By Roshel Why was the universe and everything that is in it, including human beings, created? Why are we human beings here on Earth? What...

By AiR (Atman in Ravi) How can we be sure that God exists? Stop for a moment. Look around you, and you will see magic everywhere. Look at...

By Sheima Sumer Many of us have seen some supposedly religious people who appear unhappy, scary, grim, or angry. Why do they appear this...

Sr. Mudita Menona Sodder During my stay in hospital many years ago, for a major surgery and also physiotherapy, God turned my scars into...

By Swami Arul Jyothi Ananda Spirituality is an inner experience of an individual person. It is never experienced as a collective. When...

By AiR (Atman in Ravi) Man thinks, “I can control everything that happens on Earth.” He declares, “What is possible, is possible. But I...

By Chinku A few days ago, a friend asked me what I thought was my calling in life. That was a very interesting question. It led me to...

By Angoo Ba He had done all that he had wanted to do in life. He had visited many parts of the world—travelling was something that he...

By Fr. Joseph Lobo SJ Building up a truly human fraternity is not possible merely on a humanitarian or rational basis. Religions of the...

By Fr. Pradeep Sequeira A statement that made a profound impression on me some years ago, and that continues to hold sway on me to this...

By Mesha Oh When I was little, I was taught a beautiful prayer—perhaps by my late mother. You might be familiar with the prayer—it is, I...

By Angoo Ba He was in his mid-60s now, and how his life had changed! Old interests had disappeared, and replaced with new ones. Passions...

by Sally Jo Gilbert de Vargas Is it possible to have a conversational relationship with God? You have probably already guessed that not...

By Alice Martin For many, many years, he had carried a burden of great anguish deep in his heart. He had consulted psychiatrists,...

By Niggy Tinkle, Thomas and Toffee—three lovely kittens—landed, along with their mother Tracy, in my friend Nancy’s backyard one fine...

By Jamal Rahman Laughter and humour are precious and sacred. Humour has the power to open up the heart so that spiritual insights...

By Mesha Oh Some centuries ago, many people did not know the day, month and year on which they had been born (according to whichever...

By Mesha Oh “Until he extends the circle of his compassion to all living things, man will not himself find peace.” (Albert Schweitzer...

By Fr. Sebastian Athappilly Why did God create the Universe and Man at all? This question is a very good one, especially for those who...

By Francoise Bosteels I believe that the whole unfolding universe is embraced by the Divine Mystery. Our Creator’s energy, dynamism, love...