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Fr. Jerry Kurian is a priest, theological educator and public speaker with interests in blogging, social media, theatre, internet ethics, preaching, life skills and leadership training.

Thursday, June 2, 2011

My vote is losing its sting

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The beauty of a democracy is the power of the finger and ability of the mind to cast a vote in favour of what is deemed good. Protest moveme...
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Tuesday, May 31, 2011

Vulnerability in the midst of climate change

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1. I’m scared dear mother, because of what we’ve done The trees have been cut and the birds have no place to go The land has been ...
Friday, May 27, 2011

Why dislike the left?

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Conformity is the biggest global rule master in all forms of governance, be it national governments, organisations, religious groups and soc...
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Saturday, May 7, 2011

St. George the martyr in the aftermath of the Osama killing

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All forms of media the world over have had it easy for the past week as they have managed to fill up valuable spaces of print offline and su...
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Friday, April 8, 2011

Let us fast and protest against corruption this lent

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There is just above two weeks remaining for the great lent to end. We have fasted, prayed, helped and grown spiritually. But have we really ...
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Tuesday, April 5, 2011

Why the church is far from winning a cricket world cup?!

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India has won the cricket world cup 2011 . The euphoria has not settled down and state governments are competing with one another in offerin...
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Saturday, April 2, 2011

Cricket is not about being perfect

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A majority of people in India are counting minutes and seconds as they continue to hope that their cricket team will win the final of the cr...
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Wednesday, March 30, 2011

An India-Pakistan cricket match: A perfect detour for a corruption ridden country

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India is under a mass hysteria. It is not only young teenagers, youngsters and the youthful work force but also the 40-ish and 50-ish voters...
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Tuesday, March 22, 2011

I am thirsty

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John 19:28-30 After this, when Jesus knew that all was now finished, he said (in order to fulfill the scripture), “I am thirsty.” A jar ful...
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Sunday, March 20, 2011

The church and elections in Kerala

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There is less than a month to go for the assembly elections in Kerala. The results usually depend on the vote of an undecided 15-20% of the ...
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Thursday, March 3, 2011

The essence of Lent: Learning and struggling to bend our knees, mend our hearts, and lend our hands.

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Lent is observed in almost all Christian traditions in various forms whereby some abstain from meat, dairy products and fish, some from meat...
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Monday, February 14, 2011

The woman and Jesus on Valentine’s day

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Another Valentine’s day is coming to an end with lots of flower sales and card exchanges. Lovers and couples are made to believe that they ...
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Wednesday, January 19, 2011

Sedition as the biggest addiction in a growing democracy

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India and China are two countries which are growing the fastest in the world today. The two countries have several things which separate the...
Tuesday, December 21, 2010

The truth of the manger during Christmas

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Jesus born in a manger can be likened to Jesus born in front of a shop front (kada thinna in Malayalam) or Jesus born on the street. This se...
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Sunday, December 19, 2010

The challenges faced by the Jacobite Syrian Orthodox church

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Every church is defined by the time it manages to put behind it. The time adds to the seasoning and maturity of its tradition as they stand ...
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