Training and formation of lay Catechists should be given due importance in the Church. Some decades back, I remember, Catechists were trained in Catechist’s Training Institutes.

Kevin, a good and inspiring friend of mine in Chicago, USA, once told me, “My Catholic education has made me colour-blind.”

Twenty Ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time - Cycle A - 22 October 2023 - Mission Sunday

Is 45:1, 4-6; 1 Thess 1:1-5b; Mt 22:15-21

Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time - Cycle A - 29 October 2023

Ex 22:21-27; 1 Thess 1:5c-10; Mt 22:34-40

September reminds us of ‘Teacher’s Day”. Some qualities of a good teacher include skills in communication, listening, adaptability, collaboration, patience and empathy.

While talking to one of the Catholic bishops in India, he remarked with pain in his voice, ‘Almost 90 couples have asked for legal separation in my diocese.

I am writing this on Thursday, 21 September, feast of St. Matthew. Early this morning I tried to listen to a video-talk in YouTube by Robert Ellsberg, called ‘A Living Gospel.’