St. Mother Teresa says "The most terrible poverty is loneliness, and the feeling of being unloved." This is the kind of poverty which was experienced by many who were sick and considered outcaste during the time of Jesus. Jesus saw their m…
Continue ReadingWe have witnessed to wrangles and fights and sometimes we ourselves were involved in them. Perhaps, we needed physical strength and at times power of influence to have upperhand of the situation at that time. However, it sounds weird and strange to …
Continue ReadingWhen we think of saintly people we sometimes exclude them from our ordinary life. We at times exaggerate their spiritual life and their daily life. They are saints not because they were aloof but they learnt to live and find God in their ordinary li…
Continue ReadingFirst reading (Ex 22:20-26) explained: Since Jesus, in today’s Gospel, sums up the Law of God in a formula of loving God and loving others, the passage chosen from Exodus prepares us for this message. This passage is part of a long narrative, Exodus…
Continue ReadingHow will our life be if all people are same in terms of behaviour, thoughts, actions etc.? Perhaps, our life will be boring and dull. That's why God has endowed the creation with diversities and verities. However, this is not enough, it is the w…
Continue ReadingUnity is the identity of the Church and the gift of the Spirit. Jesus himself prayed "that they may be one just as we are one." It's not easy to preserve the unity of the community because of diversity, differences, temperament, social…
Continue ReadingJesus is a sign of contradiction in the world. The history reveals that the person of Jesus has been opposed from the beginning so also his followers. The opposition is manifested in the crucifixion of Jesus and suffering of persecutions of his foll…
Continue ReadingI wonder how short is our life here on earth! Days are flying and time seems fleeting. How do we live this life at this point of realisation? What does the Bible expect from us about how we should live? The readings of the day help us to delve into …
Continue ReadingThe first reading (Isaiah 45:1, 4-6) explained: The Cyrus mentioned here is Cyrus II, the Great, who founded the Persian Empire. In 539 B.C., he conquered the Babylonians who had defeated the Jews 50 years earlier and had taken many of them into cap…
Continue ReadingThe Church is missionary by nature. It's so because mission is not only injunction of Jesus but is also life of the Church. The mission mandate to be carried out requires certain things like in-depth knowledge of faith, courage, and grace. These…
Continue ReadingThis pandemic has taught us to wear mask in order to prevent ourselves from contracting the sickness. The mask is indeed protective but imagine a life where we have to keep wearing the mask! It's suffocation. The readings of the day are inviting…
Continue ReadingThe more we share goodness with others, the more goodness is shared with us. Let's spread the fragrance of goodness instead of hatred and enmity because life is short why to shorten it all the more by negativity. When we spread goodness we shar…
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