A necessity for today’s saints — 1st of November is celebrated as the All Saints day, a day where we commemorate all the Saintly persons, thanking God for their witnessing life. The readings of the day speak of the beatitudes. I am inclined to reflect on one of them, which I feel is extremely significant in…

We need to pray for ?? — Before sending the 72 disciples in pairs, Jesus gives them certain instructions on how to be a disciple. The instructions start with these lines, which are occasionally used in vocation prayers. God answers our prayers and responds to the prayers according to his will, which is definitely also for the…

A beautiful preaching —

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. …

In the gospel of Mathew, Jesus says, “You are the salt of the earth”, and “you are the light of the world”. …

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. …