HOW THE BIBLE EXPLAINS THE ASSUMPTION OF MARY INTO HEAVEN “GO UP LORD, TO THE PLACE OF YOUR REST, YOU AND THE ARK OF YOUR STRENGTH” (PS 132:8) Dear friends in Christ, the Church celebrates…
TO MY FELLOW CATHOLICS: “CAN I CONFESS MY SINS OVER THE PHONE?”
TO MY FELLOW CATHOLICS: “CAN I CONFESS MY SINS OVER THE PHONE?” I had a recent conversation with one of my “Facebook friends” in which he poured out his grievance in relation to the Sacrament of Confe…
THE BIBLE EXPLAINS WHY YOU SHOULD CONFESS YOUR SINS TO A PRIEST WHO IS A “MORTAL MAN LIKE YOU” – THIS IS CALLED THE SACRAMENT OF CONFESSION/RECONCILIATION/PENANCE
THE BIBLE EXPLAINS WHY YOU SHOULD CONFESS YOUR SINS TO A PRIEST WHO IS A “MORTAL MAN LIKE YOU” – THIS IS CALLED THE SACRAMENT OF CONFESSION/RECONCILIATION/PENANCE Many …
MY FELLOW CHRISTIANS, LET US PUT AN END TO THIS PICTORIAL REPRESENTATION!
MY FELLOW CHRISTIANS, LET US PUT AN END TO THIS PICTORIAL REPRESENTATION! Over and over again, I keep seeing pictorial representations of a contest between Jesus and the satan (especially across the s…
TO MY FELLOW CHRISTIANS AND ALL LOVERS OF THE TRUTH – THE USE OF “HOLY GHOST FIRE”
TO MY FELLOW CHRISTIANS AND ALL LOVERS OF THE TRUTH – THE USE OF “HOLY GHOST FIRE” It is apparent that the phrase “Holy Ghost fire!” is commonly used by “many Christians” while praying, a…
THE REWARD FOR HOSPITALITY
THE REWARD FOR HOSPITALITY (By this time next year, you will have a child) The term “hospitality” etymologically springs from the Latin “hospes”, meaning “host”, “…
SACRED HEART OF JESUS: “A GOD WHO HEARTS US SO MUCH”
A GOD WHO HEARTS US SO MUCH One of the common expressions you see on the social media today mostly from the youths is “I HEART YOU”. The phrase was not difficult for me to decode when I first saw it o…
REFLECTION FOR CORPUS CHRISTI: – THE FOOD THAT GIVES LIFE
THE FOOD THAT GIVES LIFE Every living organism on earth needs some basic things to stay alive. The traditional list of immediate “basic needs” of man is food (including water), shelter and…
BEWARE!!! FALSE ANALOGIES OF THE HOLY TRINITY!!!
BEWARE!!! FALSE ANALOGIES OF THE HOLY TRINITY!!! INBOX QUESTION: “Hello Chinaka, I’m a catechist, and since tomorrow is Trinity Sunday, I’ve been thinking of better illustrations to …
REFLECTION FOR PENTECOST SUNDAY: “THE HOLY SPIRIT (DIVINE CATALYST); IN WHOM WE LIVE AND MOVE AND HAVE OUR BEING”
THE HOLY SPIRIT (DIVINE CATALYST); IN WHOM WE LIVE AND MOVE AND HAVE OUR BEING Back in those days in Ibadan (around 2008) in Philosophy class (100 level), I vividly remember how our lecturer of “Ancie…