ધર્મ સેતુ - મે - 2014 - Dharma Setu - May- 2014

ધર્મ સેતુ - મે - 2014 વાંચવા માટે નીચે ક્લિક કરશો.

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The Way - Sunday Gospel Reflection - 18 May 2014

Fifth Sunday of Easter (A) 18 May 2014

John 14: 1-12  by José Antonio Pagola

The Way

 At the end of the Last Supper, the disciples begin to sense that Jesus will not be with them much longer. The sudden exit of Judas, the prediction of the proximate denial of Peter, the words of Jesus announcing his departure any day soon, have left all of them worried and depressed. What is to become of all of them? 

 Jesus becomes aware of their sadness and worry. He is deeply moved. Forgetting himself and what awaits him, Jesus tries to give them courage: “Let not your hearts be troubled. You believe in God, believe in me too.” Later, in the course of the conversation, Jesus makes them this disclosure: “I am the Way, the Truth and the Life. No one comes to the Father , but through me.” They must never forget this.

 I am the Way. The problem of quite a lot of people is not that they have gone astray or lost their way. Quite simply, they have no way to follow, lost in a kind of labyrinth, walking back and forth on different paths when they follow outside slogans and temporary fashions.

 And what can a man or a woman do when they find themselves without a path to follow? To whom can they have recourse? Whom can they reach out to? If they come to Jesus , what they will find is not a religion, but a way. At times they will go forward with faith, at others they will encounter difficulties and even go back, but they are on the right path that leads to the Father. This is the promise of Jesus.

 “I am the truth”. These words form an invitation scandalous for modern sensibilities. Not everything can be reduced to reason. Scientific theory does not comprise the whole truth. The ultimate mystery of reality does not permit itself to be the subject of the most sophisticated analysis. The human being has to live with the ultimate mystery of reality.

 Jesus offers himself as the way that leads to and brings this ultimate Mystery within reach. God does not impose himself. He does not constrain anyone with proofs and evidence. The Ultimate Mystery is a matter of silence and respectful attraction. Jesus is the Way that can open us out to his Goodness. 

 I am the Life. Jesus can keep transforming our lives. Not like a far away teacher who has left a legacy of admirable wisdom to humanity, but like someone alive who, within the very depths of our being, sows in us the seed of new life.

 This action of Jesus works in us almost always in a discreet, silent way. The believer him/herself only senses an imperceptible presence. At times, however, certainty, uncontainable joy, a total trust invades us: God exists, he loves us, everything is possible, including eternal life. We will never understand the Christian faith if we do not welcome Jesus as the way, the truth and the life.

Jesus is the way, the truth and the life

Translated by Rev. Fr. Valentine de Souza SJ

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98TH BIRTHDAY - A SPANISH MISSIONARY REV. FR. PARIZA S.J.

વહાલા પરમ આદરણીય ફાધર પરીઝા તમારા જન્મ દિવસે  હાર્દિક શુભેચ્છાઓ 

નિરામય આયુષ્યની અણનમ સદી પૂરી કરો તેવી ઈશ્વરને પ્રાર્થનાઓ

જન્મ 13-05-1917

 ઇસુ સંઘમાં પ્રવેશ: 01-10-1933

Wishing you a many many Happy returns of the day 

Dearest Rev. Fr. Praiza on your 98th Birthday

Born : 13-05-1917

Entered, Society Of Jesus : 01-10-1933

     

Do watch an Interview of Rev. Fr. Pariza with BBN

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Couples for Christ Foundation for Family & Life

What is the Couples for Christ Foundation for Family & Life?

Couples for Christ Foundation for Family and Life (CFC-FFL) is an international private association of lay faithful, doing its work in many countries, having many different nationalities as active members, and officially recognized by the Catholic Church hierarchy. Its primary work is evangelizing, founded on family renewal. In this, it focuses on renewing the family and defending life, as well as participating in the work of building the Church of the Poor.

Rev. Fr. Rakesh Macwan from Baroda Diocese who was in Dediapada, now the parish priest of Valsad. who invited this beautiful movement for couples to South Gujarat from Dadar- Nagar Haveli(Couples Of Christ started in Philippines) Rev. Fr. Rakesh has succeeded bringing families to Christ. He is sharing his experiences with us. 

Would request you to help families around you and do make them Couples For Christ. Do watch the video in Gujarati. 

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Couples For Christ - Dediyapada

Vijay BBN

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Funeral Note: Mr. Joyee Fernadise

Funeral of  Mr. Joyee Fernandes is today (08-May-2014) at 5 pm in St. Xavier's Church - Navarangpura - Ahmedabad.

- Fr. Kiran Gohel

- Vijay BBN

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A New Relationship with Jesus - Fourth Sunday after Easter

Fourth Sunday after Easter (A) 11 May 2014

John 1, 1-10

José Antonio Pagola

 In Christian communities we need to experience a new relationship with Jesus by reviving the one we have with him; placing him clearly and unmistakably in the center of our lives. To move from a Jesus believed in and followed in a routine manner to a Jesus accepted as the essence of who we are. The Gospel of John makes a few important suggestions when speaking of the relationship of the sheep with their shepherd.

