How many times have we uttered it because we were upset? In how many instances have we heard it said by others? I donโt care! Care! This buzzword. Or, rather, this catchy word. Yes! It is a catchy word not simply because it is popular or divulged...
It is a known fact that Saint Francis of Assisi loved Christmas more than any other feasts. Much of what he himself wrote and what has been written about him aptly shows his great love for Christmas; as he called it, the โFeast of Feasts.โ As a...
On the 150th anniversary of the proclamation of Saint Joseph as Patron of the Universal Church, Pope Francis issued an interesting apostolic letter called Patris Corde, with a Fatherโs heart. Within the context of his proclamation of a yearlong...
Christmas is a special time for our Christian faith. It prepares and helps us celebrate the great entrance of the Son of God into our midst. Christmas is a time of great hope, too! Amid the problems and difficulties we are assailed with, it presents...
Throughout this year we have been celebrating the first centenary from the birth of a great devotee of Mary, Pope St. John Paul II. It would be fruitful to see how this great Marian Pope showed his immense love for Mary, particularly by the way he...
I have always been fascinated by the fact that todayโs postmodern culture, with its insistence on value-neutral values, is, in fact, greatly craving for God. The more the craze for the material, the more the spiritual is pining to come into our...
The North American singer and songwriter, Bart Millard, said: โAs long as there’s breath in our lungs our story is still being written.โ Breath keeps our lungs alive and help them to function as they ought. Thus, as long as there is breath...
On Saturday 10 October 2020 Blessed Carlo Acutis was beatified in the Italian and hometown of St Francis, Assisi. Cardinal Agostino Vallini presided over the ceremony of his beatification. During his homily for this special occasion of the...