It is 19th October 2020.  We celebrate the memorial of  Saints John Brébeuf, Isaac Jogues, priests, and Companions, martyrs; and St Paul of the Cross, priest. The readings are from Ephesians 2:1-10; and the Gospel from Luke 12:13-21. Faith inflates and infuses the power to experience grace. In everyone’s life, there is a past […]

  It is 18th October 2020. We celebrate the Mission Sunday on this 29th Sunday of the Ordinary time. The readings are from Isaiah 45:1, 4-6; the second reading is from 1 Thessalonians 1:1-5; and the Gospel from Mt. 22:15-21. On a Sunday morning, a pig and chicken went on a walk together near a […]

  It is 16th October 2020.  We celebrate the memorials of Sts. Margaret Mary Alacoque, an Apostle of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, and Gerard Majella. The readings are from Ephesians 1:11-14; and the Gospel from Luke 12:1-7. To fear is different from to be afraid.  We need to fear God but not to be afraid […]

  It is 15th October 2020.  We celebrate the memorial of St Teresa of Avila, Virgin and Doctor of the Church.  The readings are from Ephesians 1:1-10; and the Gospel from Luke 11:47-54. Being faithful to Christ is holiness.  The purpose of our Christian vocation is to live a holy life without which we are […]

  It is 14th October 2020. The readings are from Galatians 5:18-25; and the Gospel from Luke 11:42-46. For us, we have only two options in spiritual life; either led by the promptings of the Spirit of God or attracted and acted upon by the inclinations of the evil spirit.  We have a self-dominated life […]

  It is 13th October 2020.  The readings are from Galatians 5:1-6; and the Gospel from Luke 11:37-41. Faith in God makes our hearts clean to recognise the presence of the Holy Spirit. Faith is the proof of our inner freedom to accomplish the acts of love and mercy.  “When Christ freed us, He meant […]

  It is 12th October 2020. The readings are from Galatians 4:22-24, 26-27, 31-5:1; and the Gospel from Luke 11:29-32. While counselling youth and young adults, I ask them what their vision of life is.  Most of them tell me about their careers which they love to pursue than to share a vision that includes […]

  It is 11th October 2020.  We celebrate the Twenty-eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time.  The readings are from Isaiah 25:6-10; the second reading is from Philippians 4:12-14, 19-20; and the Gospel is from Matthew 22:1-14. The need for God is under constant threat and debate in our families, communities, and countries.  A lady told me […]

  It is 8th October 2020. The readings are from Galatians 3:1-5; and the Gospel from Luke 11:5-13. Faith enhances the experiences of God in the Holy Spirit.  Spiritual life is fruitless without the Holy Spirit.  We cannot pray until we acknowledge the presence and the power of the Holy Spirit present in our quest […]

  It is 7th October 2020.  We celebrate the memorial of Our Lady of the Rosary.  We all need to have a loving relationship and devotion to our Lady and Blessed Mother. Pope Pius XI taught us,  “The Rosary is a powerful weapon to put the demons to flight and to keep oneself from sin…If […]