#chavara

Quote of the day, 4 January: In his “Testament of a Loving Father,” St. Kuriakos Elias Chavara dispenses wisdom for the renewal of Christian families. “Tell me who your friends are,” he writes, “I will tell you who you are.”

Do not let all sorts of people freely move about your house. Only let courteous, god-fearing people be free there. The saying is, “Tell me who your friends are, I will tell you who you are.” Make it clear that your house is not the place for indecent talk, unchristian behaviors, and uncharitable criticism of your neighbors or other people. If the evil deeds of another is being discussed in your…

തൊട്ടരികിലൂടെ നിയന്ത്രണം വിട്ട് വാൻ; മരണത്തിൽ നിന്ന് കാൽനടക്കാരന്റെ അദ്ഭുതകരമായ രക്ഷപ്പെടൽ

ചവറ : വലിയൊരു അപകടത്തിൽ നിന്നും തലനാരിഴയ്ക്ക് ജീവൻ തിരിച്ചു കിട്ടിയ ഒരു കാൽനടക്കാരന് വേണ്ടിയുള്ള തിരച്ചിലിലാണ് സോഷ്യൽ മീഡിയ. ചവറ തട്ടാശേരിയിലെ വിജയപാലസിലെ സിസിടിവി ക്യാമറയിൽ പതിഞ്ഞ ദൃശ്യം സമൂഹ മാധ്യങ്ങളിൽ വൈറലായതോടെയാണ് ആ കാൽനടയാത്രക്കാരനെ കുറിച്ച് ഏവരും തിരക്കാൻ തുടങ്ങിയത്.

സംഭവം ഇങ്ങനെ : വെള്ളിയാഴ്ച രാവിലെ ആറുമണി കഴിഞ്ഞ് ദേശീയപാതയിൽ വിജയപാലസിനു മുന്നിലൂടെ കൈയ്യിലൊരു സഞ്ചിയും മുഴക്കോലുമായി…

Quote of the day, 16 June: St. Kuriakose Elias Chavara exhorts priests to strive for holiness in his spiritual meditations. Today’s quote is Chavara’s stirring, unequivocal call for priests to serve God with an undivided heart

For whom do you work? Whose service are you doing? Your state is really pitiable. Oh brother, do you think that you can lead a life neither virtuous nor sinless, serving both God and the world? Are you thinking of a mediocre life? Is there a third way of neither doing good work nor leading to sinful ways? One day you lead a virtuous life and the next day you get involved in worldly pleasures? Bot…

CPI(M) MLA Vijayan Pillai passes away

N. Vijayan Pillai, CPI(M) MLA representing Chavara constituency, passed away early on Sunday at a private hospital in Kochi. He was 65 and undergoing treatment for the last two months. His body will be brought to Kollam and his last rites will be conducted at Chavara.

Mr. Pillai started his political career in 1979, representing the local body for over 20 years as a leader of the Revolutionary…

Quote of the day: 8 February 1986, remembering the beatification of St. Kuriakose Elias Chavara in Kottayam, Kerala; we share excerpts from St. John Paul II's homily and gorgeous photos from the backwaters at Kottayam, Kerala

APOSTOLIC PILGRIMAGE TO INDIA

BEATIFICATION FATHER KURIAKOSE ELIAS CHAVARA SISTER ALFONSA MUTTATHUPANDATHU

HOMILY OF SAINT JOHN PAUL II

Excerpts

Nahru Stadium of Kottayam Saturday, 8 February 1986

“I thank you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that you have hidden these things from the wise and understanding and revealed them to the little ones” (Mt 11:25).

What things has the Lord hidden? What…

RTW TRIP MUNROE ISLAND, KERALA, INDIA DAY 102 TO 103: A REAL HOMESTAY IN THE BACKWATERS OF KERALA

One of the top experiences we had in Southern India was spending a few days at a homestay in Munroe Island.  This was the first homestay that actually felt like a homestay.  While it was difficult to get to, we were able to experience local life with an Indian  family in a remote area, staying with one of the two families running homestays on Monroe Island. Around Munroe Island: workers along the…