January 2021(Issue 34)

Hope: ‘Hold On Pain Ends’ Sumol Pious gives us deeper understanding of hope, as we enter a new year.

Hope in the New Year Hope in God strengthens us, says …
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Dream Dreams

May I ask you at the beginning of the New Year about your plans, expectations and dreams for the new chapter in your life? If you have not …
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Humans are not alone in praying

There resounds in us the multiform cry of creatures – of trees, of rocks, of animals – as St. Paul says ‘everything yearns for …
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The Church grades students for their knowledge in catechism. So, is a student with more knowledge in catechism blessed than one who is faithful without catechism? JERIN VAKAYIL,BANGALORE,INDIA

I …
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‘The Pope’s new encyclical has come. If a few of us get together online daily, can you help us study it in detail?’ The request came from a country leader. …
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Medical oncology posting is one of the most hectic postings during housesurgency. For me it was like a bad dream – initially. Being a person who prefers to be happy, …
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LIFE BEFORE

I was born to a traditional Catholic family. From a very young age, I was regular for Sunday Holy Mass, Catechism, Little way, KCSL and Altar boy groups. At …
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My Domestic Church

I was blessed to be born into a Catholic family as the youngest child. My parents moved to Bangalore from Kerala for better prospects. They were blessed …
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Fr. Thomas Tharayil, a priest from the Diocese of Vijaypuram in Kerala, juggles dual heavy-duty responsibilities in the Latin Church of Kerala and yet his enthusiasm and energy to work …
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Hope is the essence of our life, the vital component to move forward. People usually hope for a better future, work hard for a better lifestyle and do what they …
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