Gratitude for Altitude The theme of this Sunday is gratitude. Gratitude is a word used to express thankfulness and praise. One of the marks of a true Christian attitude is the ability to be thankful in both the trials and blessings of life. St. Paul says in (Eph 5:20; 1 Thess 5:18) give thanks for […]
Sunday Homily
TWENTY SEVENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME. YEAR C Habakkuk 1:2-3; 2:2-4/ 94(95):1-2, 6-9/ 2 Timothy 1:6-8, 13-14/ Luke 17:
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Faith it The basic theme linking today’s readings is faith. In the First reading, Prophet Habakkuk, urges the people of Israel not to give up because of problems that seem to shake their faith in God. Christians are discouraged when they don’t get result. You fasted and prayed, you believed God for favour but here […]
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The word conceive is to imagine something or to invent a plan or an idea; but very quickly it relates more to mothers. To conceive is to be pregnant, or to cause a baby to begin to form. Therefore, this topic gives us the opportunity to reflect on the motherhood of Mary. In Luke 1:31 […]
Sunday Homily
Twenty-Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time – Year C Amos 6:1,4-7/Psalm 146:7-10/1 Timothy 6:11-16/Luke 16:19-31
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Today’s gospel contains the account of a rich man who lived a life of extreme luxury while an extremely poor man named Lazarus laid at the gate of this rich man’s house. This parable set out to teach us that wealth is a responsibility and those who engage in charity are already discharging their responsibility […]
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TWENTY-FOURTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME – YEAR C EXODUS 32:7-11, 13-14/PSALM: 50(51):3-4, 12-13, 17, 19/ 1 TIMOTHY 1:12-17/ LUKE 15:1-32 Lost but found
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In chapter 15 of Luke’s Gospel, Jesus tells three parables about losing, finding, and rejoicing. They are the parable of the lost sheep, the parable of the lost coin and the parable of the lost son (the prodigal son). All three parables are on the subject of recovering the lost, which is the implicit explanation of […]
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NIGERIA AT THE CROSSROADS OF COLLAPSE: THE WAY FORWARD A TALK DELIVERED BY DANIEL EVBOTOKHAI TO DIOCESE OF AUCHI SEMINARIANS ON THE OCCASION OF THEIR ANNUAL REUNION 3/9/2019
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Introduction ‘From crisis to sustainable development,’ a World Bank publication in 1989 asserts that “underlying the litany of Africa’s development is the crisis of governance.” Governance here means the exercise of political powers to manage the affairs of the nation’s affairs. Therefore, one can say very correctly that the basic setback or hitch of this nation […]
REV. FR. DANIEL EVBOTOKHAI Introduction Nodoubt this topic is timely, especially now that desires and passions are at the door post of every individual waiting for an affirmation. The culture, language, music, dressing of our people is almost sexually saturated. Universities, Colleges and Institutes have been overtaken by a “hook-up” culture in which “yes” in […]
Know Your Faith
SUSTAINING THE FAITH: A REFLECTION DELIVERED BY REV.FR. DANIEL EVBOTOKHAI AT CANAAN LAND, AFUZE ON THE OCCASION OF THE PENTECOST PROGRAM OF THE CATHOLIC CHARISMATIC RENEWAL OF NIGERIA, DIOCESE OF AUCHI. 8/6/2019
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dankhai16@yahoo.com Hebrews 11:1 tells us that faith is “being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see.” Perhaps no other component of the Christian life is more important than faith. We cannot purchase it from any market, we cannot sell it in any Church or crusade ground, we cannot download […]
Daniel 7:9-10,13-14 Ps.97; 2Pt.1:16-19; Luke 9:28b-36 You are the Light of the World No one who encounters God ever remains the same. This truth is uniquely shown in the transfiguration account from the gospel of Luke. Although the synoptic gospels contain this account of the transfiguration, only Luke situated it within the context of prayer. […]
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Ecclesiastes 1:2; 2:21-23/Psalm 95:1-2,6-9/Colossians 3:1-5,9-11/Luke 12:13-21 Today’sgospel reading presents us with “The Parable of the Rich Fool”. This titlesounds funny, how can one be rich and at the same time a fool. Anyway inbusiness parlance the man was wise enough to build bigger storage. After all,his harvest was rich. But how is he a fool? A fool […]