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<\/p>\nAabha, aartiK, aaryaT, abi, aditiR, agnesJ, Aindrila, ajay.gang, akansha, Akhila, Akshaya, alan.fly, Alanna, alex, alfredo, Aliefya, alpaA, alpaD, alysha, amritaSah, anagha, anaitaK, andreaN, Aneri, angana, anieV, anilaV, Anindita, anishaA, anishaDS, ankitaG, ankitaT, annukampa, anthonyD, anu.alisha, anuI, anupamaA, anuradhaP, anushaA, Anushka, Aparajita, aparnaA, aparnaKap, aparnaKh, aparnaS, aparnaT, apna, archanaB, arpitaN, arshiaK, arshiyaK, Arthur, arunD, arunK, Arushi, Arzanne, ashikaM, ashwiniM, ashwiniN, Atashi, ayeshaB,<\/p>\n
barbaraD,beena, Bernadette, bhaktiP, biancaD, biancaP, biniS, blaise, boscoR, brianDS, brindaD,<\/p>\n
canciceC, carenF, Carissa, carlS, caroline, cedricPr, celinaF, Chandani, cherylDS, chitraB, chitraP, chloe, chong, Christie, christinaV, Christine, chryslynn, claudette, clyde, conradP, crystalM, Cynara,<\/p>\n
Debrani, deepaShe, deepaSom, DeepikaM, deepikaSh, delnazI, denver, derekC, Derek.sonia, deven, devikaV, divyaD, durga,<\/p>\n
edwinaP, edwinR, elaineD, esha, evarist,<\/p>\n
farinaz, fayann, feliu, Fergus, Firooza, fleurD, francisG, frazer,<\/p>\n
Gandhali, gautamiP, geetaC, genevieveD, genevieveF, genevieveS, georgeCord, Glenda, goldie, Gordon, gunjanB, gwenM,<\/p>\n
Heba, hima, ivo.fly,<\/p>\n
jasmine, jenniferG. jenniferT, jennyT, joanL, joey, jonitaDM, judeA, juliaD, juliaJ, jyotsnaM,<\/p>\n
Insia, ishaS,<\/p>\n
janiceB, jerryM, johnC,Johncie, joseLuis, josephF,<\/p>\n
Kaneenica, kanicaS, karenF, karenD, karenMont, karinD, karishmaC, kashu, kavithaP, kavyaM, Kevin, kieraC, kimL, kimM, kjMiranda, komal, konradN, kriyaB, kunali,<\/p>\n
Latika, Lawrie, leaC, leahL, leahU, Lexley, lily, lisaRD, lizaS, loo, lornaD, Louella,<\/p>\n
malvikaA, manaliG, manasiP, manasiR, manashiB, manasviB, manasviS, Manavika, maneeshaP, manishaA, maranna, marieM, marietteV, marisaD, marisaM, mary-annC, mayuri, medavyM, meenakshiG, mehekM, meherM, melanieC,Melwyn, menakaD, menakaP, merinM, merleO, michelleF, michelleK,michelleFV, michelle\/rochelle, miniS, Mirabelle, Mishka, moinaM, mrudutta, Mumtaz,<\/p>\n
Nakita.natasha, Namita, nanda, nanditaM, natashaB, natashaL, natashaS, navya, neel, nehalP, Neharika, Neisha, nicoleS, nidhieD, nidhiM, nikitaDC,nikitaDesh, Nimisha, Nishaant, nishiD, nivedita, niveditaV,<\/p>\n
oleen, oovi,<\/p>\n
patN, pallaviK, pallaviS, parinazS, paulV, payalS, payalV, pearlDM, pearlDS, pearlDS2, Pervin, petal, poojaK, poojaS, poonamB, pranjaliK, praveenD, preethiP, preetiH, preetiR, preranaMan, prernaMat, priyankaS, priyankaR, priyankaSS, pujaG,<\/p>\n
Rackhee, radhikaA, rajeshP, Rakhee, ramitaC, ramonaP. rashmiR, rasikaV, rebeccaD, reema, renukaR, rheaD, renita, renny, rheaC, richaS, richikaP, Rigvedita, riyaK, roannaB, ronitaT, Roopina, roshanBala, roshanBals, roshniM, rosie, Rosita, roy, roxaneK, rubyP, ruchiP, rutaK, rutujaP,<\/p>\n
saby, saili, salim, saloniD, samanthaD, samataA, Sanchari, Sanchita, sandhya, sanjanaM, sanket, sarada, sarikaR, SaritaP, savioCr, sayaleeK, serenaL, Shaila.vernon, shaliniG, shaliniS, shalmaliK, shalmaliS, Shamsah, Shantala, sharonP, sharonS, sheetalG, shetalS, shilpaS, Shireen, shivangiPar, shivaniS, shonaD, shonaliR, shradaB, shraddhaK, shantalaK, , shriyaP, shrutiB, shubhraS, shwetaD, siddeshwari, siddhiA, simmi, simone.pedro, simoneS, SIP, smitaS, smritiA, smritiJ, snehaK, shenaT, soniaJ, soniaM, sophiaJ, srishtiJ, stan, Stuti, sujataS, sukritiS, supriyaR, Suragini,suzanneDC, suzanneF, swatiG, swatiS,Sweetlana, swethaA,<\/p>\n
tamsunlynn, tanviS, taranaP, tarang, Tejashree, tess, Thaddeus, Thaiza, tomK, Trinjhna, trishaH,<\/p>\n
