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Product Description Spice Up Your Homilies is the answer to that age-old question: Does God have a sense of humor? Christianity is an inherently joyful religion. If you possess humility, how can you not laugh at your own frailty mirrored in the humorous predicaments of your fellow humans recorded in this book? If you love your neighbor, how can you not radiate good will and good humor? If you believe in the Resurrection, how can you not be joyful? People who are close to God are joyful. By providing humor as starters for homilies, Fr Tomi Thomas helps priests to bond with the people they serve so, to open their hearts and minds, and make them receptive to the Good News of the Lord and recognize that it is good news indeed. About the Author Fr. Tomi Thomas, IMS, was ordained a priest in 1994 and is currently Associate Pastor at St. Matthew Roman Catholic Church, Norwalk, CT, USA. He earned a Doctor of Philosophy in Social Work from the University of Utah, Salt Lake City, USA in 2009, and a Master of Social Work from the University of Mumbai, India, in 1999. He holds Bachelor Degrees in Theology, Arts, and Philosophy. He was the Associate Director of Catholic Health Association of India (CHAI) from 2000-2002, where he led relief work after the earthquake of 2001 in Gujarat, India. He will take charge as the next Director of CHAI in April, 2011.