Easter Sunday – Overcoming the Most Painful Coercion Tool

Happy Easter, Alleluia! Easter Vigil presents one of the most dramatic situations in the gospels. The…

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…