Christmas greetings!

Let’s do what God did for Xmas: become human!

One of the beautiful messages that I have received this Christmas is- Let’s do what God did for Xmas: become human! Yes, Christmas is the time when we can become human.

But the question is- are we not human? Yes, we are human but many of us are far away from the humanity. We need to bring more ‘humanity’ in our humanness.

Let’s become human...How do we become human? We can follow the example of Christ – by caring for each other, by loving each other and by sharing our life with others.

Let this Christmas take us toward ‘humanity’ while making us human.

Wish you a blessed Christmas!

 

 

The precious gift of my Priesthood!

A year ago, on this very day I was the centre of attraction, if put it in a very simple term, as I was being ordained. For many it was a big occasion. My parents, relatives, near and dear ones wanted to celebrate the occasion. I allowed them to do whatever they wanted to do.

A year after, today I asked myself, ‘am I happy as a priest? Have I made a good decision a year ago? The simple answered came to me immediately is - YES. The ‘YES’ which I said to the Society of Jesus in 2002, I continue to say till today.

One year as priest was not always ‘bed of roses.’ I vividly remember just after my ordination a young lady telling me, ‘I do not look at the priests anymore. They are all sinners.’ I did not have any answer to give her. She had her own reason to tell me that. I just smiled at her. I remember another elderly man telling me, ‘if you are not capable of doing any work just get ordained. You will enjoy to the core.’ These comments definitely made me sad.

But these moments of sadness were nothing compare to all the blessings I received as priest. The hours after hours, I spent at the confession, gave me much joy and consolation. I remember a particular gentleman, who mad confession after 16 years, was crying during confession and hugged me at the end of the confession. I remember another young boy, ‘who is known as a spoilt boy’ touched my feet and wept at the end of the confession. I remember offering four/five masses in a day and feeling exhausted at the end of the day. I remember receiving a call around midnight to visit and bless a dying man. I remember taking Holy Communion to a sick lady who waited to receive Christ for months. There were moments when people trusted me and made me feel that I am one of them. All these happened to me because I am a Priest. These were moments which I will never forget. These were moments which help me to go forward.  And I thank God, for my vocation to the Priesthood. My priesthood is the precious gift I have directly receive from God.

You gave life to my child

"You gave life to my child"

While studying philosophy, I tried to look different things little critically. I was privileged to visit many places, meet many people and encounter many incidents. Many things left their mark behind. After visiting a Remand Home I wrote this article. This was my first article to be published in Jivan, a Jesuit magazine.

Reflection on Friendship

All about Friendship…

(Friends are like precious gifts given to us. A true friend can be a companion, guide and philosopher. But unfortunately often  many people say that they do no have any friends. They say they are lonely. In this article I try to explore the art of friendship.)

Reflecting on my Religious life

Backward and forward
I am now 10 years old a Jesuit! Time went very fast! It only seems like the other day that I joined the Jesuits. I have been staying outside my country ever since I joined the Jesuits. So I decided to reflect on my religious life so far...