The third sorrow and joy of St. Joseph attests to the pain Joseph also experienced when the blood of Jesus was first shed at his circumcision. This...
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NOVENA TO SAINT JOSEPH – DAY 3: “SAINT JOSEPH, PATRON OF THE UNIVERSAL CHURCH”
In the year 1870, St. Joseph was declared “Patron of the Universal Church” by Pope Pius IX. As a follow-up, in 1889, Pope Leo XIII issued an...
NOVENA TO SAINT JOSEPH – DAY 2: “GO TO JOSEPH” (On the need of reawakening devotion to St. Joseph)
To the people who were suffering from the famine in Egypt, the Pharaoh said: “Go to Joseph, do what he tells you” (Gen. 41:55). And Joseph, the most...
NOVENA TO SAINT JOSEPH – DAY 1: JOSEPH, THE RELEVANCE OF SILENCE IN A NOISY ERA
From the disturbing sound pollution perceived from automobiles to the regular noise produced from various sound systems at Churches, Mosques, clubs...
NOVENA TO SAINT JOSEPH – DAY 5: “JOSEPH, PATRON OF A HAPPY DEATH”
Have you ever wondered how it feels like, at the end of your journey here on earth to die in the arms of Jesus and Mary? Such was the awesome and...
NOVENA TO SAINT JOSEPH – DAY 4: “SAINT JOSEPH, OUR MODEL IN LIVING OUT THE SPIRIT OF THE LAW”
When one obeys the letter of the law but not the spirit, one is obeying the literal interpretation of the words (the “letter”) of the...
From its etymological derivative, the concept of “rapture” springs from a Medieval Latin word “raptura”, meaning seizure, kidnapping, carrying...
1. He was a well-educated man… 2. He believed that a strong intellectual foundation would allow a man to preach more convincingly, and...
JESUS, DEMONS, THE SWINE, AND THE SEA (Cf. Mark 5:1-20, Matthew 8:28-37, Luke 8:27-38)
Question: “In Matthew 8 verse 31. Jesus cast the demons into swine/pigs. I don’t just understand this. I have tried to but still a bit...
A REFLECTION ON THE CURRENT TREND OF SUICIDE IN NIGERIA: CAUSES OF SUICIDE; ARE SUICIDE VICTIMS IMMEDIATELY CONDEMNED TO HELL? DO SUICIDE VICTIMS HAVE THE RIGHT TO CHURCH BURIAL?
Suicide is a sad and often a difficult topic. It has grown rapidly over the years, with an alarming increase across the globe. In Nigeria, the rate...