Fr. Timothy ETSENAMHE As the New Year unfolds we must continue to agitate for restructuring and making our states autonomous so that we can exploit the natural resources that states are blessed with that remain under-exploited and abandoned. Although in all fronts the year 2020 was replete with challenges it was a year […]
Monthly Archives: December 2020
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1 John 2:18-21; Psalm 96; John 1:1-18 Today is the last day of the year 2020. It has been an eventful year that leaves lasting memories. We thank God for his mercies, care, protection and provision. Many forces were on stage but in all God prevailed. Ps. 124:2-6 says “if the Lord had not been on our […]
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1 John 2:12-17; Psalm 96; Luke 2:36-40 We must avoid the lust of the flesh and the lust of the eyes and the pride of life, these are not of the Father but of the world. Thus, John reminds us on the need to remain faithful to God as the world is passing away. […]
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1 John 2:3-11; Psalm 96; Luke 2:22-35 St. John says in the first reading that ‘he who says he loves God but disobeys his commandments is a liar’ Today, many of us belong too this category. We claim to love God but disobey his commandments. A man hurries to the Church but not at […]
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Nwachukwu Appolonia U. COMMUNICATION For an enhanced understanding, it is expedient that we define the term communication. It is a general phenomenon and has been defined by scholars in different fields. Communication is the imparting or exchanging of information by speaking, writing, or using some other medium. Communication is from the Latin word communicare, meaning […]
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1John 1:5-2:2; Psalm 124; Matthew 2:13-18 The Feast of the Holy Innocents, also called Childermas or Innocents’ Day, is celebrated in remembrance of the massacre of young children in Bethlehem by King Herod the Great in his attempt to kill the infant Jesus (Matthew 2:16–18). He wanted to kill the infant Jesus and so secure his own throne. Beloved, there is evil […]
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Genesis 15:1-6, 21:1-3; Psalm 105; Hebrews 11:8, 11-12, 17-19; Luke 2:22-40 ********************* Fr. Dan Evbotokhai: The Beauty of Christian Family Fr. Evaristus Okeke: Imitating the Holy Family Fr. Paul Oredipe: PRIORITY OF FAMILY LIFE – Sacrificial Love and Respect ********************* Fr. Daniel Evbotokhai: The Beauty of Christian Family Today the Church celebrates the feast […]
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Fr. Timothy ETSENAMHE Wearing a mask is not a political statement. It is a very important measure in curbing or reducing the number of infections. Those who wear masks today in the villages are taunted and called Corona. It is important we wear our masks! We must put up the right respiratory behaviours. We […]
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Monica Ugheoke 1. Lessons from the visitation of Angel Gabriel to Mary and it’s implication to family life (Luke 1:26-28). v The angel was sent to Mary a virgin because God sees the heart. Mary did not defile her body , soul, or spirit. She kept herself pure. Thus pre-marital chastity should never […]
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Acts 6:8-10, 7:54-59; Psalm 31; Matthew 10:17-22 Accepting Jesus and becoming a follower has its cost but it is the way to life. Jesus promised we would meet opposition, and we do, in different forms. Stephen was the first to experience martyrdom. He was opposed, rather than runing away from death he offered his life […]