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TRANSFIGURED, CONFIGURED, DISFIGURED?
This morning (13th March) the Church celebrated the feast of the Transfiguration. While the gospel was being read my thoughts raced ahead. The three Synoptic Gospels refer to the Transfiguration (cf Mat 17:1-8, Mk 9:2-8, Lk 9:28-36). Peter, who was present then, also alludes to it (cf 2 Pet 1:16-18).Significantly, all three synoptic writers situate…
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MAKE LOVE NOT WAR
As teenagers in the 1960’s we were exposed to the anti-establishment pop culture of the Beatles, and the anti-war protests of the hippies. The latter’s war cry (sic) was “Make love not war”. As I write this the Russian invasion of Ukraine has entered its second week. Time will tell how and when it will…
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GENERAL SUNITH FRANCIS RODRIGUES (RETD) PVSM, VSM, ADC
19/9/1933 – 4/3/2020 One more gallant, courageous and compassionate soldier has gone to his reward; to the bosom of the Supreme Commander of the forces of good – the Heavenly Father. It is by chance that I came to know about the passing on of Gen Rodrigues. I scoured my two newspapers and a couple…
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HOW FAITHFUL IS GOD?
The mandate given to me was to write about “How great is the faithfulness of God”, in the context of FOCUS completing 9 years. This sounded like a categorical statement that brooked no argument. The best answer would be “Please read the Bible. You will discover how faithful God is”. Unfortunately, this seemingly innocuous question…
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SOMEBODY RAPED NOBODY – MADNESS!
When our kids were quite small they regaled visitors to our home with this story. “There were three friends named Somebody, Nobody and Mad. One day Somebody killed Nobody so Mad went to the police station and blurted out that Somebody had killed Nobody. The inspector was not amused and shot back – Are you…
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SHISHU BHAWAN TO SHISHU MANDIR?
2022 dawned bleakly. Not just because of the resurgent Covid, but because of the events of 3rd January. On that sad day Mother Teresa’s “Missionaries of Charity’ (MC) sisters handed over their Nirmala Shishu Bhawan, Kanpur, to the Indian Army. Will Shishu Bhawan now become a Shishu Mandir, the term that the RSS uses for…
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धर्मयुद्ध या धर्मयुग
धर्म के नाम पर नफरत न फैलाएं
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UNEQUAL, EVEN IN DEATH
“So it is said We are all equal when dead. It is indeed the great equalizer; But only, and only when Subtle lies are the tranquilizer! Else, those who lie down in death, Are not equal yet”. If you are wondering which moron mouthed these immortal words you don’t have far to look, for I…
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MIXED FRUIT JAM
This is not a food recipe, but it could be a recipe for disaster for those who oppose it. I am referring to inter-faith marriages, sometimes referred to as Mixed Marriages (MMs). For some they bear much fruit, like a hybrid that is greater than the sum total of its parts. Take the Eurasian or…