Robert I, popularly known as Robert the Bruce was King of Scotland from 1306 to his death in 1329. Robert led Scotland during the First war of Scottish independence against England. Robert did his best to save his […]

Some of us may know the story of Ulyses. The famous greel poet Homer, spoke about it a lot in the Iliad and Odysse. According to Homer, Ylyses was a […]

No matter how intelligent or strong a person is, there is always a weak spot. We are all vulnerable. Many of us have heard the expression ‘Achille’s heel’, which symbolises […]

In today’s gospel Jesus heals a man with leprosy. In the time of Jesus leprosy (Hansen’s disease) was the worst disease anyone could have. It not only deprived the victims […]

There is a beautiful song written by Pete Seeger and sung by the Byrds in the early 50’s – To everything there is a season, and a time to every […]

Many years ago when I worked in Germany,  I met a politician who was appointed as the high commissionar of the United Nations for refugees.  He was a man who […]

One of the great spiritual leaders of our time is the Indian Jesuit Anthony de Mello. Anthony D’Mello said he felt God’s call in his teens. When he asked his […]

Very often a book or a film begins with a story about somebody who is searching for somebody or something, a new land, a treasure, or a person.  One of […]

Flannery O’Connor was an American writer who lived in the early 20th century. She was a catholic and being born in Georgia she lived in the Bible Belt in the […]

Many years ago when I was studying in Rome I was going to a talk in the Gregorian Univeristy about the family. One of the speakers at the conference was […]