Happy Easter, Alleluia! Easter Vigil presents one of the most dramatic situations in the gospels. The…
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Palm Sunday – The Dramatic Unfolding of Prophesies
LK 19:28-40 The gospel reading before the procession on Palm Sunday is always the royal entry…
The woman melting in the stare of men
Jesus rescues a hapless woman accused of adultery from the men who wanted to lynch her…
4th Sunday of Lent – The Challenge of the Father’s Love
The love of the father in the parable of the prodigal son has challenged me to…
Third Sunday of Lent – The Burning Bush and the Fruitless Fig Tree
Today’s readings are green. The first reading is of a greenery that does not burn in…
2nd Sunday of Lent – Mirroring the Divine Face
Today we read the gospel of the transfiguration of Christ. Jesus took Peter, James and John—the…
1st Sunday of Lent – Temptations of Tails and Horns (Fr. Jijo Kandamkulathy)
Christ was tempted; yes, even Christ was tempted. So, shall we be tempted, for sure. A…
8th Sunday of Ordinary Time – Spiritual Mentoring (Fr. Jijo Kandamkulathy)
The gospel of this Sunday speaks about mentorship. The metaphor used is that of a blind…
7th Sunday of Ordinary Time – Apprenticing the Art of Love from Jesus (Fr. Jijo Kandamkulathy)
In the gospel passage today, Jesus teaches us the core value of the Kingdom of God…
6th Sunday Ordinary Time – Unlearning our Tolerance to Insensitivity (Fr. Jijo Kandamkulathy)
The blessings and woes in today’s gospel passage are counterintuitive and contradictory to the common Jewish…