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On my pilgrimage to Holy Land, before we went to Bethlehem, we visited Bayt Sāḥūr (Shepherds’ Field). This location is traditionally held to be the site of the Annunciation to the shepherds on the nativity night of Jesus Christ. Our guide told us something enlightened my thinking about Jesus who named himself as a gateContinue reading “I am the gate of the sheepfold…”

The context of Today’s gospel is quite surprising. You know, Jesus completed His beautiful and profound discourse on the Holy Eucharist stating clearly that His flesh is real food and His blood is real drink and that unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink His blood you have no lifeContinue reading ““Do you also want to leave”?”

I remember day when one of my students told me: “Poor St. Joseph! Everything is his fault! His wife is immaculately conceived and his foster son is divine, so if there’s any problem in the Holy Family, Joseph must be the one to be blame!”. So when I heard that comment, I directed that studentContinue reading “St. Joseph the worker”