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March 16, 2021

Transcribed talks on Mother Mary – Mount Zion- A symbol of Mother Mary – Fr Joseph Edattu VC

St Frances de Sales says, “If it is possible, any son will honour his mother with the highest position.” Most sons and daughters desire the best […]
March 16, 2021

Transcribed talks on Mother Mary – Apparitions of Mother Mary – Fr Joseph Edattu VC

Apparitions of Mother Mary – Talk by Fr Joseph “Am I not here, I who am your mother?” Mexico Apparitions At the cross, Jesus said to […]
March 15, 2021

Dealing with Insecurities in Life – Fr George Panackal VC

Listen to the audio version of this article: DEALING WITH INSECURITIES IN LIFE Most of us have dealt with various degrees of insecurities in our lives. […]
March 5, 2021

Transcribed talks on Mother Mary – The Powerful Weapon Against The Devil − Fr Joseph Edattu VC

Our Lady appeared to St. Dominic de Guzman, a Castilian Catholic Priest in Prouilhe in the Languedoc region in Southern France. St. Dominic was the founder […]
March 5, 2021

Stress to Rest

“Come to me, all you that are weary and are carrying heavy burdens, and I will give you rest. (Matthew 11:28). God has created us to […]
March 5, 2021

Transcribed talk – Power of Repentance – Fr Antony Parankimalil VC

God is good, All the time. All the time, God is good. God prepares everything for us and so we should prepare for Him During Advent […]
February 22, 2021

Transcribed talks on Mother Mary − Episode 5 − Perpetual Virginity of Mother Mary − Fr Joseph Edattu VC

Series of talks on Mother Mary − Episode 5 − Perpetual Virginity of Mother Mary − Fr Joseph Edattu VC [A reading from the Gospel of […]
February 17, 2021

The Holy Lenten Season

“And Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan, and was led by the Spirit for forty days in the wilderness, tempted by the […]
February 17, 2021

How to Overcome Temptation

Temptation is all around us. Everyone faces temptation. Even Jesus was tempted the same way that we are, yet He remained without sin. This is because […]
February 17, 2021

If self-glory is a concurrent desire, should we be subjected to it, or subdue it?

Listen to this article: Created in the image and likeness of God, man is meant for love and to do good works. In today’s fast paced […]
February 16, 2021

Second Sunday of Lent

Mark 9:2-10  We hear the the son of God Jesus emphasising that prayer should be more about listening. Spending time in listening to the word of […]
February 16, 2021

Power, Love & Self Control

“For God did not give us a spirit of cowardice, but rather a spirit of power and of love and of self-discipline” (2Timothy 1:7). As we begin […]
February 4, 2021

Mission, Commission or Omission

         We live in a Church today that seems to be struggling to perceive, “What is its mission?”. We have forgotten our missionary calling and become […]
February 3, 2021

Teaching with Authority

Mark 1:21-28  Jesus had the ability to both teach and heal unclean spirits. This lead to Jesus growing in popularity rapidly which incited a shadow of […]
January 22, 2021

Shadows of Mother Mary in the Bible (transcript)

Listen to this article: This topic examines the scripture, for parallels and shadows on the life and role of Mother Mary, as given in the Bible, […]
January 22, 2021

Have you bound God?

In the book of Romans 11:29, we read about the nature and character of the Lord – that ‘the gifts and the calling of God are […]
January 22, 2021

The Wedding Banquet

Parable of the Wedding Banquet In this parable, Jesus compares the kingdom of heaven to a wedding banquet, where the King symbolises God, the servants symbolise […]
December 24, 2020

Peter Declares That Jesus Is the Messiah

In today’s gospel, Jesus asks his disciples, who they believe he is. Many of them said `Elijah`, `Jeremiah` another said `John the Baptist`. However, Simon Peter […]
December 24, 2020

Dealing with Sin in the Church

Jesus is talking to his disciples about how they should try to understand each other and if one brother feels hurt by another person, then he/she […]
December 24, 2020

Nebuchadnezzar’s Dream

In Daniel 2 we read “Nebuchadnezzar had dreams; his spirit was troubled, and his sleep left him.” However instead of praying to God the King asked the magicians, […]
December 24, 2020

The bridegroom is here!

The parable opens like this “Then the kingdom of heaven shall be likened to ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the […]