Kingdom Revelator Australia – Issue 105
Andrew was one of the people who followed Jesus when John the Baptist pointed out the Messiah to him, and said, “Here is the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!” (John 1:29). When they asked Jesus where He lives, He invites them by saying “Come and see” (John 1:39). This was an open invitation. Even today, anyone who wants to be a disciple of Christ is invited to come and experience for themselves what is…
Kingdom Revelator Australia – PRISON EDITION
At the very outset of Jesus’ journey to Jericho, two individuals had a personal encounter with Him – a blind beggar called Bartimaeus and a tax collecter called Zacchaeus. Bartimaeus was begging by the roadside as Jesus was approaching Jericho. He had heard from the crowd that Jesus of Nazareth would be passing by. Although he knew there was a slim chance of him being seen or heard, yet he shouted, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!” (Mark…
Kingdom Revelator Australia – Issue 104
THE JOY OF KNOWING THE TRUTH Fr Mike Schmitz, the number 1 podcaster of the Bible in a year said in an interview that he used to have doubts about some aspects of his Catholic Faith. He explained that there was a time when he would have been quite critical about certain Catholic beliefs and teachings but when he finally realised that his understanding was wrong and the Church was right, he felt a joy in knowing the truth. “You…
Kingdom Revelator Australia – Issue 103
BE A GIFT TO THE NEEDY AND MAKE THEM SMILE A few years ago, a five-year-old girl gave me a Christmas card. I was an assistant parish priest at that time. The small card had some happy emojis with her name in it. She said, “Father, your parents are in India, and you can’t join them this Christmas. So, I thought of giving my happy emojis to you.” I was touched by her thoughtfulness. St John’s Gospel chapter 3 verse…
Kingdom Revelator Australia – Issue 102
Jesus says in the Gospel of John chapter 14:27, “Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled, and do not let them be afraid.” What is this peace that Jesus is talking about? In life we often think that once the problem that we are going through is over, then we will be at peace. On the contrary as soon as…
Kingdom Revelator Australia – Issue 101
We are not some casual and meaningless product of evolution. Each of us is the result of a thought of God. Each of us is willed, each of us is loved, each of us is necessary.” This quote by Pope Benedict is a stern reminder to each one of us that we are precious in the sight of God. It echoes with what God speaks to the prophet Jeremiah (1:5), “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you,…