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Dr. John Singarayar, SVD

Dr. John Singarayar, SVD, a priest of the Society of the Divine Word from the Mumbai Province in western India, holds a doctorate in Anthropology. He contributes regularly to journals and publications focusing on sociology, anthropology, tribal studies, spirituality, and mission.

By Dr. John Singarayar, SVD

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Mary at the Cross & Earth at the Crossroads

In Mary’s embrace, creation finds not just a mourner, but a mother who will never stop believing in the power of love to triumph over death.
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Mary & SVD: Two Anniversaries & One Mission

The evening air in Mumbai carried something special on September 8, 2024. At St. Theresa’s Church in Bandra, hundreds of parishioners filled the courtyard, their hands cradling flickering candles and fresh flowers.
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Mother Teresa: Seven Timeless Lessons

Seven principles guided her extraordinary life, and they offer timeless wisdom for anyone seeking to lead with genuine meaning.
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Living the Fruit of the Spirit Online

The fruit of the Spirit, love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control, emerges as essential architecture for souls navigating digital turbulence.
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God specializes in broken things

“The Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost,” Luke 19:10.
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Whispered Rosaries, Silent Resistance: Mary’s Queenship in Persecuted India

Every whispered “Hail Mary” becomes an act of rebellion. Every clandestine gathering for Mass becomes a declaration that Christ’s kingdom cannot be silenced.
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One Day Carries Two Dreams of Liberation

Every August 15, something remarkable happens in India. Two celebrations unfold on the same day, one honoring the Assumption of Mary into heaven, the other marking India’s independence from British rule.
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Faith in the Digital Marketplace

The digital economy is not coming; it is here. We work, shop, learn, and even worship through screens. What started as convenient has become essential, reshaping how we live, spend, and relate to one another.
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Two Nuns in Jail, a Nation on Trial: India’s Religious Freedom Crisis

The choice is not really about religion. It is about whether India will be governed by law or by whoever shouts the loudest.
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Holy Longing: Ignatian Spirituality and the Grace of Desire

The Spiritual Exercises, Ignatius’s month-long retreat program, guides people through meditations on failure, forgiveness, and the life of Jesus.

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