Abstract: Panikkar saw the fragmentation of reality as the root cause of all the evil in the world. Through the three kairological moments he points out how, from a unified vision in the first stage, man moved to a fragmented vision in the second. The first stage, ecumenic moment marks an undifferentiated unity between the…
A continues effort to be aware of the constant and enveloping presence of God in one’s life will set him on his way to holiness. The path of holiness marked out by Don Bosco is characterized by his constant reminder, “God sees you” to his boys. When one is aware that he is in the…
We know that if someone is focused on God and his word he will undergo a transformation in his life. There are many examples of such transformations. Can we also experience that transformation? One needs to learn how to focus on God. In Ps: 16:8 we read, ‘I keep the Lord always before me’. A closer look into this verse…
It was when I was in Holy Redeemer Hospital, Dimapur that I met Sr. Mildred Rongthaluh who shared an incident from her life which reminded me of the tender devotion to Guardian Angels which I always treasured. Devotion to guardian angel is not a fairy tale meant only for small kids. It’s a real experience for many. Whether we are aware or not our angel is always with us, seeing everything we do, listening to all what we say. What will we feel when we love someone greatly and do a lot for his or her good but receive no response from the person we love. We will certainly be sad. Similarly our angels will be sad if we do not respond to their love.
Evey conviction that we hold is based upon a mental framework. What we think or believe of someone too depends on a framework of this kind. Such a mental make up is built slowly, often unconsciously, basing ourselves on various experiences with a person. At times the convictions we develop of people are negative; as…
You are blessed, chosen to be a blessing I will send you to souls waiting in darkness To carry the light, the true light, the Christ And be a sign and bearer of my love. Send me Lord, sealed with your cross To the field to sow your love Help me touch…
It was a practice to send an obituary notice to other Carmels when any Carmelite nun dies. A month before St Therese died one of the nuns said, “I really wonder sometimes what mother prioress (superior) will be able to say about Sr. Therese. It won’t be easy, for though the little sister is very good…
St Therese became one of the most popular saints of the twentieth century. Pope Pius XI made her the “star of his pontificate”. She was beatified in 1923, and canonized in 1925. Therese was declared co-patron of the missions with Francis Xavier in 1927, and named co-patron of France with Joan of Arc in 1944. On October 19, 1997 Pope John Paul II declared her the…
Love of God The year before Therese died, her sister Marie told her: “You are possessed by God, literally possessed, exactly s the wicked are by the devil.” Therese herself told Celine, her sister, I don’d believe I’ve ever been more than three minutes at a time without thinking of God.” Celine appeared to…
Our Lady was never far from Therese’s thoughts. She spoke of her frequently in her letters. To a missionary priest she wrote: “What a joy to remember that the Immaculate Virgin is our Mother! Since she loves us and knows our weakness, what have we to fear.” She always presented her petitions through Our Lady…
Vox Divini 