Jan 9, 2022


I had deserved more than I knew

Dear beloved sisters and brothers in Christ Jesus.

I hope and wish that the New Year brings more hope and a friendlier atmosphere to each of you; of course, with lots of ‘good health’.May I wish you once again a Very Happy New Year 2022!
A young man once described his experience of sinking into insanity. He was a very bright university student, but he had abandoned his studies in favor of nightclubs and pornography. One night he retired to a hotel room. As he lay in bed, the window appeared to expand until it reached the floor. He heard a mocking voice in his mind saying, “What if you threw yourself out of that window?”
The young man wrote: “Now my life was dominated by something I had never known before fear. It was humiliating, this strange self-conscious watchfulness. It was a humiliation I had deserved more than I knew. I had refused to pay attention to the moral laws upon which all vitality and sanity depend.” — Well, this young man did begin to pay attention to the moral law. He began to put his life in order – and to experience inner peace. He eventually entered the Catholic Church and went on to become a Cistercian and one of the most famous monks of the twentieth century. His name is Thomas Merton. — (The above narration about Thomas Merton was by Fr. Phil Bloom). This Sunday’s Gospel on Jesus’ baptism should challenge us, too, to examine whether we are keeping our Baptismal promises. 

God bless you all!  
Fr. Eslin Pereira, CMF