Gods Own Words

Witnessing as Representing and Re-presenting‍

Benny Nalkara, CMI The verse, “But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria and to the ends of the earth”(Acts 1:8), the mission commandment of Jesus is considered as the key verse of the Acts of [&hel

A Brother who Hugs, and not Snubs…

Jacob Chanikuzhy The Parish priest was visiting a family. He was greeted by the lady in the house who was pregnant with her second child. Her first child was a three-year-old boy. The priest asked her whether she had prepared the boy to accept the second child. She said, “Yes, of course. In fact, he […]

“They may be one”- Agapeic Unity not the Ritualistic Uniformity

Benny Nalkara, CMI The priestly prayer of Jesus (Chapter 17) marks the climax point of the farewell discourse in the Gospel of John. His focus on the glory of the Cross, his sense of fulfilment of the mission entrusted with him, his idea of discipleship and above all his unique intimacy with the Father are […]

“Father, forgive them, for…”

Jacob Chanikuzhy Contemporary American author Marianne Williamson rightly writes, “Forgiveness is not always easy. At times, it feels more painful than the wound we suffered, to forgive the one that inflicted it. And yet, there is no peace without forgiveness.” The admonition of Jesus, “Love your enemies” is more often preached than practiced. But there […]

“It is finished”: The Cry of Victory

Benny Nalkara, CMI Jesus’ seven utterances from the cross were not mere despairing cries of a helpless soul. They were expressions of His divine and human natures with the innermost feelings. As a human person, Jesus revealed God’s love in categories that derive from human experience. As the Son of God, Jesus’ utterances from the […]

Dolorous Turns of Lovely Dreams

Jacob Chanikuzhy As a seventeen-year-old teenager, Patriarch Joseph had exciting dreams about his future. These dreams were not simply the fascinations of an unrealistic mind. They delineated the divine plan about his destiny. Just as Jacob, his earthly father, gave Joseph a multi-coloured garment, so also his heavenly Father gave him a colourful dream. But, […]

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