Ujjaini, Urvijaa, Utsha,<\/p>\n
Vaishakhee, vaishali, Valerie, valetta, varshaM, veeraF, vibhaK, VibhaR, vidyaN, vilmaDS, vineetN, vinitaM, vivienA, vrushaliK,<\/p>\n
walter, wendyD, wendyP, winstonS,<\/p>\n
Yakuta, Yolekha, Yvette,<\/p>\n
Zahra, zaitoo, zaver, zeniaA, zomie,<\/p>\n
My dear<\/p>\n
This season is particularly good for joyfully reconnecting with family and friends… so here I am!<\/p>\n
Sharing with you some of my thoughts on life in general and on the Christmas happening in particular ….<\/p>\n
The excitement of living our daily lives generally includes a fair amount of noise. Living is often loud\u2026. outside of us mostly but even inside of us. Noise and rush are symptomatic of the times we live in\u2026 and Christmas is a time for slowing down and silencing out.<\/p>\n
The journey to Bethlehem was unrushed. The birth of the Christ child was quiet.<\/p>\n
Silent night\u2026 holy night\u2026..<\/p>\n
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hush gentle dawn<\/p>\n
announcement naught<\/p>\n
of dazzle zenith sun<\/p>\n
creation stills<\/p>\n
in welcome awe<\/p>\n
of incarnated one<\/p>\n
a promise made<\/p>\n
the promise kept<\/p>\n
new spring is in the air<\/p>\n
a broken world<\/p>\n
renews again<\/p>\n
to Father\u2019s loving care<\/p>\n
transcendent God<\/p>\n
as cherub child<\/p>\n
in lowly manger lays<\/p>\n
while shepherds, angels,<\/p>\n
earth and skies<\/p>\n
in reverence render praise:<\/p>\n
\u201cglory to God on high<\/p>\n
and peace to all of good will !\u201d<\/p>\n
terryq: dec.2011<\/p>\n
Christmas blessings<\/p>\n
And New Year peace !<\/p>\n
\u201cWhere are you going for Christmas?\u201d I was asked. \u201cWhat are you doing for Christmas?\u201d<\/p>\n
Nothing wildly special really. \u201cMid-night\u201d mass at the Father\u2019s chapel in the college ( I chickened out at the last minute from going for a 10.pm mass at St. Anne\u2019s Church, Mazagaon), another mass at 11.30 am with the college Jesuit community on Christmas day; a bit of camaraderie over refreshments after that\u2026 and then I went to our Malad home for a Christmas lunch with most of the family that is in Mumbai just now (7 siblings, spouses, nephews\/nieces and maybe one dog!!) Specially delicious home cooked food like mum used to make and the chatter of comfortable conversation catching up with inbetween times. I really look forward to this annual together meal and quite enjoy meeting up with the family on an occasion like this.<\/p>\n
There are now other unrushed and joyful here-and-there Christmas-week things \u2013 a few weddings… and old friends vacationing from abroad dropping in to celebrate and renew connections. It is a beautiful season of affection and togetherness.<\/p>\n
I am sure that there is much of something similar for you as well.. so continue celebrating the season and get yourself ready for exciting times and things in the coming year.<\/p>\n
Lots of love and a warm, affectionate Christmas season hug. Terry<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Aabha, aartiK, aaryaT, abi, aditiR, agnesJ, Aindrila, ajay.gang, akansha, Akhila, Akshaya, alan.fly, Alanna, alex, alfredo, Aliefya, alpaA, alpaD, alysha, amritaSah, anagha, anaitaK, andreaN, Aneri, angana, anieV, anilaV, Anindita, anishaA, anishaDS, ankitaG, ankitaT, annukampa, anthonyD, anu.alisha, anuI, anupamaA, anuradhaP, anushaA, Anushka, Aparajita, aparnaA, aparnaKap, aparnaKh, aparnaS, aparnaT, apna, archanaB, arpitaN, arshiaK, arshiyaK, Arthur, arunD, arunK, Arushi, … <\/p>\n