It is 8th February 2018. We celebrate the memorials of St Jerome Emiliani, priest; and St Josephine Bakhita, virgin. The first reading is from 1 Kings 11:4-13 and the Gospel from Mark 7:24-30. The resources of God never get exhausted in our lives. But it is our unfaithfulness and faithlessness on God makes things seem […]

It is 7th February 2018. The readings are from 1 Kings 10:1-10 and the Gospel from Mark 7:14-23. Wisdom of God attracts everyone who searches for the same. When we prioritize God and the ways of God, we are offered such wisdom by the Spirit of God. In the first reading, the fame and glory […]

It is 6th February 2018. We celebrate the memorial of Sts Paul Miki & Companions, Martyrs. The readings are from 1 Kings 8:22-23,27-30 and the Gospel from Mk.7:1-13. Colouring the religion with the hidden cultural secrets and traditional strings darken the beauty and the core of the religion and diminishing the freedom of religion to […]

It is 5th February 2018. We celebrate the memorial of St Agatha, Virgin and Martyr. The readings are from 1 Kings 8:1-7, 9-13 and the Gospel from Mk.6:53-56. The presence of God is amidst us; we need to have the eyes of faith to experience it. We have the most powerful place in our church […]

It is 4th February 2018. We celebrate the Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time. The readings are from Job 7:1-4, 6-7; the second reading is from 1Corinthians 9:16-19, 22-23; and the Gospel from Mark 1:29-39. Our sufferings are the finest fabrics to be interlaced in an unembroidered life. The attitude matters for a happy and contented […]

It is 3rd February 2018. We celebrate the memorial of St Blaise, Bishop & Martyr; St. Ansgar, Bishop. The readings are from 1 Kings 3:4-13; and the Gospel from Mark 6:30-34. It is good to ask for the gift of discernment. It is the way we look at the things in our lives is the […]

It is 31st January 2018. We celebrate the memorial of St John Bosco, Priest. The readings are from 2 Samuel 24:2, 9-17; and the Gospel from Mark 6:1-6. Entirely relying on human resources for the existence and the development of humanity undermines the providence and the abiding presence of God in our lives. In most […]

It is 30th January 2018. The readings are from 2 Samuel 18:9-10, 14, 24-25, 30-19:3; and the Gospel from Mark 5:21-43. The dichotomy in life is that we defeat and defend those who love us and so close to us while we fight and fret about those who hate us. In the first reading, we […]

It is 29th January 2018. The readings are from 2 Samuel 15:13-14, 30, 16:5-13; and the Gospel from Mark 5:1-20. Dealing with the insults is indeed a blessing from the Lord. Unless we seek a spiritual perspective to all the insults we are facing, we can surely become bitter in our lives and make the […]

It is 25th January 2018. We celebrate the Feast of the Conversion of St Paul, Apostle. The readings are from Acts 22:3-16 and the Gospel from Mark 16:15-18. In everyone’s life there is a moment of God’s intervention. Life is a journey. Somehow, someday, there is something spiritually happens that would affect the rest of […]