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Friends, I like to introduce to you a book I am currently reading. It has a fancy title -- I'll put 3 chips on God, in case there is one, and its subtitle gives a better idea of the co… Read More
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Musings on the Truth of Human Existence
2020-11-22 15:24
This book, one of the most insightful one I have ever read, is authored by Rajiv Malhotra, an Indian-American author, philanthropist and public speaker. It was published by HarperCollins in… Read More
2020-08-09 17:13
Let us imagine two people who were friends. Somehow they lost their friendship, and they got estranged and became enemies to each other. Now, how can they reconcile to each other, or become… Read More
2020-08-08 16:43
Christianity developed the understanding that God is trinity, which affirms the simultaneous multiplicity and unity of God. Both Judaism and Islam firmly assert the unity of God, and they bo… Read More
2020-06-23 23:23
Each religious group claims to have the true faith, and they spend their time and energy to prove their faith to be true and the faith of others to be false. The members of each church… Read More
2020-03-31 06:02
Friends,We think of life when there is a possibility to lose it. We are close to such a possibility. All over the world, we are in the valley of the shadow of death. Death is looming large i… Read More
2019-10-20 01:16
Recently I wrote an article reflecting on how the concept of Trinity might have originated, and a reader responded saying that it is a mystery which our church fathers have presented to us… Read More
2019-10-16 08:51
People of all times and places, regardless of their religious affiliations, seem to have certain common assumptions of God, which is a part of their view of life. Other than such assumptions… Read More
2019-10-12 04:22
An essay competition was given to a group of students in a school, and the essays were evaluated by two different evaluators. Their task was to find the best essay. However they couldn&rsquo&hell…Read More
2019-10-01 04:21
I belong to the Eastern Orthodox Christian Tradition, and Trinity is a basic faith affirmation in this tradition. An attempt is made here to understand how the concept might have evolved, an… Read More
2019-07-16 03:33
(The summary of a class I presented in a youth meeting in St.Gregorios church, Houston, Texas.)A few days ago I asked a young man of 15 to name someone he looked up to, and right away… Read More
2019-06-24 23:15
(A summary of the sermon given at St.Paul &St.Peter’s church, Houston on June 23, 2019)Today we heard from Matthew’s Gospel the story of Jesus sending his disciples with the… Read More
2019-04-20 16:03
Why do we worship? I have been exploring this question for a few decades now, and finally I have found an answer that is very satisfying to me. I have found that worship has a certain meanin… Read More
2019-03-29 23:31
It is imperative that we stand together as one humanity and face the calamities that threat our very existence. Problems like global warming, pollution of our environment, and shortage of wa… Read More
2019-03-08 01:14
An Introduction to the Idea of GodWe heard about God while we were children. We imagined that the world is similar to a huge kingdom, and God rules the world like a king. As we grow older, w… Read More
2019-01-17 00:40
Jesus proclaimed a good news of salvation that evoked great joy, but later a perverted form of it evolved and spread along with it. It was actually a threat of terror that evoked great fear… Read More
2018-12-22 05:13
The ContextJesus lived in a world of pain and suffering. Sunday school classes have given us the picture of a Jesus who toured in a peaceful countryside preaching and healing. However, this… Read More
2018-11-21 02:57
Religion may be defined as the department of our individual and social life which takes upon itself the responsibility of maintaining a healthy view of life, so that a healthy way of life ca… Read More
2017-12-13 15:47
The latest book by Mr. John D. Kunnathu in Malayalam discusses at reasonable depth the true meaning of the Kingdom of Heaven. The book is worked out in quite simple language with r… Read More
2017-12-05 23:47
Malayalees abroad want their children to learn Malayalam, but often they do not get enough learning-aids. John Kunnathu and Lissy John have created three books to resolve this issue. They ha… Read More
2017-07-10 23:31
The one primary direction that Christ gave us is to love each other, for that is the means to witness Christ to the world. "When you love each other, the world will know that you are my disc… Read More
