True Meaning of Easter Annette Mattappally As Easter approaches, I hope we can all find time to reflect upon and share the true meaning of Easter. Growing up as children, we looked forward to Easter season for the easter candies and the egg hunts. But, have we tried to understand what Easter really means to us as a Christians and persons?! As we read from the Bible, and understand from tradition, Easter is the commemoration of Jesus’ resurrection from death. According to St. Paul’s letter to the Corinthians, chapter 1:13-14, “If there is no resurrection of the dead, [...]

Earth Day Raina Marangattu Nature is God’s gift. Everything from the smallest microorganism to the largest tree is God’s gift to us. Our job as children of God is to protect these treasures. In our modern world, there is a lack of respect for these treasures. Our Earth’s natural beauty is many times destroyed in order to make space for our industrial comforts. Ocean pollution, deforestation, and extinction of species are increasingly plaguing our Earth. The unregulated destruction of nature has detrimental effects on our future generations. Now,  more than ever, as Christians, it is especially important to [...]

Ite Ad Ioseph - Go to Joseph (Gen 41: 55) Ashley Joshi We read in the Old Testament Bible that there was a severe famine in Egypt and the Pharaoh instructed his people to ‘Go to Joseph’ (‘Ite ad Ioseph’) to obtain grain for themselves and their households. Accordingly, Joseph opened the storehouses and gave them what they needed. Similarly, the Holy Catholic Church instructs her children to flock to St. Joseph, her universal patron, in their needs. The church believes and teaches that he is capable of providing the children of God with spiritual food. All you [...]