GRACE...!

Change is inevitable...whether you like or not it is bound to happen.  The world offers umpteen choices in life. It is up to individual to decide and choose; and thus one is destined to change either to good or bad. But the truth is that we change. Whether we like or not, we are bound to change. This is the fact of life. Now the question is who does not like to change to good, better and the best. A poor man hopes to become rich; a student works hard for good results; a farmer works day in and out for a good crop and a society moves towards progress and thus a civilization is born with progress, power and prosperity. This is true with every human civilization. Today humanity has reached such heights in science, industry, technology and communication is all because it is in the nature of humanity to leap into the next stage of life. It is so true that even the nature around us and the animals domestic and non-domestic possess this instinct to grow and to multiply. If it is w...

Neither Sun nor rain can stop us... neither Thunder nor Lightening can scare us... neither Hot nor cold can block us... Neither Wind nor Breeze can slow our speed... for; We are on a move to Bawling Bnga and Marcedez is our PICNIC Gaadi (Bus). Sky is the Limit for our Joy... Yes it is our pleasure beyond measure to set out for course picnic. We are thirteen in number and our bus has thirty seats; two seats per head. One seat was old the other is torn however both were dark...(perhaps not washed since it was bought). All the same nothing could measure our joy of being together and journeying together. The journey was like the spider making it's web not knowing when to complete the task; we enjoyed the journey despite the narrow road. Singing and dancing, shouting and screaming, laughing and looking and at times sleeping. Yes a couples of us were the center of the show acting, enacting and imitation our professors and cracking jokes about their manarisms while teaching ...

It is the joy of second year students of theology at SHTC to organize community month. And so it is on 20th of April, 2017 that we inaugurated the month with a list of important activities. The entire community (staff and students) is divided into six groups. On the inaugural day the major activities were hoisting the flag and unveiling the community notice board and of course the Olympic torch the added more colour to the show.   Each group came out creative and innovative march past, the yell and the group presentation. It was simply wonderful to see how the were active and interested. Pillow fight and tug of war drew everyone's ribs to laugh and enjoy. Thus the month was inaugurated with full gusto and justo... The theme of the month is "RADIATE GOD'S LOVE" and there was a wonderful anthem composed and tuned based on this theme.

Bible begins with the work of God where He invested six days to create the universe from nothing. And on the sixth day he created Adam and Eve in his own image and likeness and he breathed His spirit into them. Thus he created them and entrusted the nature to their care, making them as the crown of creation. God gave them everything that they needed including the gift of freedom; but, on a condition that not to eat that particular fruit. And we know what happened to Adam the archetype of humanity. Believe it or not since then till today  that particular apple  is haunting our conscience of freedom and decision. Perhaps that is why... Adam  and  Eve  had to flee from God due to their  disobedience. Cain  had to kill his brother due to  Jealousy .    Moses , who had seen the face of God yet, was not allowed to enter the Promised Land due to his  Lack of Faith . Saul  the first King of Israel, but forgot to ...

“...in your light we see light.” Ps. 36:9                          We are reminded in the scriptures that God created human beings to choose life. And Jesus says that, I have come so that they may have life and have it to the full. Jn.10:10. But we humans at times because of sin, our hearts are shadowed by darkness and we prefer darkness to the light because our deeds are evil. And indeed, everybody who does wrong hates the light and avoids it, Jn. 3:19 -20. Thus we become objects to the evil forces of the world i.e., fashion, luxury, pleasures, knowledge, power and individualism. Unfortunately we are after all these things of the world and search relentlessly in life.    Human beings are ever in search of something in life. That is why in Genesis we see our first parents wandering around and searching. Likewise, our heart is ever in search of something; perhaps this search b...

Life is a wonderful gift of God to all of us. In fact, we all share life as a common gift of God to each one of us. As we grow in the course of life, many of us think how well we can live in the future; and so we begin to think, plan and work to live a good life. No doubt this is a common phenomenon that all of face in life. One day i met a youngster who was 25 years young, a software engineer who came to visit Shillong from South India. While sharing a cup of tea at top of the Don Bosco Museum in Shillong, he told me that ‘he lost 8 lakhs business in his early days and then he was in depression for a long time.’ By God’s grace, hard work and commitment he was out of that night mare and then settled well in life with a job that fetched him a handsome salary. He was happy with good salary, lifestyle and had everything that he wanted and wished. At this time he felt discomfort and unhappy... He realized that his job could make his soul happy, neither the family nor the friends. Ther...

15/01/2017 This morning in Ongole DB Fr Thomas Santiago (Rector) gave a beautiful reflection during the homily. Here is the summary of that homily. He said "there are three categories of change/conversion.  First Category: Those who convert themselves because of others. Which means there are people who alter their deeds not because they are sinners, not because they committed mistakes but because of the public opinion, fearing what would the others think. Second Category: Those who change because of the fear of God or fear of punishment. This category is good but not complete. Third Category: Those who change themselves because of the love of God. Such people come to realization of the immense love of God for them. God's love is so great that we are enveloped in his love not because of what or what we are not. Despite and in spite of all that we are His love remains the same ever... Here is the lamb of God who came to take our sins away..... ...