Many people call themselves Christians or claim to be followers of Christ. But are these people really following Christ? Or are they merely Christians in name only? Are we following and practicing Jesus’ teachings, or are we only picking and choosing what suits us or what is convenient to us? It is easy to call
Hear and listen are verbs we use when we refer to our sense of hearing – using our ears. But they have significant differences in meaning. When we hear, it simply means that sounds come into our ears. Hearing is to physically experience the sense of sound. As long as one’s ear and brain are
Some of us may have taken our faith for granted at times. When times are good, when we are enjoing peace and prosperity, some of us may have become complacent, wallowing in the good life. But what if, all of a sudden, the good life we had been enjoying is gone. Persecution is taking place
Sometimes life can be tough, especially in the present economic situation many of us are in. We begin to worry about making ends meet, and we become more and more engrossed with our work and trying to make a living, that we may have given less and less time for God. We think that this
Some of us worry a lot and are worrywarts. We worry about so many things, sometimes things which are actually not a big deal. So how do we lessen or stop our worrying? By being more trusting towards God’s care, love, goodness and providence. If God is there for us, and if we believe that
Some people go through life without knowing exactly what they really want, what they really desire. Some people think what they really want is happiness, some think what they really want is peace and prosperity, others think what they really want is to marry a girl or a boy who would be a lifelong companion.
For your easy reference, the following is a list of weeks and years with their corresponding date: 26 July 2015 – 17th Sunday in Ordinary Time Year B27 July 2015 – Monday of Week 17 Year 128 July 2015 – Tuesday of Week 17 Year 129 July 2015 – St. Martha, Memorial30 July 2015 –
Supposing one day your parish priest gets transferred to another parish, and you are to receive a new parish priest. Or supposing a religious sister who has been working with the parish community for years is transferred elsewhere and a new religious sister is coming to take her place. Would you be excited or anxious?
Does anyone not want to be with the Lord in heaven? I believe most people would want to be with the Lord in heaven, and we would try our utmost best to live good Christian lives and try to avoid any occasion of sin with the help of God. But though it may seem strange,
Many of us seem quite busy doing many things these days. We have to juggle work, leisure, family commitments and many other activities that eat into the amount of time we have each day. Some of us even complain that there does not seem to be enough hours in a day to get everything done.
