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SMILE OF THE WORD: CRITIC WITH A HEART
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SMILE OF THE WORD. Fr James Thayil cmi. Reflections.meditations.homilies. Friday, October 15, 2010. CRITIC WITH A HEART. October 15, 2010. Friday, 28th Week in Ordinary Time. Critic with a Heart:. Fear the Right Thing:. Fear is a common experience I have learned to live with. What are my fears? Do I fear the right things? This realization at once elevates me to the height of His grace and to the depths of my creatureliness. I fall on my knees before Him in adoration and praise! October 16, 2010 at 2:01 PM.
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SMILE OF THE WORD: BE CLEAN
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SMILE OF THE WORD. Fr James Thayil cmi. Reflections.meditations.homilies. Tuesday, October 12, 2010. October 12, 2010. Tuesday of the Twenty-Eighth Week in Ordinary Time. The Culture of cleanliness:. Purity—the sign of a Christian. Sacraments: the source of sanctifying grace. Love: the source of sanctifying grace. Purity lies in the middle. We need to avoid the extremities of ritualism and self-validation. Love and rituals are not contradictory. They compliment my life of purity. How clean am I? This blo...
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SMILE OF THE WORD: September 2012
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SMILE OF THE WORD. Fr James Thayil cmi. Reflections.meditations.homilies. Sunday, September 2, 2012. Twenty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time (B). September 02, 2012. Deuteronomy 4:1-2, 6-8; James 1:17-18,21-22, 27; Mark 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23. In a job interview the boss opened the session with the applicant: “See, we are very keen on cleanliness. Did you wipe your feet on the doormat as you came in? The culture of cleanliness. Purity—the mark of a True Christian. The Word of God: The Source of Purity. 8220;S...
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SMILE OF THE WORD: February 2012
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SMILE OF THE WORD. Fr James Thayil cmi. Reflections.meditations.homilies. Saturday, February 11, 2012. THE LEPER THAT I AM. 6th SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME (B). FEBRUARY 12, 2012. Leviticus 13: 1-2, 44-46; Psalm 32; I Corinthians 10: 31-11:1; Mark 1: 40-45. My God, I can still feel the overpowering stench filling my nostrils and gushing to the lungs! This is sign of leprosy! Do I humiliate and disrespect others? Do I have lost the original grace that I received in baptism? Do I keep off from someone? Do I la...
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SMILE OF THE WORD: October 2010
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SMILE OF THE WORD. Fr James Thayil cmi. Reflections.meditations.homilies. Wednesday, October 20, 2010. October 20, 2010. Wednesday of the Twenty-Ninth Week in Ordinary Time. As a servant, I am expected of faithfulness in life, relationships and duty. The master has the right to expect that I am faithful to Him and His work. Faithfulness is manifested in my commitment to the master and to the task. Diligence, fairness and cheerful countenance are the marks of a faithful servant. Friday, October 15, 2010.
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SMILE OF THE WORD: CHILD: THE ROLE MODEL
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SMILE OF THE WORD. Fr James Thayil cmi. Reflections.meditations.homilies. Monday, January 16, 2012. CHILD: THE ROLE MODEL. FEAST OF SANTO-NINO (THE CHILD JESUS). Isaiah 9:1-6; Ephesians 1:3-6, 15-18; Mark 10:13-16. Child is the role model for Jesus’ followers. Jesus loved children. Children loved it to be with Jesus. Children had free access in His presence, any time, anywhere! What did Jesus find in a child so fascinating, admirable and so unique to be elevated as the yardstick of His discipleship?
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SMILE OF THE WORD: GIVE. FORGIVE.
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SMILE OF THE WORD. Fr James Thayil cmi. Reflections.meditations.homilies. Saturday, September 17, 2011. September 11, 2011. Sunday of the Twenty-Fourth Week in the Ordinary Time. Ecclesiasticus 27:30-28:7; Romans 14:7-9; Matthew 18:21-35. I wrote on the door of my heart: "please do not enter." Love came smiling and said: "sorry, I am illiterate". It is said: God has a Son. His name is LOVE. Love has a wife. Her name is FORGIVENESS. From the union of Love and forgiveness come all the virtues in the world.
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SMILE OF THE WORD: March 2009
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SMILE OF THE WORD. Fr James Thayil cmi. Reflections.meditations.homilies. Wednesday, March 11, 2009. Compiled and Edited by James Thayil cmi. SECOND SUNDAY OF LENT: YEAR B. Genesis 22:1-2,9-13,15-18; Romans 8:31-34; Mark 9:2-10. To journey with Jesus. Is to follow Him wherever he goes:. To the wilderness of temptations, to the mountains of glory, to the garden of Gethsemane, to the cross of death, to tomb of resurrection and. To the doors of eternal light. This is a journey of commitment, faith and love.
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SMILE OF THE WORD: September 2011
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SMILE OF THE WORD. Fr James Thayil cmi. Reflections.meditations.homilies. Saturday, September 17, 2011. September 11, 2011. Sunday of the Twenty-Fourth Week in the Ordinary Time. Ecclesiasticus 27:30-28:7; Romans 14:7-9; Matthew 18:21-35. I wrote on the door of my heart: "please do not enter." Love came smiling and said: "sorry, I am illiterate". It is said: God has a Son. His name is LOVE. Love has a wife. Her name is FORGIVENESS. From the union of Love and forgiveness come all the virtues in the world.