HOLY FAMILY OF NAZARETH Abraham Lincoln was asked “If you had a second chance to be horn, how would you like your birth to be?” “I want to be born to the same parents, same poverty, and cobblers by professions.” “Why?” “Because, it is there that I found the fullness of love!” Today, feast of […]
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“You must name him Jesus” (Mt 1:21) We are all aware of the annunciation of angel Gabriel to Mary. When we think of annunciation, we only think of the annunciation to Mary (Lk 1:26-38). It is interesting to note that there are at least two other annunciation stories in the gospels, prior to the birth
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SPIRITUALITY OF WAITING One day, I had to travel across the city on a weekday during the morning rush hour to preside at a Eucharistic celebration. The internet estimated that my journey would take about an hour and a half, but I left a little bit late. As I sat anxiously in the train and
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“As they were baptized they confessed their sins” A priest went to hear confessions of boys in a boarding school. As the priest went to this place every Saturday to hear confessions, he would find about 10 to 15 boys lining up for confession. On this particular day, he found seven of them already forming
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BEHOLD, HE COMES! Readings: Isaiah 2: 1-5; Romans 13:11-14; Matthew 24:37-44; Arrivals can be interesting and exciting, especially when the situation or person expected is long awaited. The coming of a near and dear one, the expected new addition to the family, the first meeting of a long lost person, all these can be turning
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CHRIST THE KING It was to challenge some unkind kings that (one of the reasons) the feast of today was introduced by Pope Pius XI in 1925. It was a warning against the totalitarian governments of the 20th century. It was a statement against the situation of Europe between the two World Wars. Today it
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The Day of the Lord (Lk 21:5-19) I was rushing to catch a bus to college. Two young men accosted me in a rather friendly manner. I was almost near the bus stop, so I stopped by to listen to them. They showed me a picture of a beautiful garden – a classical scene from
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A FRUITFUL PRAYER LIFE Introduction: Spirituality does not consist in following some rituals or doing some spiritual exercises such as vocal prayers, novenas, pilgrimages etc. Limiting oneself to these things will lead to religiosity. Today’s readings invite us to begin or continue our journey from empty religiosity to fruitful spirituality. Let us ask God’s pardon
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Perseverance in Prayer (Luke 18: 1-8) In life we look at the quality of perseverance in different ways in like. If a young child is persistent we say the child is bold, if politicians are persistent we say they are astute, if business men are persistent in following up their deals we say they are
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He threw himself at the feet of Jesus and thanked him (Lk 17:11-19) A few years back, while back in India for holidays, I was once traveling by train. It was past the lunch time and I was anxiously waiting to get something to eat. When the train did stop I managed to get something
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