2017-06-05 13:14
My wife and I returned to India in 2012 after being in the US for twenty years. Recently in 2017, which is after a break of five years, we visited the US. Indian Orthodox Church in RaleighI… Read More
2017-06-03 15:53
My wife and I were in the United States during the passion week. For Good Friday, we had the opportunity to attend the church in Raleigh in North Carolina. Fr. M.K. Thomas is its vicar… Read More
2017-05-27 16:10
A Summary of Cosmic Man, the Masterpiece of Paulos Mar Gregorios Paulos Mar Gregorios claims that Cosmic Man is his most important work. It was his doctoral dissertation, and it served as a… Read More
2017-03-16 15:21
Evil is an everyday reality. We experience it all around us, and also within us. We, the humanity, has been aware of the issue of evil from the very beginning of our existence, but still we… Read More
2017-01-14 14:52
Talk given at the New Year celebration at the High-Point community in KottayamI wish you all a very joyful and meaningful New Year! I am grateful to the organizers of this event for giving m… Read More
2016-12-28 13:25
Gregorian Vision is a book, introducing the thought-world of Paulos Mar Gregorios, written by John Kunnathu.It was published first in 2011 by Sophia Books in Kottayam .In 2012 an ebook versi… Read More
2016-12-13 09:37
Christian worship has been my primary topic of study and research during the past four years. I sought answers to the fundamental questions of worship such as what is worship and why w… Read More
2016-11-26 13:32
Paulos Mar Gregorios (1922-96) was one of the most influential leaders of the past century. He provided meaningful leadership to the World Council of Churches to effectively contribute to th… Read More
2016-11-20 21:19
A summary of the Paulos Mar Gregorios memorial talk given at Aluva Fellowship House on Nov 12, 2016.A sensitive young boy born and raised in the first half of the twentieth century in Britis… Read More
2016-11-20 05:27
Liturgy was not a part of our Sunday School curriculum until recently. Now our children in all classes learn liturgy. This change was instigated by the work of one person -- Prof. Cherian Th… Read More
2016-11-07 11:15
Originally written by Mr. Thomas Jacob, this is an interesting story that appeared in Malayala Manorama weekly in the week of October 29, 2016 page 9. I have translated it to English f… Read More
2016-10-31 22:40
Christianity is the name of a view of life. It also often refers to the way of life based on this view of life. All people do not view life in the same way. We all look at the ideal life and… Read More
2016-06-11 16:03
It is common knowledge that heaven is a place is love, joy, and peace. It is a perfect world which has no evil at all. This raises a question in our mind -- why/how does heaven remain heaven… Read More
2016-05-30 14:09
The Orthodox Church of India is entering a new age-- that is how I felt while participating in the Ortheo Meet 2016 held at the Sopana Academy attached to Mar Baselios Dayara, Njaliyakuzhy… Read More
2016-04-07 21:51
The Summary of our Liturgy in One Sentence There is a very interesting story of Hillel, the Rabbi w… Read More
2015-10-23 15:00
Looking for a definition of humanism, I came across a number of them:Any system or mode of thought or action in which human interests, values, and dignity predominateA system of thought that… Read More
2015-10-23 15:00
Looking for a definition of humanism, I came across a number of them:Any system or mode of thought or action in which human interests, values, and dignity predominateA system of thought that… Read More
2015-09-09 00:09
Recently I posted a small article in Facebook on Islam and Christianity. Here is the article: "Dear friends, I think it is time to find out what is common for… Read More
2015-08-10 04:54
My wife, Lissy, and I had a blessed opportunity to visit the St. Gregorios Chapel of Transfiguration in Peermedu on 5th August 2015. We parked near the Taluk hospital in Peermedu and Fr. San… Read More
2015-06-27 16:18
"Learn Basic Malayalam in Six Weeks" is a guide to learn Malayalam as a second language for the speakers of English. Malayalam is the language of Kerala, South India. The material is present… Read More
2015-03-30 16:31
The liturgy of the Great Friday celebration of the Eastern Orthodox Christianity addresses two of the most basic existential issues of all time-- broken relationships and the fear of death… Read More
2015-03-17 06:08
