Strengthening the community, Building the body...

“Your mother was like a vine planted by the waters; it was fruitful and full of branches because of abundant water.” (Ezekiel 19:10) Our Mother...

Moving Forward in Unity with Hope

We are journeying through the commemoration of two momentous events: the 2025th anniversary of the Incarnation of our Lord and the 1700th anniversary of...

Following in the Footsteps of Saint...

Rooted in the ideals expressed in the motto to praise, to bless, to preach, to contemplate, and to share the fruits of contemplation, the...

A Missionary Mandate Rooted in Faith

In one of the most underdeveloped regions of India, the Utkela Mission is lighting the lamp of hope and transformation. Utkela Mission:  History of the Mission:...

spot_img

LATEST UPDATES

There are various styles of parenting. One among them is intensive parenting. This is a style in which parents intervene excessively in their children’s lives, tightly control matters in the name of securing a good future, and strive to...

POPULAR Views

Major Archbishop

From a new Beginning Springs renewd hope

At the dawn of a new year, we all stand at the threshold of hope and renewal. Every New Year is an opportunity for...

Guidelines For Marian Devotion

Dear brothers and sisters in Jesus Christ, With the approval of Pope Leo XIV, the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith has published a...

Paths to Walk Together

Among the many titles attributed to the Church, one of the most meaningful is the pilgrim Church. Indeed, it is a most fitting description,...

From Holiness to Peace

God’s desire and dream for us is that each of us may become holy. As St. Paul reminds us, “God has not called us...

Curia Bhishop

Wholeheartedly…

The column I had written for Syro-Malabar Vision under the title Message from the Curia Bishop in this series comes to a close with...

The Mission to be Continued

The Synod held from August 18 to 29, 2025, at Mount St. Thomas, Kakkanad-the Major Archiepiscopal Curia of the Syro-Malabar Church-was of historic significance...

The Miraculous Power of the Express Novena

We Indians are blessed with the rare opportunity to celebrate our Motherland’s Independence Day and the Assumption of the Blessed Mother on the same...

Quality Matters, Not Quantity

It has become common nowadays to hear remarks that the number of God’s calls to religious and priestly life is decreasing compared to earlier...

Cover Story

Strengthening the community, Building the body of christ

“Your mother was like a vine planted by the waters; it was fruitful and full of branches because of abundant water.” (Ezekiel 19:10) Our Mother...

The Jubilee Year of Hope

The Jubilee Year-celebrated every 25 years since A.D. 1300-began anew on December 24, 2024, when Pope Francis opened the Holy Door of St. Peter’s...

‘on the path of Light’

The root cause of most ecclesial crises lies in the fact that the Church’s self-understanding is often neither properly grasped nor correctly interpreted-both within...

Pier Giorgio Frassati and the Lotus Effect

“Try to become saints of the 21st century” – these were the words Pope Francis spoke to the youth during his visit to Peru...

Editorial

Moving Forward in Unity with Hope

We are journeying through the commemoration of two momentous events: the 2025th anniversary of the Incarnation of our Lord and the 1700th anniversary of...

Marching Forward in Unity with Hope

We are journeying through the commemoration of two momentous events: the 2025th anniversary of the Incarnation of our Lord and the 1700th anniversary of...

Walking Together in a Listening Church

Few realities in history are as visible and as misunderstood as the Church. For some, she appears as a structure of authority; for others,...

Saints and Holiness: New Definitions and Models

The history of the Christian Church reminds us that holiness is not a privilege reserved for a chosen few, but rather a divine gift...

Pathfinders

St. Jacob of Sarug

Jacob was born in A.D. 451 in the town of Kurtam in Mesopotamia. After completing his primary education, he joined the theological school of...

St. Ambrose of Milan

St. Ambrose of Milan, a member of a traditional Christian family in Rome, was born in 340 A.D. at Trier, the capital of Gaul,...

St. Clement of Alexandria

Titus Flavius Clemens, one of the Fathers of the Church known as the Apologists, was born around AD 150 in Athens to pagan parents....

St. Hilary of Poitiers

St. Hilary of Poitiers was a bishop who was born in Poitiers, a town in the Gaul province of the Western Roman Empire, in...

JOURNEY OF FAITH & LEARNING

Una Caro (One Body)

Una Caro (meaning One Body) is a catechetical document published by the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith. It was approved by Pope...

Mother of the People of God (Mater Populi Fidelis)

On 4 November 2025, the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, with the approval of Pope Leo XIV, published the Instruction Mater Populi...

“Dilexi Te” (I Have Loved You)

Dilexi Te (I Have Loved You) is the first apostolic exhortation of Pope Leo XIV. The title is drawn from the Book of Revelation,...

Guidelines for Accepting Holy Qurbana Intentions

Secondum Probatum (According to the tradition of the Church), the new decree issued on April 13 with the approval of Pope Francis by the...

CREED STUDY SERIES

Faith in the Resurrection of the Body and Eternal Life

One of the most thought-provoking and complex sections of the Creed is the proclamation concerning the resurrection of the body and eternal life. 1. The...

We believe in One, Holy, Apostolic, and Catholic Church

The Church: A Plan Born in the Heart of the Father The Eternal Father, out of His perfect wisdom, goodness, and entirely free and mysterious...

I believe in the Holy Spirit

It is in the Nicean-Constantinopolitan Creed that we find a more elaborated statementabout the ‘third Person of the Holy Trinity’ - “And in the...

CREDO: The Narrative of the Slaying of Death

The opening chapters of the Sacred Scripture articulates the invariable destiny of human being. God, the life-giver intervenes in the realm of existence of...

