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 …
FOURTH SUNDAY OF LENT (LAETARE SUNDAY). THE LIGHT THAT OVERCOMES DARKNESS
THE LIGHT THAT OVERCOMES DARKNESS Those days in the secondary school around 2003, I remember how our biology teacher clearly explained the indispensability of light in relation to our ability to see. …
THIRD SUNDAY OF LENT: “YEARNING FOR JESUS (THE LIVING WATER) LIKE THE DEER THAT YEARNS FOR RUNNING STREAMS”
“YEARNING FOR JESUS (THE LIVING WATER) LIKE THE DEER THAT YEARNS FOR RUNNING STREAMS” At one point or the other in life, we have experienced a sentimental feeling of the absence of a loved one; and th…
SECOND SUNDAY OF LENT REFLECTION: “CHANGE”: AN INDISPENSABLE ATTRIBUTE OF LENT
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REFLECTION FOR WEDNESDAY OF THE FIRST WEEK OF LENT (MARCH 8, 2017) THEME: “THE SIGN OF JONAH – A CALL FOR REPENTANCE IN LENT”
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REFLECTION FOR FIRST SUNDAY OF LENT: “JESUS OUR MODEL IN THE FACE OF TEMPTATIONS”
FIRST SUNDAY OF LENT: “JESUS OUR MODEL IN THE FACE OF TEMPTATIONS” Those days at catechism class, I remember vividly that our catechist once defined temptation quite plainly and succinctly…