Sr. Molly Fernandes, SFN

The Catholic business network Goa Dimensions marked its 10th anniversary with a Eucharistic celebration and public program on Feb. 11, highlighting a renewed call for faith-driven entrepreneurship and community empowerment.

For more than three decades, the Sisters of the Holy Family of Nazareth have worked quietly among some of Goa’s most marginalized communities. Through education, livelihood programs, and crisis response, their social service centers have focused on long-term empowerment rather than short-term relief. From the former red-light district of Baina to migrant communities in Zuari Nagar, their mission continues to reshape lives.

The Sisters of the Holy Family of Nazareth (SFN) in Goa, southwest India, celebrated the World Day of Prayer for Consecrated Life, coinciding with the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord, with a solemn Eucharistic celebration on February 2.

The Goa Regional Assembly of Amrat Talitha Kum India Network was held on August 13, 2025, at the Jesuit Provincial House, Panjim, Goa, on the theme “Invisible Chains – Human Trafficking and Violation of Human Rights.” Twenty-one religious congregations participated in this initiative to combat human trafficking.

Grandparents are truly an evergreen gift a blessing whose value only grows with time.

In some cultures, at the time of baptism, a priest blesses and places the scapular on the infant. It is meant to be a form of spiritual protection for the child. The small square of cloth, though unassuming in appearance, becomes a spiritual weapon, not for conquest, but as a shield of grace.

Devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus isn’t just an old tradition, is it? It’s about a Heart that beats, truly beats, for every single person. A Heart that bled, literally, until the very last drop, when a soldier’s lance pierced His side (Jn 19:34). Just imagine that: a Heart so full of love, it emptied itself for us.

The Sisters of the Holy Family of Nazareth (SFN) joyfully marked 90 years of devoted service with a solemn Eucharistic celebration titled “Yatra Bhorvanxeachi, Vakhann’nni Devachi” (A Journey of Hope, in Praise to God) at Holy Family Convent, Sancoale, on June 16.

The Holy Family Sisters, a women religious order in India, celebrated their 90th Foundation Day on June 16th, on the theme “Seeds of Grace Resonating Hope.”

The Congregation of the Holy Family of Nazareth (SFN), Sancoale, joyfully celebrated the Silver Jubilee of Srs. Rita Fernandes and Alzira D’Souza on May 12, 2025, at 4:00 PM at St. Alex Church, Calangute.