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TUESDAY ADVENT WEEK 1(ISAIAH 11:1-10, LUKE10:21-24)

There are two homilies here for our reflection. May you be blessed as you read. REVD. FR. PHILIPMARIO EKWELI In our first reading, Prophet Isaiah prophesied about a shoot coming forth from the stump of Jesse and a branch growing out of his roots. This prophecy points at Jesus who was from the Davidic lineage. […]

The Holy Mass and the Bible

The Catholic Mass is full of prayers that come from both the Old and New Testaments. MASSWhen Catholic bishops and popes over the centuries sought to further develop the celebration of the Mass, expanding it from its original form at the Last Supper, they tried to restrict themselves from inventing new prayers and instead, looked […]

HOMILY FOR THE FIRST SUNDAY OF ADVENT, YEAR A (DECEMBER 1, 2019)

Isaiah 2:1-5; Ps.122; Roman 13:11-14a; Matthew 24:37-44 There are three homilies here for the First Sunday of advent year may you be blessed as you reflect on God’s word. Rev. Fr. Thomas Oyode “Christ: the Dawn of Light and of Peace” As a new cycle of the liturgical year begins, we reassume our responsibility of […]

HOMILY FOR THURSDAY OF THE THIRTY FOURTH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME, YEAR 1. NOVEMBER 28, 2019

Daniel 6:11-27; Daniel 3; Luke 21:20-28 We have three different homilies on today’s reading we are can reflect using any of them. Fr. Dennis Adigwe The social media bill proposed by national Assembly is considered evil because it aims at stiffening our freedom of expression in a dictatorial manner.Daniel in our reading of today (Dan.6:11-27)faced […]

IMPORTANCE OF BASIC CHRISTIAN COMMUNITIES IN THE LIFE OF A CATHOLIC

FR DAN EVBOTOKHAI Introduction Over the years hundreds of parishes transform and become vibrant in large part by simply following the small group model of the early Church. Reclaiming this model may be the single most important thing we can do to strengthen the Church today. This small group has been termed Basic Christian Communities. […]