Saint Joseph The Worker + The Meaningful Mundane

St. Joseph

SAINT JOSEPH THE WORKER + THE MEANINGFUL MUNDANE Originally published by Blessed Is She   Tolkien’s short but poignant work “Leaf by Niggle” offers fascinating insights into the intersection of our personal and professional lives. Niggle’s vocation involves painting leaves. But he battles against his own inertia as various chores and inconveniences keep him from finishing […]

Saint Magdalene Of Canossa

SAINT MAGDALENE OF CANOSSA “For better prospects” is an oft heard explanation given by applicants seeking jobs, shifting jobs and migrating across countries. To better one’s life-conditions or status is considered normal and even commendable in society. Till energies permit, the normal person is constantly striving to move towards socio-economic and even political upgrade as […]

The Window Sill

  THE WINDOW SILL A favourite childhood delight was watching Dad shave. Every morning he would take his place in front of a little mirror that hung at the mid-post between two large windows which gave on to the quiet street below. As a little girl, I would often perch on the window sill and […]

A Shepherd Who Seeks

  A SHEPHERD WHO SEEKS “There are some things money can’t buy. For everything else, there’s MasterCard.” This caption from a viral ad campaign titled ‘Priceless’ by MasterCard launched over twenty years ago, is still fondly remembered even today. A journalist who interviewed the marketing team behind this popular strategy recorded that the main reason […]

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