എന്റെ അപ്പ – എന്റെ മുത്ത്! Rose An Mary Kadavumkaln The love of a father has no limits until we do something absolutely unnecessary and the love has to take a pause to give a 20-minute lecture. With all the love they have to give us, an honorable day like Father’s day was not given to them. Father’s day was a day created by Sonora Smart Dodd while she was listening to a Mother’s Day sermon in 1910. She found it was necessary to have a day to honor fathers just like mothers had. Achachi is a gift given to my [...]

Great Fathers! Jo sungchul Jojo Father’s Day is a beautiful time of the year when all of us can collectively come together and honor and appreciate our fathers. This year, Father’s Day will be celebrated on Sunday, June 19. I hope we all take this time to do something to let our fathers know that their efforts are recognized. Something as little as saying “I love you, Dad!” can go a long way. The Origins of Father’s Day: Father’s Day originated in 1909 when Sonora Smart Dodd, a woman raised by a single mother, wanted to establish a day for [...]

The Feast of Corpus Christi Eric Kannampuzha This coming June we will be celebrating a feast we often forget the importance of, the Feast of Corpus Christi. This feast is observed on the Thursday after Trinity Sunday but is a movable observance that is often observed on Sunday. According to the Encyclopedia Britannica, “The Feast of Corpus Christi originated in 1246 when Robert de Torote, bishop of Liège, ordered the festival celebrated in his diocese. He was persuaded to initiate the feast by St. Juliana, prioress of Mont Cornillon near Liège (1222–58), who had experienced a vision.” This celebration is [...]