Imagine this. We are entering the next Malayali family’s house for the annual unit Christmas carol. The house is ornate with a beautiful Christmas tree and a manager that somehow beat the last house you went to (you know how competitive manger decorating contests can get). Your eyes wander as to what snacks you might munch on after gracing their abode with stunning vocals. Just then, you are snapped into reality as one of the aunties yell out, “12 days of Christmas, everyone turn to page 4!” We go on with the partridges in pear trees, geese, maids, ladies and [...]

St. Teresa of Avila once said, “Whoever has God, lacks nothing; God alone suffices.” When St. Teresa was a teenager, she had convinced herself that she was a miserable sinner, because she had lost her faith in God and fell into worldly temptations. She was quite charming, and this made it very easy for her to make friends with many people. Even though she was surrounded by a big group of friends, she still felt incomplete and not at peace with her life at that moment. Her family had chosen for her to join a convent school which reignited her [...]

Have you ever wondered why many Catholic families say the Rosary every day? Do you ever find yourselves daydreaming while saying the Rosary? If you've asked yourselves these questions, then you are one of many individuals, including myself, that didn’t understand the significance of saying the Rosary. To fully understand this prayer, we have to first uncover its origin. The true origin of the Rosary is still not fully known, however, there are indications of early Christians using prayer beads, similar to our rosary beads, to recite prayers. There exists some evidence from the middle ages which shows that these [...]