It is 31st September 2020.  The readings are from 1 Corinthians 2:1-5; and the Gospel from Luke 4:16-30. The work of ours is brief but the rewards are eternal says Saint Clare of Assisi. Are we in line or out of line with the modus operandi of Jesus? Do we have the manifesto for […]

  Dear People of God, All the three reading invite us to reflect about the cost of discipleship. In the first reading talks about depending on God even amidst challenges, in the second reading to offer our very selves to God as sacrifice and emulating the master in the Gospel.  “O Lord, you have enticed […]

  It is 29th August 2020.  We celebrate the memorial of the Beheading of St John the Baptist.  The readings are from Jeremiah 1:17-19; and the Mark 6:17-29. Truth sterilizes the soul.  Knowing, loving, and following the Truth will make us to reach God.  People who live a compromised life are afraid to face the […]

  It is 28th August 2020.  We celebrate the memorial of St Augustine, Bishop and Doctor of the Church.  The readings are from 1 Corinthians 1:17-25; and the Gospel from Matthew 25:1-13. Crucified Christ is not merely a sign but the signature of God’s wisdom. We all go by something.  We follow a path that […]

  It is 27th August 2020. Life is a spectrum with the optics of innumerable possibilities. We celebrate the memorial of St Monica. A model for married women and mothers especially those who are abused. She believed in the power of prayer and arms of almsgiving that can change lives.  She used to tell other […]

  It is 26th August 2020. The readings are from 2 Thessalonians 3:6-10, 16-18; and the Gospel from Matthew 23:27-32. Human labour is a visible gift of God for the personal growth and community welfare. Lessons of life are learnt in the school of action than oration.  Words can mesmerize minds but works motivate the […]

  It is 25th August 2020.  We celebrate the memorial of St Louis of France; St Joseph Calasanz, priest. The readings are from 2 Thessalonians 2:1-3, 14-17; and the Gospel from Matthew 23:23-26. Our interest in the future must not exhaust us to live the present fruitfully. Some of us are always much worried and […]

  It is 24th August 2020.  We celebrate the Feast of St Bartholomew the Apostle.  The readings are from Revelations21:9-14; and the Gospel from John 1:45-51. St. Bartholomew traditionally identified with Nathanael who came from Cana. We are called and commissioned by God through Jesus. Attachment aggregates in understanding and love. Every one of us […]

  Dear People of God, It is 23rd August 2020.  We celebrate the Twenty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time.  The readings are from Isaiah 22:19-23; the second reading is from Romans 11:33-36; and the Gospel from Matthew 16:13-20. Making a difference in someone’s life.  Jesus made a difference in the life of Peter.  “You are Peter, […]

  It is 22 August 2020.  We celebrate the memorial of the Queenship of the Blessed Virgin Mary.  The mother of the king has a greater and closer influence in the decision process of the king. “A woman clothed with the sun, with the moon under her feet, and on her head a crown of […]