 The first requirement is to “listen to his voice” in all its freshness and originality. We must not mistake it for respect for traditions nor with novelty of the latest tendencies. Let us not be distracted or thrown off balance by other strange voices that, though they are heard within the Church, do not communicate the Good News.

It is important to feel called by Jesus “by our name”, to allow ourselves to be drawn to him personally; to discover slowly and with increasing joy, that no one provides answers to our most decisive problems, no one responds to our deepest longings and ultimate needs as he does. 

 It is decisive to “follow” Jesus. Christian faith does not consist in holding beliefs about Jesus, but in believing in him: by living a life of trust in the person he is, being inspired by his way of life, directing the course of our lives by his clearly and with responsibility.

 It’s crucial to live our lives having Jesus “before us”: not to live our lives all on our own; to know for once , even though it be roughly close to the reality, that it is possible to live life in all its depth; in the depths of the experience of the God offered us in Jesus, more humane, more friendly, intimate and more saving than all our theories make him out to be.

 This vital relationship with Jesus is not born automatically in us. It goes on being awakened in us in a fragile, unnoticed manner. At the beginning, it’s almost only in desire. Generally, it grows full of doubts, questions, and resistance. But, somehow, there comes a time in which contact with Jesus begins to decisively leave its stamp on our lives.

 I am convinced that the future of the faith among us is being decided in large measure in the consciousness of those of us who here and now feel we are Christians. Now itself, faith is being renewed or it is being extinguished in our parishes and communities, in the hearts of the priests and faithful that form them. 

 Unbelief begins to penetrate our lives the very moment in which our relationship with Jesus weakens, or remains dormant through routine, indifference, or neglect. That is why Pope Francis is aware that we “need to create spaces that motivate and heal... places to regenerate faith in Jesus. We must heed his call.

- Translated by Rev. Fr. Valentine de Souza 

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Death Note: Joyee Fernandes (Younger brother of Arch Bishop Stany) died today

Death Note:

Late Joyee Fernandes 

(Younger brother of Arch Bishop Stany Fernandes - Gandhinagar Arch Dio.) died today 06-May-2014 afternoon in Ahmedabad. The funeral will be once his son arrives. Kindly pray for the family. 

- BBN

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'મે' મહિનાનો દૂત 2014 - Doot -2014

'મે'  મહિનાનો દૂત વાંચવા માટે નીચે આપેલ દૂત કવર ઉપર  ક્લિક કરશો.

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Special thanks to Rev. Jerry S.J.

Gujarat sahitya prakash -Anand - Gujarat

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Recruitment seminar for youth organized by BBN and GJYM

 Life is good! It is not just a commercial tag line but an experience of 51 youth who had gathered on Saturday at St. Mary’s, Nadiad - Gujarat. 

 Gujarat Jesuits Youth Ministry (GJYM) and Bhumel Broadcasting Network (BBN) an initiative of Vijay  Macwan - now known as Vijay BBN and Ahmedabad based 'Ascendum' a BPO company had organized interviews and a selection seminar for the youth of Nadiad and Anand area yesterday on 3-May-2014.

 

 51 youth appeared for the interview. They were initiated in the process by Fr. Vijay D'souza and AGSDM team. Vijay BBN gave an introduction about BBN and our collaborative venture. Mr. Hitendra Solanki the Operation Manger of the company gave complete explanation and the benefits about the BPO. He made all the participants aware about the career opportunities in BPO sector. Vijay BBN who has worked in the same company for ten years briefed them about his positive experience. Few of them were not sure of appearing for on the spot interview but got courage to appear for the same after Vijay’s sharing. All the participants appeared for the interview. 17 of them got appointment letter on the spot. 13 of them are called for the interview to Ahemadabad later. Few of them will be called personally by the manger. Only four of them were underage so could not be selected .

 We could see the happiness of getting job with good packages in every selected youth. One of them said, After my graduation i tried to get a job to help my family, but never got a job, and thanks to BBN and GJYM for arranging such seminar"  

 This was the first attempt of organizing such seminar by BBN and GJYM. This collaborative venture will plan such many programs for our youth in future. Thanks to Fr. Rocky Pinto (The Principal of St. Mary’s) and his community for giving us place and other comforts.

