5th Sunday of Lent (Fr. Simham)

5th Sunday of Lent (Fr. Simham) Caterpillar or a fig, who are you Today’s gospel titled “Woman caught in adultery” is taken from the 8th chapter of St. John which deals with Jesus as light of the world. That is why immediately after this incident Jesus declares “I am...

4th Sunday of Advent (Fr. Simham)

4th Sunday of Advent (Fr. Simham) Do U Miss The Joy of Being With The Father The gospel we read today is an interesting passage from Luke. The reason why I say it is interesting is because, some call it as the parable of the prodigal son and some call it as the...

3rd Sunday of Lent (Fr. Simham)

3rd Sunday of Lent (Fr. Simham) Be fruitful!  One of the housebound persons whom I visit every week bought two plants recently. One is an orange tree and another a lemon tree. She saw that they are planted in the front garden and she says they will bear fruit within...

2nd Sunday in Lent (Fr. Simham)

2nd Sunday in Lent (Fr. Simham) Tabor Experience in Lent What do you think of advertisements on the TV? You like them. O.K what about the trailers of the movies? Some may like them. You know why all these ads and trailers are? What is their purpose? It is nothing but...

1st Sunday of Lent (Fr. Simham)

1st Sunday of Lent (Fr. Simham) Lead us not into temptation What is common to our human nature is temptation. Whether you are in the palace or whether you are on the pavement you are prone to tempted. No escape from that. Temptation is so common and so embarrassing...

8th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Fr. Simham)

8th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Fr. Simham) Today’s readings rigorously confront our inherent desire to control and our very human self-absorption; When a sieve is shaken, the husks appear; so do one’s faults when one speaks. Our prayers are like in fact the shaking of...