Reading: 1 Kings 18:41-46; Ps. 65; Matt.5:20-26 Rev. Fr. Emmanuel Emenike Onyia LIVING AN AUTHENTIC VIRTUOUS LIFE Most of the time, we often find it difficult to understand the way God operates, especially as regards his relationship with humanity. This is because humanity has failed to understand how God’s mercy and justice are […]
Reading: 1Kings 18:20-39; Ps. 16; Matt. 5:17-19 Rev. Fr. Emmanuel Emenike Onyia ARE YOU BREAKING THE COMMANDMENTS OF GOD AND TEACHING OTHERS TO DO THE SAME? Today, Jesus reminds us that he did not come on earth to abolish what had already been revealed but rather to fulfil them. He came into the
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Reading: Acts.11:21-26.13:1-3; Ps. 98; Matt.10:7-13 Rev. Fr. Emmanuel Emenike Onyia BE A SOURCE OF ENCOURAGEMENT TO OTHERS JUST LIKE ST. BARNABAS Have you ever been in a difficult and ugly situation where you felt like giving up or quitting and pulling out of a noble project, career or goal in life, and then
Reading: 1Kings 17:1-6; Ps. 121; Matt.5:1-12 Rev. Fr. Emmanuel Emenike Onyia THE BEATITUDES AS THE INTERIOR LIFE OF TRUE CHRISTIANS Each day of our lives is a struggle for perfection, we grow from one level of understanding and knowledge to another. But what really gives value to this growth is the fundamental principles
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Reading: Gen. 3:9-15; Ps. 130; 2Cor. 4:13-5:1; Mark 3:20-35 Rev. Fr. Emmanuel Emenike Onyia. IF YOU BELONG TO GOD’S FAMILY WHY SIN AGAINST THE HOLY SPIRIT Having a sense of belonging is fundamental to human happiness and well-being, for it gives value to our lives and helps us in coping with some
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Reading: 2Tim. 4:1-8; Ps. 71; Luke 2:41-51 Rev. Fr. Emmanuel Emenike Onyia DO YOU HAVE A HEART THAT PONDERS AND CONTEMPLATES ON THE LORD? Biologically, the heart is the main organ in the circulatory system, the structure primarily responsible for delivering the circulation of blood and transportation of nutrients in all parts of
Reading: Hosea 11:1.3-4.8-9; Ps. Is. 12:2-6; Eph. 3:8-12.14-19; John 19:31-37 Rev. Fr. Emmanuel Emenike Onyia CELEBRATING THE HEART THAT WAS PIERCED FOR THE LOVE OF YOU AND I Every Friday after the Sunday of the solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ, the Church celebrates the great Solemnity of
Readings: 2 Tim. 2:8-15; Ps.24; Mark 12: 28-34 Rev. Fr. Emmanuel Emenike Onyia. YOU ARE NOT FAR FROM THE KINGDOM WHEN YOU LOVE GOD AND YOUR NEIGHBOURS In our journey of faith, we struggle with so many commitments and responsibilities. Oftentimes, we want to know which one should be our priority. What should
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Readings: 2 Tim. 1:1-3,6-12; Ps.123; Mark 12: 18-27 Rev. Fr. Emmanuel Emenike Onyia. WHAT IS YOUR DISPOSITION TOWARDS LIFE, DEATH AND RESURRECTION The question about what becomes of the human person after death has been a contextual topic in every human generation and this has not changed in our generation. However, the answer
Readings: 2 Peter 3: 12-15,17-17; Ps.90; Mark 1213-17 Rev. Fr. Emmanuel Emenike Onyia. GIVE BACK TO CAESER WHAT BELONGS TO CAESER AND TO GOD WHAT BELONGS TO GOD At the time of Jesus, one of the great means of exchange is the use of coin, A coin as we know is a small,
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