The Team
- India - Mumbai
Founder & Overall Editor Melody Laila received a call in prayer to start “Glorify God” in 2002, when she was in full time ministry in Tabor Divine Retreat Ashram, a well known Catholic Retreat Center in India & branch of the very anointed Divine Retreat Center, Muringoor, Kerela (Potta).
She now lives in Mumbai city, where she preaches/teaches the Word of God, leads Praise & Worship and has been involved with other Catholic ministries for over 16 years. She has been published in various spiritual magazines all over India.
Besides editing, Melody writes a column here at Glorify God. She also podcasts at podCatholic.com, which is the “spoken word” branch of Glorify God. Email her: Melody(at)Glorify-God.com
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Royston Braganza is in constant awe of the love and the wisdom of God. He is intrigued by how God can be, at one and the same time, profoundly simple and simply profound. He enjoys working with youth – and has most enjoyed his role as a confirmation catechist and youth animator. He is part of the resource team for the Catechetical Training Course at the Diocesan Pastoral Centre, Mumbai and as a member of the Catholic Charismatic Renewal is on the core group for his parish and also at the Santa-Bandra zonal level.
As a witness to the power of God in the secular world, Royston is the CEO of an investment bank in India.
Royston writes a monthly column as well as the monthly intercessions with the Word of God, here at Glorify God. He can be reached at: Royston(at)Glorify-God.com
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Muriella D’Silva, has had a desire to serve Jesus in the poor, downtrodden, destitute and abandoned for as long as she can remember and to this end, studied Social Studies & Human Rights. She presently is a Case Worker in a Human Rights Organisation. Besides this, she conducts Bible Sharing for small groups, writes freelance for several spiritual magazines & bulletins and has also written and printed a set of booklets on “The infinite love and mercy of Our Heavenly Father”.
Muriella shares her insights on various things spiritual here. Mail her at: Muriella(at)Glorify-God.com
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Calvin Vaz is a musician / sound engineer. He plays secular and gospel gigs on keyboards and bass. He has also recorded & engineered on a few commercially successful Indian albums.
Calvin is responsible for the original title soundtrack, as well as all backend work, of Glorify God’s “spoken word” branch: ‘podCatholic.com‘ podcasts. He also reviews music here at Glorify God. He photoblogs at “Calvin and Hobbies” and is contactable - Calvin(at)Glorify-God.com
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- Overseas
Canada - Ontario
Sean McGaughey is a husband, father, teacher, musician, podcaster and former seminarian living in central Ontario, Canada.
Over the past several years, his faith and the faith of his family have been rejuvenated by the Catholic podcasts, Catholic blogs and communities online. He presently helps other people to navigate the Catholic interweb and to set up their own blogs and podcast through his podcast and website, “The Catholic Roundup”. Email him: Sean(at)Glorify-God.com
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Middle East - Bahrain
Abraham Jacob finds time as a member of Parish Lectors Ministry and with other humanitarian activities. He shares the philosophy that “A candle loses nothing by lighting another candle” and takes every opportunity to bring in a positive difference to the World by spreading the Christian values and teachings to glorify the heavenly Father. He currently works with an Investment Bank in Bahrain in the Middle East & is also active in ‘Lord’s Vineyard’ as a husband, father to two kids and witness to the Almighty in the community.
Contact Abraham: abrahamjac(at)yahoo.com
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USA - New Jersey
Rev. Fr. Martin Kalamparambil, V.C. is a Catholic Charismatic retreat preacher with over 15 years of experience of preaching retreats in Divine Retreat Centers and all over the world. He is the ex-Director of Divine Ashram, Delhi and is currently the Asst. Director of Divine Retreat Center, New Jersey. To contact him, email Divine NJ directly, Divinenj(at)gmail.com
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USA - California
Ann Marie Lee, originally from California, is a teacher & a social worker. She spent over three years in full time ministry in Catholic Retreat Centers in India (Mumbai & Delhi) and is currently back in the United States where she works with psychiatric patients. She also assists the Divine Center in New Jersey with their US ministry.
Ann Marie shares her insights in a monthly column and can be reached: Annmarie(at)Glorify-God.com
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USA - Washington DC
Ricky Vines is married with four children and is a reserved military officer. He presently works as a software developer.
He used to be a seminarian with the Salesians of St. John Bosco. He has post-graduate theological training from CUA, the Josephinum and the Pontifical and Regal University of Santo Tomas. He has taught in US inner city and suburban Catholic schools in Dixie and the mid-Atlantic states and has also worked in Asia and Central America with the poorest of the poor.
He blogs at “Divine Ripples” and you can mail him at Ricky(at)Glorify-God.com
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