From the Bible — There are so many models of faith in Bible. Abraham, Moses, Ruth, Elijah, prophets of the OT are good examples. We have many more in the NT, Mary, disciples (atleast after Pentecost) and many others fit the bill in different ways. There are also some characters, about whom we don't…

An invitation to read the synodal document — Instrumentum Laboris is the working document, which is a discerned collection of the echoes of the experiences of the synod around the world at various levels, and it is the preparatory document for the gathering of Synod of Bishops in October, 2023. Interestingly, this is the first meeting of the…

But a story of salvation and healing — As part of a recollection talk yesterday, I heard the phrase “earth as God’s beloved creation”. The use of the word beloved was the novelty there; God as creator is nothing new. It brought me to the significant use of the term beloved in the Bible in the baptism of…

In the gospel of Mathew, Jesus says, “You are the salt of the earth”, and “you are the light of the world”. First of all, its interesting to see that Jesus didn't say here that he(Jesus) is the salt and light, but he is pointing to the disciples and saying…

At all seasons — Today we have an intriguing gospel reading where Jesus is cursing a fig tree, for not producing the figs, that too in a season which is not the proper for figs. The next day as they were leaving Bethany, Jesus was hungry. Seeing in the distance a fig tree in…

In the gospel of John, we have a beautiful encounter of Jesus and Peter, where Jesus asks Peter the same question three times, “Do you love me?”. There are minor variations in the way question is asked each time, which is given different interpretations by scholars. A helpful interpretation is…

A Biblical model from Acts — 15 — The acts of the apostles is one of the easy to read books in the Bible. Very well, it can be read as a story of the early Church, whose protagonist in the Holy Spirit, and revolved around two important characters Peter and Paul. What are some of the major…

Can we receive this gift and share it? — Jesus says, “Peace, I leave you; my peace I give you.” (John 14, 27). The context of the 14th chapter of John’s gospel is the last supper, and Jesus giving his final discourse to them. Jesus speaks of the completion of his mission, or him leaving the disciples, but…

Need of memorials/celebrations. — In the Easter season, the readings of the daily eucharist are connected to the life of the first Christian community. The high priest rose up and all his companions, that is, the party of the Sadducees, and, filled with jealousy, laid hands upon the Apostles and put them in the…