Author: Communications Asian Presence

Who is the “twin” the Gospel mentions when talking about St. Thomas Apostle? Let us see if we can find the answer!

Surely you do not think that it was pure accident that that chosen disciple was missing; who on his return was told about the appearance and on hearing about it doubted; doubting, so that he might touch and believe by touching? It was not an accident; God arranged that it should happen. His clemency acted in this wonderful way so that through the doubting disciple touching the wounds in his Master’s body, our own wounds of incredulity might be healed.

Before we look at what new life looks like, I must warn you: there is always a great temptation to stay in our old life or return to it again. Even the disciples experienced this setback.

Jesus had been crucified. His body had been interred in a tomb close to the place called Calvary...

How often do we find ourselves in similar stress over events in our own lives? So many of us are like these men still today. We hear the words, we read the scripture firsthand and yet… we struggle with doubt. What can we learn from the story of Jesus’ encounter with his discpiles on the road to Emmaus?