Father Dominic Emmanuel
God’s eternal love
Can a woman forget her nursing child, or have no compassion for the child of her womb? Even if the mother may forget; I’ll never forget you,” pronounces God in the Bible. He then continues, “Look! I have inscribed you on the palms of my hands, and your walls are forever before me.” (Isaiah 49: 15-16)
The sin of anger
I feel rather certain that many of those who shouted vociferously for the immediate hanging of all those who had raped and eventually killed the 23-year-old girl in Delhi would now be more amenable to J.S. Verma’s proposals, which have ruled out death penalty or chemical castration of the accused.
Cleansing at Kumbh
It is indeed wonderful to witness the largest convergence of human beings at one single spot that began on Makar Sankranti at Prayag. The expectation of an auspicious dip at the Triveni Sangam where the three holy rivers — Ganga, Yamuna and the mythical Saraswati — meet increases the faith and fervour of a devotee who not only hopes for the forgiveness for his/her past sins but also prays for God’s abundant blessings.
Curb the ogre in you
The 23-year-old gangrape victim will remain etched in our memories, less for what she suffered along with the millions of other females who suffer almost similar atrocities on a daily basis, but more for the pertinent outrage she sparked, moving the conscience of the nation.
Christmas lessons
Santa Claus with all his paraphernalia, Christmas tree with the star hanging on top of the houses and carol singing with prayerful preparations will all converge together today, infusing the air with Christmas spirit.
Watch and pray
We are only 11 days away from the great feast of Christmas — the most widely celebrated festival on earth — and we are already 13 days into the spiritual preparation for Christmas, known as the Advent season.
Dimensions of faith
For in the changing fortunes of life faith alone can keep us safe and sane,” is how I ended my last column on the subject of faith (Faith and the follower, Nov. 16). It is, however, worth exploring what faith exactly means.
Faith and the follower
Once when Jesus’ disciples were unable to cure a child, the father of the child approached Jesus, since Jesus often healed those in need. After Jesus had cured the child, his disciples asked him why they had failed.
In memory of saints
Back in 1969 I began, what is known as the period of novitiate of my life and the person doing the novitiate is called a novice. Some break that word into two and portray it as a person with “no-vice”. Novitiate is the period of training that a member of a religious institute undergoes prior to taking vows in order to discern whether s/he is called to the religious life.
Luke the Evangelist
The readers of this column are probably aware that the Bible is not one book written by a single author at one time but is a collection of many books written by various authors at different times and that it is divided into two main parts.
