Obituary: KK Thomas It’s time to design your email. Now that you’ve selected a template, you’ll define the layout of your email and give your content a place to live by adding, rearranging, and deleting content blocks. When you’re ready to change the look of your email, take a look through the “design” tab to […]
St. Alphonsa SyroMalabar Catholic Church Weekly Schedule Dear <<First Name>>, May the Love and Peace of Christ surround you and your family. Please find the weekly schedule of parish given below. With love and prayers, Fr. Seby Chittilappilly Verse of the week: “The Law was given through Moses; Grace and Truth came through Jesus Christ” (John 6:11) 2/2/18-
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–Tison Thomas– In 1854, Pius IX solemnly proclaimed: “The most Blessed Virgin Mary, in the first instant of her conception, by a singular grace and privilege granted by almighty God, in view of the merits of Jesus Christ, the savior of the human race, was preserved free from all stain of original sin.” In Luke 1:28 the
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What is faith? -Tison Thomas- Faith is believing in something of which we do not have proof. Faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen (Hebrews 11:1; Catechism 146). What are some examples of faith? When we buy a can of beans at the grocery store, we do not have proof
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-Tison Thomas- Sometimes every one of us feels like no one really cares or understands us. This is especially true for many of the youngsters that we teach. There are times when we all feel lonely, having the feelings of emptiness and hopelessness and questioning the real meaning and purpose of life. St. Ignatius of Loyola went
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-Tison Thomas- “Faith is to believe what you do not see; the reward of faith is to see what you believe” – St. Augustine St. Thomas the Apostle, who is our father in faith made what is certainly the most explicit statement of faith in the New Testament: “Yahweh Elohim” in Hebrew, which means “My
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-Tison Thomas – June 24th marks the Feast Day of Saint John the Baptist, one of the greatest saints. Jesus Himself said of John – “Amen, I say to you, among those born of women there has been none greater than John the Baptist” – (Matthew 11:11) The Gospel of Luke states that John was born about six months
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Tison Thomas Did you ever wonder why the first announcement of the birth of Jesus was made to shepherds? Why weren’t the angels sent to kings, nobles or to fishermen and tax collectors? Instead the angles of heaven was dispatched to some shepherds abiding in the field keeping watch over their flock by night. Why
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By Tison Thomas Holy Qurbana The Holy Qurbana is the central act of our Catholic life, then going to Holy Qurbana must surely remain one of the most indicative of these factors. The Holy Holy Qurbana is the holiest thing we have here on earth. Why? Because it is the action of Christ. The main
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