Storms of Life

Storms are known to disrupt nature and they force man to seek shelter.

While the storms of nature may occur once in a while, we face storms in our life on a daily basis.

The storms of anger, disappointment, frustration, pain, helplessness, guilt, despair are something we face ever so often.

At such times we feel God is far away from us. That he is indifferent to our cries. Just like the disciples felt about Jesus who was fast asleep in the boat in the midst of a storm.

But just like Jesus calmed that storm, He will also calm the storms in your life. If only you allow Him to.

Remember that nothing will be able to separate us from the love of Jesus Christ. ( Rom8:39)

All He asks of you is to hold His hand and trust in Him when the storms of life hit.

Created for the extraordinary

Pope Benedict writes that we were not made for the ordinary but that we were made for greatness.
And it is exactly the pursuit of this greatness that should drive us daily.

To be great not only in the eyes of the world but more so in the eyes of God. To show great love, great mercy and great forgiveness towards others.

The world famous MLTR band performed recently in Goa and I was reminded of their sponsors tag line: Be remembered for good.

The world remembers John the Baptist as one who prepared the path for the coming of Jesus.

What will history remember you for?

The turning point in our Family

The feast of the Nativity of Mary and the Sunday preceding Christmas are the two days in the year when the Church exhorts the faithful on the gospel reading of the genealogy of Jesus Christ taken from Matthew Chapter 1.

Year after year as the priest would read this gospel, I would sit wondering why the Church was crazy enough to choose such a reading with so many complicated names. Most of them were unheard of.

So why lay so much stress on the family history of Jesus? After years of just sitting and listening, I decided to take a closer look and what I found frankly astounded me. Continue Reading

Giving Glory to the DEVIL

The one who is in you is greater than the one who is in the world.

To the chagrin of some who think all talk of the devil is silly or outdated, but to the great dismay of the demons of hell itself, Pope Francis recently spoke of the devil - again. He encouraged all to take the Bible passages that mention the devil seriously. He spoke directly about the fact that spiritual warfare is part of the Christian life and mission. Continue Reading

Are you Ready?

It was way past midnight and my duty seemed never ending. I had already admitted a few patients, been to the operation theatre three times and had tended to numerous accident victims. Just when I decided that I needed some fresh air, the ambulance brought two young boys on stretchers into the casualty ward.

They had been involved in a head-on collision on the highway and my worst fears were confirmed immediately. They were brought dead to the hospital. Continue Reading

The Fifth Gospel

You can attract more bees with a spoonful of honey than with a barrel of vinegar

Before thinking that I have just committed heresy by adding another gospel to the existing 4, I invite you to continue reading further to know more. Continue Reading

The Marathon

Not he who begins but he that perseveres to the end shall be saved.

A few days ago my friend texted me to say that he would be competing in a Charity marathon to raise funds for the poor and that this run would be telecast on television.
I was intrigued and as I began thinking I realised that we could draw a lot of similarities between the marathon and our spiritual journey. Continue Reading