In the Catholic tradition, the month of July is dedicated to the Precious Blood of Jesus Christ. Sacrifice has been accepted in the history as the highest form of religious worship, as an act of praise, thanksgiving or an act of atonement. In the Old Testament, the preeminent sacrifice was Read more…
Recently someone asked me after the funeral Mass, I celebrated, why we Catholics pray for the dead and offer Mass for the repose of the soul. This question did not surprise me, because some of our Catholics have this same question in mind. Is it in any way helpful for Read more…
As Catholics, we believe in the real presence of Jesus in the Eucharist. This Sunday we celebrate the Solemnity of the Body and Blood of Jesus Christ (Corpus Christi Sunday). Hence, it is better to understand why we believe so. We know from the Bible that Jesus instituted the Sacrament Read more…
It is time for me to give my appreciation and to express my sincere thanks to the Coordinator, Chairpersons of the Committees, Volunteers and the contributors of time, talent and treasure. “Thanks very much” for all these wonderful persons, who have been working hard to make our Parish Picnic a Read more…
This weekend is our festive weekend, our Parish Picnic weekend. It is a time to enjoy; a time to relax; a time to have fun; a time to play; a time to dance and above all a time to eat. Let us all gather and enjoy together. Come with your Read more…
I have shared with you in my previous bulletin columns, a bit of knowledge about the Four Gospels, The Acts of the Apostles and the Letters of St. Paul. Now I would like to continue sharing the remaining books of the New Testament. The New Testament Tradition attributes 13 Letters Read more…
In the previous posts, I shared with you six of the themes from Pauline Letters: Suffering, Joy and Discipleship, Grace, Second coming of Jesus and the Obligation to offer Forgiveness. This post I am going to share three more and with these, I conclude the themes. The Power of the Read more…
Previously, I shared with you three of the themes from Pauline Letters: Suffering, Joy, and Discipleship. Let me continue to share three more themes, which Paul has imparted in his letters. Grace: More than any other Apostle, Paul is the one, who has emphasized that Salvation is by faith alone. Read more…
We know how Saul was stopped on his way to Damascus and underwent a total transformation. Saul, who wanted to extinguish the Christians, became Paul, who turned to be a spark igniting the Gentiles (non-Jewish people) with the light of Christ. Besides teaching them orally, he encouraged and strengthened their Read more…
St. Paul was not one of the 12 Apostles of Jesus. Nevertheless, his contribution to the New Testament was great. Besides the Four Gospels and the Book of Revelation, there are 21 Letters or Epistles in the New Testament. Of these 13 are attributed to St. Paul as the author. Read more…