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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.

Wednesday, July 15, 2015

Wedding sermon c(b)lues

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A wedding sermon has changed over the years in church. Earlier it would be a very small exhortation in church and the couple would not be ...
Monday, June 15, 2015

Blood is thicker than water

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John 6:35-46 Jesus declares “I am the bread of life. Those who come to me will never hunger and those who believe in me will never thirst....
Thursday, June 4, 2015

Christianity- The panacea to the ills of the modern world.

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Respected fathers, judges, elders, parents and dear friends, The topic Christianity- The Panacea to the ills of the modern world is apt for...
Saturday, May 30, 2015

English service for a more inclusive church

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Church has to be inclusive in every respect. Theological differences with regard to communion and beliefs always were a part of the church...
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Thursday, May 28, 2015

The service of Pentecost as renewal and hope for a spirited tomorrow

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Come Holy Spirit, dwell inside us Come Holy Spirit, renew us Come Holy Spirit, make us a channel for your grace Come Holy Spirit, may w...
Friday, May 15, 2015

Short speech for Sunday school competition

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2 Peter 1:4: We are the partakers of divine nature. (Theme) Nelson Mandela said that “Man’s goodness is a flame that can be hidden but neve...
Thursday, April 30, 2015

Marriage as a sacrament of love, care and consensus instead of a religious seal for rape

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A statement has come from a section of the legislature in India explaining that rape within marriage cannot come under the preview of rape...
Thursday, April 2, 2015

Maundy Thursday: Our small steps of commitment and faith

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Maundy Thursday is celebrated the world over as a time for Christians to come together and partake in the communion of the body and blood o...
Wednesday, March 25, 2015

May peace burn our insecurities away.

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Peace is difficult to comprehend especially when one comes across Jesus’ exhortation that “I have not come to make peace in this world.” Wh...
Tuesday, March 17, 2015

The bent woman as a lenten pointer to liberation

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In the gospel according to St. Luke 13:10-17 the woman with an infirmity for 18 years catches Jesus’ attention in the synagogue while he ...
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Saturday, March 14, 2015

Be human and forgive for a true Lenten experience

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Forgiveness is a critical part of our spirituality which we are not able to control and use properly. The reason for this is that we are fi...
Wednesday, March 11, 2015

The persevering woman who offers us crumbs of faith for Lenten sustenance

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The Canaanite woman in St. Matthew 15:21-28 approached Jesus and asks him to heal her daughter. His disciples who resemble us tell him to ...
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Sunday, March 8, 2015

Value education for a value enhancing lent

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Values are a part of human life. We learn values from parents, peers, friends, teachers and the church and other religious places. Values a...
Wednesday, March 4, 2015

Lent to love: Valentine to Va(Wow)-lent-time!

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We have already entered into another blessed lent looking at ourselves and trying to figure out where we stand. This initiative of the UTC ...
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Friday, February 27, 2015

We need more priests like Arch Corepiscopa Dr. Curien Kaniyamparambil

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Arch Corepiscopa Curien Kaniyamparambil achen is celebrating his 103 rd birthday today. He has completed a century and three years of his l...
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