Homily - Sunday the 15th October 2023 Reading: Exodus 32:1-14 Do you believe in God? This is an often-asked question today. It is interesting to note that more and more in many affluent countries in the world tend to affirm in the negative. And a very interesting question is Why is there a decline in... Continue Reading →

Homily - Sunday, the 8th October 2023 Reading: Psalm 19 Long ago in the days when digital money was not in vogue a mother faced an issue. She would toil all day and earn her livelihood and bring the money home. Her husband who did not go to work would steal that money from wherever... Continue Reading →

Homily - Sunday, the 1st October 2023 Reading: Exodus 17:1-7 There are three realities of life all of us live with. The first is that life is a journey in bumpy terrain. There are ups and downs in this journey but the journey goes on. The second is that through these ups and downs our... Continue Reading →

Homily - Sunday, the 24th September 2023 Anglican Church Freiburg and St. Ursula’s Old Catholic Church Freiburg, Combined Service Reading: John 10:7-10 Jesus said to them,‘Very truly, I tell you, I am the gate for the sheep.All who came before me are thieves and bandits;but the sheep did not listen to them.I am the gate.... Continue Reading →

Homily - Sunday, 17th September 2023 If there is one thing that we need to be constantly reminded, that is forgiveness. We read in Matthew 18:21, Peter came and said to Jesus, “Lord, if another member of the church sins against me, how often should I forgive? As many as seven times?” Jesus said to... Continue Reading →

Homily - Sunday, the 10th September 2023 Reading: Psalm 149:1-5 Friends, it is with a heart full of thanks and expectation we welcome the new academic year. May I wish all our children and youngsters who start the new year God’s choicest blessings. William Butler Yeats said “education is not filling of a pail but... Continue Reading →

Homily - Sunday, 27th August 2023 Reading: Exodus 1:8-2:10 If I were in the same situation, how would I have responded? What are the challenges involved in such cases? We heard the context of the story. Now a new king arose over Egypt, who did not know Joseph. He said to his people, “Look, the... Continue Reading →

Homily - Sunday, the 3rd September 2023 Reading: Exodus 3 At the Wise One’s on Friday we had a very interesting reflection on Helen’s pilgrimage to the Holy Island and one question that was raised is why do we call that place holy? A place that is holy for one person, is it necessarily holy... Continue Reading →

Homily - Sunday, the Sunday 20th August 2023 Reading: Genesis 45: 1-14 What has been your best memory of forgiving or being forgiven? The Story of the Judge and the Moon There was an accused who kept hurling insults at the judge each time he was brought to court for trial. But the judge was... Continue Reading →

Homily - Sunday, the 30th July 1023 Reading: Matthew 13:31-33,44-52 Who remembers the "Love is..." cartoons? They were originally created by the New Zealand cartoonist Kim Casali in the 1960s as love-letters to herthen-boyfriend and later-husband Robert. These little drawings ended up being published in many different newspapers world-wide.I grew up seeing them on coffee... Continue Reading →