(“You must remove the old yeast of sin so that you will be entirely pure. Then you will be like a new batch of dough without any yeast, as indeed I know you actually are” – 1 Corinth…
REFLECTION/HOMILY FOR (MONDAY) SIXTH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME. FEBRUARY 18, 2019
MONDAY The evil act of Cain in today’s Frist Reading (cf. Gen. 4:1-15,25), depicts how sin rattles the relationship and bond between brothers. This is a kind of life outside the garden (paradise), roo…
HOMILY/REFLECTION FOR SIXTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME, YEAR C. FEBRUARY 17, 2019
The “Sermon on the Plain” in Today’s Gospel (6:17,20-26) is Luke’s version of the “Sermon on the Mount” in Matthew’s Gospel (5 – 7). In the Lukan account, it appears that Jesus happens to take sides w…
HOMILY/REFLECTION FOR (FRIDAY) FIFTH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME. FEBRUARY 15, 2019
In the Prophetic Tradition of the Old Testament, deafness and blindness are figures of resistance to the message of God. It could be said that man became resistant (deaf) to the message of God at the …
HOMILY/REFLECTION FOR (SATURDAY) FIFTH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME. FEBRUARY 16, 2019
The expulsion of Adam and Eve from the Garden of Eden to ‘till the earth’ as seen in the First Reading (cf. Gen 3:9-24) negates the veracity of the tempter’s assurance that ‘they will not die…
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…
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…
FIFTH SUNDAY OF LENT. reflection: “HOPE IN THE FACE OF EVIL”
“HOPE IN THE FACE OF EVIL” One of the greatest challenges faced by Christianity and Christians is the reality of evil and suffering. The reality of evil and suffering are often at the foremost on our …