Reflections for the Holy Week

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Palm Sunday (Passion Sunday)
Sermon 1: The mystery of suffering and resurrection
Sermon 2: The day of contradictions
 
Maundy Thursday
1. The Sacrificial Meal
2. The Mystery of the Eucharist
 
Good Friday
Commentary for the Liturgy of Good Friday
Homily1. Why did Jesus have to die?
Homily 2. The Mystery of Suffering
 
VIA CRUCIS by Selvam
 
Easter Sunday
Commentary on the Liturgy of Easter Vigil
1. Easter: an Event or an Experience
2. The Resurrection – a meditation
3. Resurrection – Selvam’s Video Reflection
 
Via Lucis
Like the Way of the Cross, there is a devotion approved by the Church for use during Eastertide. See the links below for three versions of the Via Lucis.
1. Via Lucis 1 – with hymns and readings
2. Via Lucis 2 – with short reflections
3. Via Lucis 3 – with Scripture Reading 

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Secularisation & Spirituality Research

The aim of the study is to explore the trajectories and dynamics of young adults (18 to 35 year olds) who were baptised in a church, but have abandoned their Christian faith in favour of a non-religious spirituality or secularisation; they might believe in God or not. The study targets participants who were born or brought up in Nairobi, and who may be currently living elsewhere in the country or outside.
It has been approved by NACOSTI/P/22/15551. The study involves no known risk to participants and contains no deception. It takes approximately 30 to 40 minutes to take part in the INTERVIEW. In the online interview that will be scheduled according to participant’s convenience, the participant is expected to answer a series of questions in an interactive […]

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Sermon for 8th Sunday in Ordinary Time – Cycle C Homily

8th Sunday in Ordinary Time – Cycle C
When it comes to conversion, it is I first!
In one of his daily sermons (on 19 May 2017), Pope Francis said, some people “use rigidness to cover weaknesses, sins, personality flaws, and they use rigidness to rank themselves above others.” The Pope suggested that people who are rigid about their faith tend to live double lives. On another occasion, the Pope said, concealed by rigidity there is always something else! That’s why Jesus uses the word ‘hypocrites!’ “They appear good because they follow the Law; but behind there is something that does not make them good. Either they’re bad, hypocrites or they are sick. They suffer!” he said.
In this context, someone recently drew my attention to the results of a research carried out by the Harvard B-School […]

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Selvam’s Contribution to Positive Psychology Reviewed.

{{unknown}}A recently published book by Springer, The International Handbook of Positive Psychology, has a chapter on Positive Psychology in Sub-Saharan Africa as part of the chapter, Selvam’s contribution to positive psychology has been extensively reviewed.
Wilson Fadiji, A., & Wissing, M. P. (2022). Positive Psychology in Sub-Saharan Africa. In The International Handbook of Positive Psychology (pp. 307-354). Springer, Cham.
https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-030-57354-6
 

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