Gods Own Words

The God who Commands Obedience

Jacob Chanikuzhy Of all the theophanies in the OT, probably the most memorable one is the one that took place on Mount Sinai. In the OT, God appeared to several people in several forms. For example, He appeared to Abraham in the form of three men; to Moses He appeared in burning bush; and He […]

FratelliTutti : “All are one (brothers and sisters) in Christ”

Benny Nalkara, CMI The distinct statement by St Paul, “there is no longer Jew or Greek, there is no longer slave or free, there is no longer male and female; for all of you are one in Christ Jesus” (Gal 3:28) has been a both a welcome statement as well as a problematic one from […]

The Art of Delegation

Jacob Chanikuzhy Successful people in all walks of life tend to practice the art of delegation. Pierre Nanterme, the chairman and CEO of Accenture, a global firm of management consultancy, has this to say about his success strategy, “The art of leadership is not to spend your time measuring [and] evaluating. It is all about […]

The Ananias and Sapphira Syndrome: Keeping a Part back or Parting ways with God?

Benny Nalkara, CMI The various interpretations of the story of the couple, Ananias and Sapphira in the Acts of the Apostles often give an exaggerated version of their sin of keeping possessions for themselves. The episode is also paves way for the false picturization of God as the “one who kills the people who are […]

Battle of Prayer

Jacob Chanikuzhy “War is an ugly thing, but not the ugliest of things. The decayed and degraded state of moral and patriotic feeling which thinks that nothing is worth war is much worse,” writes the well-known English Philosopher J.S. Mill. A different opinion is expressed by William Tecumseh Sherman, American author and military General: “I […]

Conversion: A “Work from Home”

Benny Nalkara, CMI “Today salvation has come to this house”(Luke 19:9). This statement of blessing by Jesus at the house of the “converted” Zacchaeus seems to be one of the most fascinating declarations of Jesus in a home – context in the Gospels. In the Gospel of Luke, the act of conversion or repentance is […]

Hidden inside the Hard Rocks

Jacob Chanikuzhy About marriage failures, Max Lucado, accomplished American author and preacher, has this to say, “One of the things that I discover a lot in marriage counselling is the husband or wife trying to get their spiritual thirst quenched by their partner; I think that’s a real common mistake that we make.” Something similar […]

GRATITUDE: RETURN GLORIFYING GOD

Benny Nalkara, CMI “Were not ten made clean? But the other nine, where are they?” may be considered as an a typical question by Jesus during his earthly life, especially in the context of the healings He performed. The story of the healing of ten lepers and of returning of only one of them to […]

Indian bishops slam terror attack on tourists in India’s Kashmir

No action taken against police who assaulted Catholic priests in India