Special thanks to Mr. Hitendra Solanki ( Operation Manager - Ascendum ) for collaborating with BBN and GJYM

- Taral Parmar

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કવિ શ્રી યોસેફ મેકવાનને "કુમાર સુવર્ણ ચંદ્રક" એનાયત

 જાણીતા ગુજરાતી સામાયિક "કુમાર" દ્વારા દર વર્ષે કાવ્યો, ચરિત્ર, સાહિત્યિક લેખો વગેરેને ધ્યાનમાં રાખીને કોઈક વિશિષ્ટ સર્જક માટે "કુમાર સુવર્ણ ચંદ્રક" આપવામાં આવે છે. આ સંદર્ભમાં ઈ.સ. 2013નો "કુમાર સુવર્ણ ચંદ્રક" ગુજરાતી સાહિત્યના પ્રસિધ્ધ કવિશ્રી યોસેફ મેકવાનને એનાયત કરવામાં આવ્યો છે.આ અંગેના નિર્ણાયકો તરીકે  ડો. શ્રી ચિમનલાલ  ત્રિવેદી, શ્રી વિનોદ ભટ્ટ અને ડો. શ્રી ચંદ્રકાંત શેઠ હતા. 

 2012માં કવિ શ્રી યોસેફ મેકવાનને દિલ્લી સાહિત્ય અકાદમીનો બાળ સાહિત્ય અંગેનો રાષ્ટ્રીય કક્ષાનો એવોર્ડ "આવ હયા, વાર્તા કહું"  બાળ વાર્તા સંગ્રહ માટે એનાયત થયો હતો. 

 છઠ્ઠા દાયકાના ગુજરાતી સાહિત્યના આધુનિક પ્રવાહના શ્રી યોસેફ મેકવાન નોંધપત્ર સર્જક છે તેમના જાણીતા ગ્રંથોમાં 'સ્વગત' (1969), 'સુરજનો હાથ'(1983), 'અલખનો અવસર'(1994), 'અવાજના એક્ષ રે' (2000) વગેરે નોંધપાત્ર છે.

 'સબંધ વિનાના સેતુ' એ લઘુ નવલ અને વાર્તાઓ છે. 'હળવે હાથે' (વ્યંગ નિબંધો) 'કાન હોઈ તે સંભાળે'(લઘુ નિબંધ) જેવા ગધ ગ્રંથો છે 

 'પ્રાણી બાગની સેર', 'પમરાટ', 'કલરવ', 'વાહ રે વાર્તા વાહ', 'રુમ ઝૂમ પતંગીયું', 'જાદુઈ પીછું', ઢીચકું 'તોફાન', 'ડીંગ ડોંગ, ડીંગ ડોંગ' આ સંચયોને પણ ગુજરાત સરકારના ઇનામો મળ્યા છે.

 આપણી ગુજરાતની ધર્મ સભા માટે એમનું જાણીતું અનમોલ પ્રદાન તે 'સંપૂર્ણ બાઈબલ'માં આવતા સ્તોત્રો ને છંદોબધ્ધ ગુજરાતીમાં કર્યા છે.

કવિ શ્રી યોસેફ મેકવાનને "કુમાર સુવર્ણ ચંદ્રક" માટે BBN અને આપણા સૌ તરફથી હાર્દિક અભિનંદન.

- ડો. થોમસ પરમાર

2012માં જયારે તેમને દિલ્લી સાહિત્ય અકાદમીનો બાળ સાહિત્ય અંગેનો રાષ્ટ્રીય કક્ષાનો એવોર્ડ "આવ હયા, વાર્તા કહું"  બાળ વાર્તા સંગ્રહ માટે એનાયત થયો હતો ત્યારે તેમની BBN  સાથેની મુલાકાત માટે નીચે આપેલ વીડિઓ નિહાળશો 




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Labour Day celebration at Anand Press

આજે આણંદ પ્રેસમાં કામદાર દિવસની ઉજવણી કરવામાં આવી હતી. 

 આજે આણંદ પ્રેસમાં કામ કરતા કારીગરો તથા તેમના કુટુંબીજનો માટે ઉજવણીનું આયોજન કરવામા આવ્યું હતું. સવારે અહીના કામદારો માટે ક્રિકેટનું આયોજન કરવામાં આવ્યું હતું ત્યારબાદ ખ્રિસ્તયજ્ઞ અર્પણ કરી એકત્ર સર્વ માટે હાઉઝી રમતનું આયોજન કરવામાં આવ્યું હતું જેનાથી સમૂહ કુટુંબની ભાવના વ્યક્ત થઈ રહી હતી. બપોરે સુંદર ભોજનના આહાર પછી  ઇનામ વિતરણનો કાર્યક્રમ હતો જેમાં દરેક કામદારને ઇનામ આપી બિરદાવામાં આવ્યા હતા અને તે પછી  સર્વ આનંદભેર વિખુટા પડ્યા હતા. 

 રેવ ફા.જેરી સિકવેરા, રેવ. ફા.મેક્ષિમ, રેવ ફા. અગ્નેલો તથા રેવ. બ્ર.અલ્પેશની હાજરી અને સાથ સહકારથી આ ઉજવણી અત્યંત આનંદમય બની રહી હતી.      

આ પ્રસંગના વધુ ફોટો માટે નીચેની લીંક ઉપર ક્લિક કરશો 

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Labour Day celebration at Anand Press

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