Soul Food
The Holy Father calls for a Lenten journey of conversion and freedom, inspired by the theme of liberation from slavery. He urges us to: Open our eyes to reality. Challenge personal idols. Practice true love. Make communitarian decisions. Embrace joyful hope.
Despite challenges, despair isn't fitting for believers. Find hope in faith and the Holy Spirit, who fuels joy even in suffering. Be a "paraclete," offering comfort and hope to others, just like the Spirit does for you. Enter the New Year as a missionary of hope, spreading joy instead of despair.
Christmas is the celebration of God's uncalculated generosity towards the helpless and ungodly. St Paul gives an apt description of this mercy. "The love of God has been poured out into our hearts through the holy Spirit that has been given to us. For Christ, while we were still helpless, yet died at the appointed time for the ungodly" (Rom 5:5,6). The birth, life and death of Jesus confirm in our hearts the abundant mercy of God.
Fr Mathew Naickomparambil VC We have to know the ways in which the Holy Spirit guides an individual and how to listen to the voice of God. God teaches us to pray in our afflictions and sufferings. What should we pray for? Should we pray that …
⁃ Maria Sangeetha At the recently concluded World Youth Day, Pope Francis in the presence of a million youth called on the Church to acknowledge Mary with a new title: ‘Our Lady in a haste’. This is based on the verse, which was also the theme of the World Youth Day, “Mary arose and went …
Fr. Augustine Vallooran, VC October is the month of the rosary. With great joy, families and parishes gather to celebrate this beautiful prayer. It is with the confidence of children that the generations of Catholics pray the rosary …