St. Sebastian Church

All youngsters are having times of seconds, millions of minutes, scores of hours, many days and umpteen years in their pockets to equip with talent provided they can value talent at an early age coupled with smart and hard working.

There are various talents, like music, sports, crafts, art and many others, while some are limited to years of performance besides planting within oneself various attributes, while others make available dividends at any age in life. Read more

Unless one becomes like a little child, unless one is reborn, one cannot enter the kingdom of God. True greatness is in becoming small! It is to the little ones the secrets of God are manifested. Happy  is everyone who receives the little ones and woe to him who leads children astray!(Mt. 18.5)Surely the God who appears to us in Christ has a paternal and maternal heart , a tender and all-embracing heart in which every child finds a warm and caressing place. Read more

Our living will be accepted as ‘Righteous,’ if we maintain a right relationship with God, with self, with family members, with the society and with the environment.

Why God is first, and not Self?

Because, if God did not create me, would I be existing to have a relationship with anyone, including myself? So, we can, readily and rationally accept Jesus ‘Teachings: – Read more

Mogall Firgozkaramno,

Zaitea devoçao-a modem, soglleam von chodd vhodd devoçao mhollear Saibinnichem. Tantunt modem chodd ani soglleanger cholta tem mhollear – Ghorant Saibinn vhorun ladin korchem. Zaitea ganvamni Setembr-ache 8^ver Saibinn ghorant vhorunk suru kelem. Punn hanga Otumbrache 13^ver suru kortelim. Tea pasot soglleamnim hem korunk apli atmik toiari suru korchi mhonn mhozo usko. Read more

We missed it by just a whisker, yes, disappointing but true. Our nation’s bid to become the fourth country to achieve a soft landing on the Moon ended on a sombre note when our scientists at the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) lost contact with the space satellite, ‘Chandraayan-2.’   It was disheartening to say the least, as we were only seconds away before the landing module was scheduled to touch down on the unexplored South Pole of the Moon’s surface. This was an effort conceived nearly a decade ago and would have made every Indian hold their head high with pride; but it wasn’t to be. Millions of people waited with bated breath to witness the landing, but the Read more

St. Luke the Evangelist or Gospel Writer amongst the four Evangelists whose feast we celebrate on 18^th October is one such Gospel writer who wrote the Word of God as narrated by St. Paul. He also wrote the ‘Acts of the Apostles’.

Born in Antioch, St. Luke was a Syrian Doctor (renowned Medical Practitioner), very well learned and a Christian convert. He arrived in Rome and stayed for two years with Peter and Mark. St. Luke spent considerable time in Palestine working with the Apostles and thus gathering lots of material for his writing. Read more

Posture is the attitude assumed by the body either when the body is stationary or when it is moving.

Good posture helps us stand, walk, sit and lie in positions that place least strain on the supporting muscles and ligaments during movement. Bad or poor posture can lead to excessive strain on the muscles causing discomfort.

If faulty postures are assumed continually on a daily basis, it will lead to discomfort and injury like back pain, neck pain, joint pain etc.

Being aware of a good posture is the first step to breaking old poor posture habits and reducing stress and strain on body parts. Read more

Angel of God, my Guardian Dear
to Whom God’s love commits me here.
Ever this day be at my side
to light and to guard
to rule and guide. Amen.

Guardian Angels are perhaps the most popular kind, probably because we all know how fragile life can be – how little control we seem to have over the events that shape our lives. We desperately need protection from unexpected circumstances and unseen dangers. Just the thought of good angels hovering around us gives people a feeling of safety! Read more

The month of October is dedicated to our Lady of the Rosary. The Feast of the Blessed Virgin Mary of the Rosary was instituted to honour  and to thank Our Lady for the protection of the Church  experienced through her in the victories of the Christian armies against the Turks at  Lepanto on 7^th October  1571 and then  at Peterwarde  in Hungary in 1716. The faith that the Church expresses through the Feast is that Mary is the Protectress of the Church. The recitation of the Rosary is a means of experiencing her loving care. At the same time this Feast reminds us of Mary’s life and mission in the history of salvation. Read more

Catechism students celebrate Mother’s Day every year. Some years ago, on one occasion, a Catechist of Grace Church Margao, asked the students of his Confirmation Class, to write a letter to their Mothers. He said. “You can write whatever comes to your mind. Your thoughts and your feelings”. He then walked around the class, observing them. He noticed, some girls seated together looking pensive and had not yet started writing. So he asked them,   “Why did you not begin to write?”. About 3 or 4 of them together replied saying, “They are partial to their sons”. The Teacher aged 55 years, was taken aback as he did not expect such a statement from them. He was not aware that such discrimination prevailed. He thought for a while and addressed the emotional distress they go through for no fault of theirs.  Read more