Very. Rev.Fr.Joychen Paranjattu (Vicar General of Rajkot Diocese) Mt 5 Concerning Holiness of Life Why should human beings be holy? Is not God alone Holy? Yes, it is because the Lord is Holy that we are called to be holy. We are created in His image and likeness. Whenever we fail, we trust in…
Mk 3 Jesus chooses the Twelve from the Multitude The Bible passage points out that Jesus departed with his disciples to the sea, and a great multitude from Galilee followed him. Most of Jesus’ public ministry was in the region of Galilee. The summary of Jesus’ ministry in Galilee is mentioned in Mark 3:7-12, viz.,…
Peter’s Declaration is a great teaching to all the believers and non-believers, on who Christ is. The declaration takes place at Caesarea Philippi, a region of the gentiles as it continued to focus on the worship of Greek gods. In Caesarea Philippi, you find the temple dedicated to the Greek god Pan. Caesarea was called…
Mt 17 Jesus Cures a Boy with a Demon Very Rev.Fr.Joychen Paranajattu There was one person who had stronger and deeper faith in Jesus than the disciples themselves; and that was the father of the boy with the epilepsy. The man had a strong faith in Jesus and believed that even Jesus’ disciples could heal…
Indian Christians all over the world is going to have twin celebrations on 15th August 2021 to commemorate the freedom achieved from the British Colonial rule and the Feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary into heaven. This feast teaches us that Mary, our mother, having completed her earthly life, is assumed into…
Jesus and Peter When Jesus had said to Peter for the first time: “follow me”, it was a call to know Jesus. During the time that he spent with Jesus, he had known Jesus, as a Rabbi. He would obey him, cast nets according to his wish and was ready to accompany Jesus wherever his…
Where is your Treasure? (Lk 12:22-34) Ordinary Human beings are concerned about their day-to-day life and thrive on their instincts. Their survival instincts seem to guide their daily actions. As a result, they go to work and earn a living. They go to bed thinking of what to eat the following day, they rise on…
Love for Enemies (Lk 6:27-36) We say God is LOVE. Why? Jesus is God’s manifestation of God’s love in this world. Nobody could have taught about God’s love more authentically than Jesus; because he himself was God’s love. We should know how he loved us to understand the depths of his love. He manifested his…
The Good Samaritan (Lk 10:25-37) The question asked to Jesus was: “Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?” The question was about a goal regarding eternity. Jesus replied: Have the ultimate goal in mind and love God, who is the end of everything. At the same time, until we live on here…
Feast of the Holy Trinity The Feast of the Holy Trinity is the central feast of the Catholic Church. The feast is centred on our faith in a monotheistic God consisting of three persons. It is not one God or three gods, but rather, the one Godhead which reveals himself as Father, Son and Holy…