-bishops of the Conference of Catholic Bishops of India (CCBI), gathered at Prabodhana, Mysore, from February 12 -18, 2009, the year dedicated to St. Paul, for the XXI Plenary Assembly, reflected on the theme: “The Word of God in the Life and Mission of the Church”, as a follow-up of the XII Synod of Bishops held in Rome in 2008.
World Day of the Sick
MESSAGE
Theme: “Let us fulfill the Healing Ministry in righteousness and justice”
To
Parish Priests, Chaplains, Superiors of Religious Houses,
Heads of Educational & Other Institutions
Archdiocese of Goa
Dear Rev. Father/Sister/Brother/Madam/Sir,
Late Revered Pope John Paul II in his letter of 13th May 1992, instituted `the World Day of the Sick’ as 11th February, the Liturgical memorial of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Lourdes. Now, His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI, has instructed that this solemn celebration, (the last one was in Korea in 2007) will now be celebrated every three years, the next being in 2010, at a venue yet to be announced.
HOLY CHILDHOOD DAY
Sunday, 15th February, 2009
“ EVERY CHILD’S BIRTHRIGHT: A FULFILLING CHILDHOOD”
To
The Parish Priests/Chaplains
Rectors/Superiors/Heads of all Church Institutions
Archdiocese of Goa & Daman
Dear Rev. Father/Brother/Sister/Madam/Sir,
Prayerful wishes and hearty greetings to you and all your collaborators.
This year the celebration of Holy Childhood Day is marked on Sunday, 15th February.
Below are a few points to celebrate the day fruitfully.
A Reflection:
- God’s boundless love is concretely expressed in the creation of every child (born, unborn)
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The child may be even with physical or mental limits, defects, deficiencies – it is a HUMAN LIFE to be ACCEPTED AS IS.
