Church is a unity in diversity Solemnity of SS. Peter & Paul
This year, the solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul falls on this Sunday. This offers an opportunity to reflect on the theme of unity in the church.
Simon and Saul – these two great men, came from very different backgrounds.
Simon was a fisherman from Galilee. Many people naively think that he was a ‘poor’ fisherman. Uneducated? Perhaps he was! Poor in material sense? Not at all! Peter was not a poor fisherman. I come from a village of fishermen, and I know that, if a fisherman had a fishing vessel, nets, and hired servants he was not a poor fisherman. The synoptic Gospels are very clear in their description (Mk 1:16-20; Mt 4:18-22; Lk 5:1-11). Simon and his […]
Month: June 2025
Feast of the Precious Body and Blood of Jesus
Eucharist: Mystery of Incarnation Enacted
Why did Jesus use bread and wine – mere objects of food – to institute the Eucharist? I offer two possible reflections on this mystery.
The enactment of the Mystery of Incarnation: In the gospel of today, in the discourse that follows the multiplication of loaves Jesus would say,
“I am the living bread that came down from heaven;
whoever eats this bread will live forever;
and the bread that I will give
is my flesh for the life of the world” (Jn 6:51).
As we know, this passage has clear allusion to the Eucharist. Earlier in the same passage Jesus compares the Eucharist to the manna that the people of Israel ate in the desert (Jn 6:49-50). Though Jesus says analogically, Eucharist is bread that came down from heaven we know that the Eucharist does not fall from the skies as manna […]
Being the Executive Director of DBDON
What am I currently busy with – that has taken me away from academics and even from the public? I managing a Don Bosco NGO in Nairobi: Don Bosco Development Outreach Network. Visit our website for more details: https://dbdon.org/.
The Don Bosco Development and Outreach Network (DBDON) is an NGO operating under the auspices of the Salesians of Don Bosco (SDB), who are registered trustees in Kenya.
DBDON is committed to the advancement of educative pastoral development in Kenya and managing donor-funded projects in alignment with the Salesian charism and the educative pastoral objectives of the SDB.
DBDON develops project proposals to seek funding from various national and international donors to assist the 13 Don Bosco institutions and other agents in Kenya to reach out to over 15,000 children, youth, […]
Sermon for the Feast of the Holy Trinity – Cycle C Homily
Feast of the Holy Trinity – Year C
Three Persons in One: The God of relationship
Social scientists these days are pointing out the increase of spirituality in the contemporary world, a spirituality that is not only distinct but often separate from institutional religion. According to one author, spirituality refers to individual and personal experiences that are related to “a search for meaning, for unity, for connectedness, for transcendence, and for the highest of human potential.” This spirituality may or may not include belief in a personal God. Some of the people, who follow this path of spirituality-outside-religion, consider ‘god’ in terms of an energy or a universal soul. What could be lacking in such a position is the belief in God who is a person!
The feast of today, once again reminds us […]