I have found that there is a huge difference between a good harthal and a goonda harthal. Please read my conclusion toward the end of this post. Please add your comment and share it to your… Read More
2014-05-12 16:07
My wife, Lissy, and I had a chance to visit the Orthodox Theological Seminary in Nagpur last month. We also visited Prerana, the school for the mentally challenged children run b… Read More
2014-04-27 08:33
I am closely related to someone who suffered from a disability and from immense mental agony due to the popular misconception of disability and the resulting stigma. Also I have very close f… Read More
2014-04-22 12:28
The two trees in the Garden of Eden remain a mystery. They are the Tree of Life and the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil. First we may relate them to the two paths Jesus talked about:… Read More
2014-04-11 02:56
Our father in heaven, let thou be known as the Almighty. Let thy rule be extended to this world as well. Let thy will be done in this world as it is done in heaven. Deliver us from the rule… Read More
2014-01-01 14:19
A summary of the New Year message given at St. George Orthodox Church, Mukhathala, KollamToday the world is giving farewell to 2013 and welcoming 2014, and here we are participating in… Read More
2013-12-04 08:21
An Introduction and a Summary of the Well-Known Book, Freedom and Authority, Authored by Metropolitan Paulos Mar GregoriosFr. Paul Verghese (The earlier name of Paulos Mar Gregorios) was inv… Read More
2013-11-26 15:29
Almost all religious traditions prescribe prayer several times a day-- Christianity seven times, Islam five times, Judaism three times, and Hinduism at least two times. This shows that the i… Read More
2013-11-24 16:37
This article is taken from my book Gregorian Vision. We often think very highly of the modern western medical system, but Paulos Mar Gregorios was a little hesitant to do so. Although h… Read More
2013-11-15 01:42
The summary of a talk given at a YMCA meeting at Kottarakara on Nov 14, 2013YMCA celebrates this week as its prayer week all over the world, and its topic of meditation is "Be the change". I… Read More
2013-11-10 00:27
The summary of a talk given at a YMCA prayer meeting in Mukhathala, Kollam on Nov 9, 2013When Jesus began his career, he became aware of a fundamental problem in human existence. He was… Read More
2013-10-25 06:56
“Be perfect as your heavenly father is perfect.” This one sentence seems to summarize Jesus' teaching on the goal of human life. It is placed at the heart of the Sermon on the Mo… Read More
2013-09-10 14:36
When you watch someone crying, you also feel like crying. Even if you don't know why that person cries, the very sight of someone crying makes you feel the same way. Even if you see someone… Read More
2013-08-28 15:32
Summary of a Bible Study Let us imagine this situation. You get a transfer to a new place, and you go there and make arrangements to settle down there. You find a house to rent. You see… Read More
2013-08-21 04:13
Summary of a Bible study made in connection with the World Friendship DayIt is good to be and have friends. A friend is someone with we can fully open our hearts and minds. A friend uncondit… Read More
2013-08-04 13:45
If anyone from any religious background could attain salvation, why did then Apostles tell "under the sky there is no salvation other than through the name of Jesus, the Christ"? This t… Read More
2013-07-24 10:51
Paper presented at the Vichara Academy of Theology, Sophia center, Kottayam, kerala on July 23, 2013An Examination of the God-Humanity-World Relations in the Contexts of Three Different Worl… Read More
2013-07-12 04:00
We communicate mainly with statements. Many of the statements express facts. But in situations where facts are unknown or unavailable, we express our opinions. A fact stands on evidences, bu… Read More
2013-07-10 05:19
We use literal language when we want to express simple ideas such as: This is a pen. The mice ran away from the cat. I am happy.However, we use metaphorical language to expres… Read More
2013-07-02 15:44
Suppose someone you haven’t seen before comes to meet you at your home or workplace. The very moment you see that person, your mind makes the following distinctions for you: Is t… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
A study of the story of Good Samaritan in the context of the recent events in KeralaA young man sold all he had, and set off to go to an Arabian country to find a means of living. The agent… Read More
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