Today is the feast of the Holy Family, celebrated on the First Sunday after Christmas. What do we know about the Holy Family? A Holy Family With Difficulties Like every family, the Holy Family had difficulties. There is a great temptation to idealize them – to turn them into plaster figurines, placed on a shelf. … Read more
Are you busy celebrating Christmas? Is everything like the crib, Christmas tree, crackers, cakes all set up? Are you celebrating the Christmas Cycle giving enough importance to all the three phases like Advent, Christmas and Epiphany? Our culture tends to skip Advent and start celebrating Christmas after Thanksgiving. Then it’s all packed up and stored … Read more
“Do you see half full or half empty?” – that’s an oft heard question now. But still, it demands an honest answer. Interestingly, the Scriptures portray God asking a similar question to a young man, Jeremiah – “What do you see?” Why is it important to see? Here are three major reasons. 1. It provides … Read more