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- How Can Catholics Understand Mother Mary as Co-Redemptrix?
- How did Mother Mary overcome her faith crisis?
- How do I know God is calling me to the Priesthood?
- How do we receive the gift of Wisdom?
- How do you react to the fact that the Bible calls you a sinner?
- How does God speak to us?
- How Important is Silence for our Souls?
- how should I respond?
- How St. Nicholas became Santa Claus
- How to Celebrate the Holy Eucharist Meaningfully?
- How to Control Sinful Thoughts
- How to face persecutions? – Fr Antony Parankimalil
- How to maintain the Holiness of God within us?
- How to overcome family problems
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- How to Overcome Temptation
- How to Trust God Completely During a Crisis
- How to Walk in the Spirit
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- Is Jesus God or just a Prophet?
- Is the future of the Church in danger?
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- Martha or Mary? The Importance of Setting Priorities in Life
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- MOTHER MARY: The Powerful Weapon Against The Devil
- Mother Mary: Your True Mother
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- Power Of Praise (Video Transcription)
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- Rev. Saint Valentine invites you to the sacrament of love
- right way of fasting
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- Ruth - An epitome of abiding loyalty and devotion
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- Sacred Heart of Jesus – The portrait of Divine Love
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- self-glory
- Seminarian
- September – The Month of Our Lady of Sorrows
- servant girl
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- Shadows of Mother Mary in the Bible
- Shadows of the Holy Eucharist — Blood Covenant
- Shadows of the Holy Eucharist — Manna
- Shadows of the Holy Eucharist — Passover
- Sharing
- should we be subjected to it
- sight
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- simon
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- Sin
- Sinful memories will haunt you
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- sins
- Sins hide God’s face
- sisters
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- St. Nicholas
- strategies of Satan
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- that the Eucharist is Jesus
- the “Influencer”
- The Beloved Apostle
- The Bitter Truth About Anger
- The Canaanite woman
- The Canaanite woman’s faith
- The Father's love
- The girl no one wanted
- The Holy Family
- The Holy Lenten Season
- The Importance of Sacrifices in Christian Life
- the King
- The Kingdom of God - The Church
- The Kingdom of God - The Person
- The Kingdom of God - The Word
- The Miracle of the Eucharist
- the mother who lost all
- the new Eve
- the new Rachel
- The Our Father Prayer Explained
- The power of a parent’s word
- The power of careless words
- The Power of Intercession
- The Power of Praise & Worship
- The Power of Your Tears
- the Queen
- The Real Meaning of Christmas
- The Ten Commandments
- The Ten Commandments- A Reference Guide to Christian Life
- The Third Person in the Marriage
- The Third Person in the Marriage (transcript)
- The True Meaning of Abraham’s Sacrifice — Fr. Joseph Edattu VC
- The True Meaning of Abraham's sacrifice
- the unity between the love of God and love of neighbour
- the way
- The Wedding Banquet
- there are hidden treasures in your life!
- this Christmas season?
- Thoughts
- Three ways to defeat the devil
- Three ways to defeat the devil - Fr Joseph Edattu VC
- throne
- through music
- through nature
- through people
- through prayer
- through silence
- Tongue
- Touch
- Toxic relationship
- Transcribed talk - Power of Repentance - Fr Antony Parankimalil VC
- Transcribed talk on Mother Mary - Influence of Mother Mary - Fr Antony Parankimalil VC
- Transcribed talks on Mother Mary - Mary Prepares the World for the Second Coming - Fr Joseph Edattu VC
- Transcribed talks on Mother Mary - Mother Mary
- Transcribed talks on Mother Mary – Mother Mary: Queen of Heaven – Fr Joseph Edattu VC
- Transcribed talks on Mother Mary – Mother Mary: Your True Mother - Fr. Antony Parankimalil VC
- Transcribed talks on Mother Mary − Episode 5 − Perpetual Virginity of Mother Mary − Fr Joseph Edattu VC
- Transfiguration
- Trials
- trials and tribulation
- true Christian spirituality
- True Disciple of Christ
- True Discipleship
- true love
- true nature
- True Peace
- Trust
- trust God
- trusting God
- Turning the Other Cheek
- two intentions of St.John
- Two Sons
- types of fasting
- typical day of a seminarian and priest
- unforgiveness
- unholiness
- unless you repent
- unless you repent - Fr Joseph Edattu VC
- unrest
- Unrighteousness
- values
- Venerable Carlo Acutis
- victim
- vineyard
- Virtue
- vision
- Visions
- Vocation
- Vocations
- vocations director
- Voice in the Wilderness
- Voice of God
- Walking in the Spirit
- Walking on Water
- warriors
- washes
- Watchfulness
- we must have a listening heart
- Weakness
- weaknesses
- Wedding Banquet
- What Impression do you have of Jesus? Who is Jesus to You?
- What is Lent?
- What’s so Joyful about the Joyful Mysteries of the Holy Rosary?
- When pursuit of God
- When your laborious efforts seem wasted
- where is God
- Who is Jesus?
- Why did the Holy Family lose Jesus? - Fr Joseph Edattu VC
- Why Do Some People Not Receive Healing?
- Why do we repeat sins?
- Why is it that
- Why is Rome the capital of the Catholics and not Jerusalem?
- why should we suffer?
- wilderness
- Wisdom
- womans rights
- Women
- women of faith
- Word of God
- words
- world
- worries
- worry
- Worry And Anxiety
- Worship
- Would you like to be the happiest person in the world?
- Wreath
- Wrong relationship
- your will
- youth
April 1, 2025
Published by Fr. Joseph Edattu VC on April 1, 2025
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The Power of Fasting Let us reflect on the significance of fasting as illustrated in various passages of the Bible. Fasting is one of the most […]