Faith

Source: Court Document (PDF) Master docket: In Re: Social Media Adolescent Addiction/Personal Injury Products Liability Litigation The case is in the California District Court and is IN RE: SOCIAL MEDIA ADOLESCENT ADDICTION/PERSONAL INJURY PRODUCTS LIABILITY LITIGATION. What is interesting is how “well meaning” people can cause grave harm and not understand the gravity of their actions. The only way this can be understood is to recognise the reality of sin. Without that, repentence (which is what leads to real reform) will always remain distant. ...

The devil is tempting us to disobey God all the time. Loving God is a matter of tirelessly making the right choices. As much as we want to keep up the good streak, there is also a part of us that rebels against it. That rebellion is often voiced as “freedom” – in reality, it is freedom simply for freedom’s sake. It is a purposeless mutiny. When I rebel against God’s ways, I know I am veering off the path of true happiness. Yet, I can’t bring myself to obey God. ...

We live in a time of great progress; many of the so-called poor countries are lifting themselves out of poverty. This is happening in various parts of the world, India and Africa, to name a few. Such success has also prompted many people who have tasted success to think of what is it that is holding the rest of the population back ? Today in the news, I read about an interesting remark by Paul Kagame, an African leader. He (jokingly) said that he he will round up pilgrims to a Virgin Mary’s apparation site and put them in prison. That he will only release them after the “poverty mentality has left them”. Paul Kagame was drawing a parallel between poverty and religious beliefs. ...

Heaven looks like love, love all the way through, love without restriction. Hell looks like the narrow, boring space of my own ego. – Bishop Barron, In Reddit [Celibacy and Priesthood] … For me the best argument is that it is a living eschatological witness, that is to say, a sign of the way we will love in heaven, where “we neither marry nor are given in marriage” – Bishop Barron, In Reddit ...

The title is an answer to one of humanities Big questions: What will make me happy ? Anyone who pursues happiness (which is everyone) knows for a fact that there is no one thing that will keep a person happy forever. As a matter of fact, in most of our experience the average longevity of a happiness is utmost a few days. Think about, winning a competition, getting a job, making a discovery, etc. Yet, the human spirit refuses to resign to contentment; it longs for something bigger, better. So that beckons the question: What is it that we really seek ? ...

Yesterday I read an article in the https://www.thereligionteacher.com/ which talked about apathy as the #1 enemy of catechists. I cannot agree more personally.

What is love ? Is it something true and real ? God is Love and hence Love has all the qualities of God – it is true, good and beautiful. Being made in the image and likeness of God, we share in God’s Love. Only two persons can love and in that love there is always the lover and the beloved. God loved us first and thereby taught us to love. ...

I have been blessed to catechise children for 3 years now. I am writing to share what I felt were the most important things to remember of being a catechist. Most of what I share were learnt, and I continue to do so as I wrestle with the challenges of living the faith. I am thankful to the loving ones who lead me with their light. So, why do I catechize and why is it hard at times ? ...

To apply the metaphor of war to life is not something I personally like. However, I felt inspired to think that way today; and what I saw was very comforting. Read on and enjoy this report from the battlefield ! The warring powers: Father in Heaven (perhaps “God” is His most popular name), Satan (Warlord, Ruler of Hell) Commanders: Jesus (Second person of the Trinity, the only begotten son of the Father), Satan (emperor himself commands the army) ...

I wanted to have a picture of the title posted; then thought of copyrights and decided I will simple leave a link to google search here. Career choices are hard to make; In the moment it always seems like a lot of anticipation and uncertainty. At the same time, when looking at some one else’s history it always looks so natural. The topic of this post is not to analyze this phenomenon or to give a reasoning for it; instead to share how a person of faith may approach the same situation. ...