Originally posted on Sajus Homily: കൈത്താക്കാലം നാലാം  ഞായർ മര്‍ക്കോ 7, 1 – 13 സന്ദേശം കൈത്താക്കാലത്തിന്റെ നാലാം ഞായറാഴ്ച്ച പാരമ്പര്യത്തിന്റെയും നിയമങ്ങളുടെയും കുരുക്കിൽപ്പെട്ട് ദൈവത്തെയും ദൈവത്തിന്റെ ഏറ്റവും വലിയ കല്പനയായ സ്നേഹത്തെയും മറന്നു ജീവിക്കുന്ന നിയമജ്ഞരെയും ഫരിസേയരെയും തിരുത്തുന്ന ഈശോയെയാണ് സുവിശേഷം അവതരിപ്പിക്കുന്നത്. മാനുഷിക സാമൂഹിക പാരമ്പര്യങ്ങളല്ല, ദൈവത്തിന്റെ സ്നേഹത്തിന്റെ കല്പനയാണ് മനുഷ്യൻ ജീവിതത്തിൽ സ്വീകരിക്കേണ്ടതെന്നും, ജീവിതത്തിൽ പ്രാവർത്തികമാക്കേണ്ടതെന്നും ഓർമിപ്പിച്ചുകൊണ്ട് ഈശോ നമ്മുടെ മുൻപിൽ നിൽക്കുമ്പോൾ അന്നത്തെ ഫരിസേയ- നിയമജ്ഞരെപ്പോലെ നമ്മുടെ ശിരസ്സുകളും…

Nigerian families weep after their children were kidnapped from school (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba) A new report shows that a staggering number of Christians have been brutally killed by Nigeria’s Islamic jihadists so far this year. In the past 200 days, 3,462 Christians were murdered by extremists. That is just 68 less than the total number…

By Jonathan C. McMonigal, Holy Apostles College and Seminary Part I: Introduction On trial at the Diet of Worms in 1521 AD, the German priest Martin Luther defiantly proposed his doctrine of “Sola Scriptura” against the Catholic Church.[1] Due to then ecclesiastical corruptions, Luther protested that Popes and Councils could err in matters of faith…

One Minute Reflection – 30 July – “Month of the Most Precious Blood”– Readings: Leviticus 23: 1, 4-11, 15-16, 27, 34b-37; Psalms 81: 3-4, 5-6, 10-11ab; Matthew 13: 54-58 and the Memorial of St Peter Chrysologus (c 400-450) Father & Doctor of the Church “Is not this the carpenter’s son? ”– Matthew 13:55 REFLECTION –…

Saint of the Day – 29 July – St William Pinchon of Saint Brieuc (1180-1234) Bishop of Saint Brieuc, Confessor Born as Guillaume Pinchon on 11 October 1180 in Saint-Alban, San-Brieuc, Brittany (in France) and died on 29 July 1234 of natural causes. William was a champion for the poor and defended the rights and…

Part VIII of my series about the Lourdes pilgrimage Lourdes Part VIII: Saint Bernadette Quotes

Heavenly Father, you are the God of peace which surpasses understanding. When my mind is full of the cares of the world, please calm my anxiety and soothe my fears. Give me your peace in my heart, my mind and my soul. May I approach every part of the life with the assurance that comes…

Giving the Lord’s way makes everything you give a seed. Just as a seed becomes greater when sown, so is your giving of yourself. Talents, resources, time, etc. are seeds that become fruit for others and increased spiritual abundance for you. Nothing is lost when you give with love. Taste the energy, the joy, the…

1 Chronicles 6:1-81 There are some familiar names in the list of the sons of Levi. Aaron, Moses and their sister Miriam were Levites, the children of Amram. Other notable Levites were the priest Eleazar (son of Aaron), Zadok and Azariah (who served as a priest in the temple Solomon built) (1 Chron.6:10). Only Aaron……

This year, July 29th, the feast of St. Martha becomes the feast of Martha, Mary and Lazarus, the family at Bethany who were friends of Jesus and blessed with one of his most important miracles. The church wants us to see them all together. But Martha still stands out in today’s feast. The  gospel readings…