Gods Own Words

Thorns Ascending the Thrones!

Jacob Chanikuzhy The character Dracula is said to be fashioned after Vlad the Impaler, also known as Vlad Dracula. He was a ruler in Romania in the 15th century and is known as one of the most wicked rulers in history. One of his sadistic pleasures was to impale people. He would impale his enemies […]

The Holy Spirit: The Transformer of Prayer

Benny Nalkara, CMI “We do not know how to pray?” (Rom 8:26). This statement of Paul happens to be one of the strangest statements we find in the bible. It challenges the basic understanding of Christian life that it is engineered by prayer. Prayer is the connecting link between human beings and God in daily […]

The Groaning of Creation and the Transformation by the Spirit

Benny Nalkara, CMI “We know that the whole creation has been groaning in travail together until now; not only the creation, but we ourselves, who have the first fruits of the Spirit, groan inwardly as we wait for adoption as sons, the redemption of our bodies.” (Rom 8:22-23). This particular exposition of Paul often creates […]

Loyalists of a God of Genocide!

Jacob Chanikuzhy Genocide, the epitome of human evil, is considered to have eliminated at least 50 million people between 1956 and 2016. UN calculates that another 50 million people had been displaced by the 43 genocides occurred during this period. About genocide, Michael Ignatieff, the former Rector and President of the Central European University, made […]

At the Foot of the Cross: The Fruitfulness of Discipleship

Benny Nalkara, CMI “Woman, here is your son” and “Here is your mother” (Jn 19:26-27). These emotionally packed statements from the crucified Jesus seems to be the most empathetic and altruistic words of Jesus among his seven utterings from the cross. These words to mother Mary and to John, his beloved disciple is the third […]

A Leader Favoured by God and His People

Jacob Chanikuzhy Nobel laureate Albert Schweitzer is credited with the saying, “Happiness is nothing more than a good health and bad memory.” If you have quite a lot of sad and bad experiences in life, a bad memory might be a blessing. But it is a pity if you cannot recall the lovely experiences that […]

Jesus Christ, the High Priest: Sympathising without Sin

Benny Nalkara, CMI “For we do not have a high priest who is unable to empathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who has been tempted in every way, just as we are—yet he did not sin” (Heb 4:15). The distinct mark of the priesthood of Jesus is expressed through this verse of the […]

Courage and Destiny of a Harlot

Jacob Chanikuzhy Who are the four most beautiful women that the world has ever seen? The chances to get a unanimous answer would be almost nil. However, the Jewish rabbis had the answer: Sara, Abigail, Esther and Rahab. The answer is surprising because the fourth among these names – Rahab – was a prostitute. She […]

Mangalore priest greens parishes

Celebrated educationist, Mithra G Augustine, dies