Consecrated Life

Following in the Footsteps of Saint Dominic

Rooted in the ideals expressed in the motto to praise, to bless, to preach, to contemplate, and to share the fruits of contemplation, the...

Congregation of the Sisters of St. Marthas

The Congregation of the Sisters of St. Martha is a Major Archiepiscopal Congregation of women religious in the Syro-Malabar Church.

Followers of the Compassionate Ministry of Jesus

Congregation of the Sisters of Martha (C.S.M.) founded by Fr. John Kizhakkoodan The Congregation of the Sisters of Martha (C.S.M.) was founded on 15 August...

Faithful in Service

Fr. George Kochuparambil, former Director of Catechesis in the Archeparchy of Ernakulam, began conducting liturgical services at Kalady and established the Catechetical Institute, earning...

Mission

A Missionary Mandate Rooted in Faith

In one of the most underdeveloped regions of India, the Utkela Mission is lighting the lamp of hope and transformation. Utkela Mission:  History of the Mission:...

Patient Care: An Evangelistic Avenue Opened by the Church

When Jesus proclaimed the message of holistic liberation, His words carried profound significance. On a Sabbath, He revealed the essence of His redemptive mission...

Pastoral Visit of the Major Archbishop in the Southern Vicariate of the Arabian Peninsula

A Briefing on the Pastoral Visit of the Major Archbishop Mar Raphael Thattil in the Southern Vicariate from 25 November to 1 December 2024. The...

Major Archbishop Mar Raphael Thattil’s pastoral visit to the Northern Vicariate of the Arabian Peninsula

The Father and Head of the Syro-Malabar Church, the Major Archbishop Mar Raphael Thattil  undertook a pastoral visit to the Arabian Peninsula from 11th...

Liturgy

The Symbolism of the Bema (Ambo)

A prevalent misconception that has taken hold among many Catholics is the idea that signs and symbols are childish and that reverence for them...

The Holy Spirit Actively at Work in the Holy Qurbana

The Catechism of the Catholic Church teaches that liturgy is primarily the work of the Most Holy Trinity (CCC 1077–1112). In presenting the Holy...

The Holy Qurbana and the Mystery of Resurrection

According to the Christian faith, the most important feast of the liturgical year is the Feast of the Resurrection. It is also known as...

Reconciliation through Holy Qurbana

Holy Qurbana is the supreme act of worship offered to God the Father, in spirit and in truth. The fruit of holy Qurbana is...

Canon Law

Pastoral Council

The Pastoral Council is an eparchial consultative body established in accordance with the recommendations of the Second Vatican Council, especially the Decree Christus Dominus. Its...

Ad Limina Visit and the Eastern Churches

From the very beginning of the early Christian community, there has been a tradition of making pilgrimages to the tombs of the Apostles St....

Briefer Judicial Process

By reforming the procedures for proving the nullity of marriage, Pope Francis issued two Motu Proprio on 8 September 2015. The Motu Proprio Mitis...

Civil Registration of Marriagebefore Sacramental Solemnization

Marriage in Catholic teaching is understood as a sacramental covenant between one baptized man and one woman that establishes a permanent, exclusive partnership of life and...

LITURGICAL RESEARCH CENTRE STUDY SERIES

Saint Ambrose on the Church in India

Ambrose, born in A.D. 340 as the son of the Roman Praetorian Prefect who governed Gaul (France), received baptism in November 374 while serving...

Rufinus of Aquileia on the Church in India

Rufinus was born around A.D. 345 in Concordia, near Aquileia in Italy. During his studies in Rome, he came into contact with St. Jerome....

Saint Egeria on St. Thomas the Apostle

Several ancient writings refer to the holy relics of St. Thomas the Apostle in Edessa. These sources suggest that these relics were brought from...

St. John Chrysostom on the Church in India

St. John Chrysostom, one of the foremost among the Fathers of the Church, had good knowledge about India. In speaking about the missionary activities...

Articles

Parenting: Firmness or flexibility

There are various styles of parenting. One among them is intensive parenting. This is a style in which parents intervene excessively in their children’s...

Narcissistic Personality Disorder

An excessive sense of “I” or self-centeredness is the core feature of the personality disorder known as Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NPD). People with this...

Community Empowerment Year for Integral Development

The Syro-Malabar Church has entered into the Community Empowerment Year. The year 2026 has been set apart to reflect more deeply on our Nasrani...

St. Jacob of Sarug

Jacob was born in A.D. 451 in the town of Kurtam in Mesopotamia. After completing his primary education, he joined the theological school of...

Family

Parenting: Firmness or flexibility

There are various styles of parenting. One among them is intensive parenting. This is a style in which parents intervene excessively in their children’s...

Are You a Good Parent?

Can one determine whether someone is a good parent merely by performance? Can a good parent be found through a competition? Never. At times,...

Dear Parents, look here…

Suppose a child is crying. As parents, our first reaction is usually relief that the child is expressing something. But when the crying does...

Compromises

It’s been only six years since Anoop and Vineetha got married. They have two children. Like many other couples, the early days of their...

Parents, Be Vigilant!

Mary, the Blessed!

Comfort

Youth

To Gain Mental Strength

It is relatively easy to gain physical strength - one can achieve it through simple means like nutritious food and regular exercise. But becoming...

Untainted in Faith

St. Peter To Rot We see nothing until we truly behold it. We understand nothing until we truly know it. Until October 19, 2025, that...

Reflections from the Sickbed

Pierangelo Capuzzimati “My illness is a gift from the Lord. We can live in peace. He can do anything.” Can you believe that these were...

The Secrets of Joy

There is hardly anyone who has never felt that life can be hard, rough, or burdensome. But if asked why life feels that way,...