1 CORINTHIANS 2:10-16; PSALM 145; LUKE 4:31-37 ********* For us to understand what God has freely given us we need the Holy Spirit and we must exercise faith. St. Paul tells us in the first reading that the Spirit searches all things even the deep things of God. Thus, without the Spirit the message makes […]
Monthly Archives: August 2020
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1 CORINTHIANS 2:1-5; PSALM 119; LUKE 4:16-30 ********* In the first reading, Paul says to the Corinthians that he did not use clever arguments and philosophy to assert God’s existence; rather he preached a crucified saviour and allowed the Holy Spirit to work in him. Beloved, the message of conversion is not based on how […]
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Jeremiah 20:7-9; Psalm 63; Romans 12:1-2; Matthew 16:21-27 There are four homily notes here. Please scroll down. God bless you! *************** Fr. Thomas Oyode “Christian Suffering and Christian Perfection” Today’s gospel may be seen as a turn of events in the very beautiful rapport that Peter had with Jesus in last Sunday’s celebration. The evangelist […]
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HOMILY FOR SATURDAY 21ST WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME (MEMORIAL OF THE BEHEADING OF ST JOHN THE BAPTIS)
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Jeremiah 1:17-19; Psalm 71; Mark 6:17-29 In the first reading, the Lord told Jeremiah not to be afraid to confront the people with the truth of his message. They will rise against him; but surely the Lord shall be with him. Whenever we stand for the truth despite the pressure the Lord is always with […]
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How do you cope with Sexual Violence and Rape? (continued from previous post August 11, 2020)
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Rev. Fr. Thomas Oyode **************** One often receives reactions that disagree with the use of the word “cope”. It seems wrong to ask that societies should seek to cope with sexual violence instead of eradicating it. As a matter of fact, “coping” in this essay, more than being understood as merely learning to live with […]
Weekday Homily
Homily for Friday twenty-first week ordinary time (Memorial of St Augustine, Bishop & Doctor of the Church)
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1 Corinthians 1:17-25; Psalm 33; Matthew 25:1-13 ************** In the first reading, Paul says that the message about the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God. Preaching about the Cross for many Christians is a waste of time. But for those […]
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Does Augustine Still Matter? What does Augustine mean to us now? What is there about his life and work that still speaks to the Christian life today, and to what extent are his thoughts original to him? Was he merely repeating what had gone before, or did he strike out on new pathways that have […]
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************ The Catholic Church has always condemned abortion as a grave evil. Christian writers from the first-century author of the Didache to Pope John Paul II in his encyclical Evangelium Vitae (“The Gospel of Life”), Pope Benedict and Pope Francis have maintained that the Bible forbids abortion just as it forbids murder. “You shall not kill the […]
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The stark reality we face now is the fact that the World is one; we are interconnected, woven and knitted. The present Corona Virus- Covid-19- has shown the level of powerlessness of what I describe as ‘anti-integration of the world governments’ who hitherto felt so sophisticated that they build barricades to discriminate against what they […]
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HOMILY FOR THURSDAY TWENTY-FIRST WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME (Memorial of St Monica, August 27th)
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1 Corinthians 1:1-9; Psalm 145; Matthew 24:42-51 ********* The Divine plan that Christ might come at an hour we do not expect makes a lot people nervous; while many others are scared whenever the doctrine of end time is preached. We have no need for anxieties because the coming of Christ is a joyful expectation. […]