Posts by G K Zachary
Right Relationship
The antagonist in Tobit, one of my favorite go-to books of the Old Testament, is the demon Asmodeus, the personification of lust. Tobit’s son, Tobiah, marries Sarah, knowing that Asmodeus had killed her seven previous husbands, on their wedding night. Assisted by Archangel Raphael, Tobiah drives Asmodeus away, outlives the night, ends the “curse” on…
Read MoreLike Father, Like Son
Growing up, like most other teenagers, I’ve indulged in my share of rebellion. What kept me from devolving into outright malicious delinquency was the firm hand of my father, combined with a filial fear of swift retribution, a self-imposed limit to not disappoint him any more. On reflection from years later, was also an unspoken…
Read MoreThe Potter and His Clay
On a visit to the local fair, as a young child, I recall watching a potter at his wheel. I watched this intimate relationship between the potter’s hands and what began as a lump of clay, as he gently moulded and shaped it, applying pressure from the inside, sometimes from the outside, sometimes upward, bending…
Read MoreCancel Jeremiah!
There is one thing that I am certain about. It is that I wish to fly the Catholic flag. It is the one sure path to life in eternity in the presence of my Lord. It is the one true rock that will prevail against the gates of the netherworld (Mt 16:18). It is my…
Read MoreThe Dichotomous Coin
While I know that the divine economy of salvation uses as its currency a dichotomous (2 sided) coin of love and discipline (Heb 12:6), nevertheless, I have always had trouble with the notion of having to carry my cross (Mt 16:24). The problem is not so much the cross itself, but my reaction to it;…
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