Fr. Emmanuel Emenike

Readings: Ezek. 36:23-28, Ps.51, Matt. 22:1-14 Rev. Fr. Emmanuel Emenike Onyia. DON’T BE TOO BUSY TO RESPOND TO GOD’S INVITATION TO HIS HEAVENLY BANQUET    A songwriter, Miriam Therese Winter composed one of the hymns in our hymn book entitled ‘I can not come to the banquet, which gives us the summary of our Gospel […]

Readings:  Ezek.34:1-11, PS.23, Matt. 20:1-16 Rev. Fr. Emmanuel Emenike Onyia. WHY ARE YOU STANDING IDLE ALL DAY? YOU GO INTO MY VINEYARD TOO   Oftentimes, when we are passing through the dark moment of life, it seems as if all hope is gone. We put up all our energy and enthusiasm struggling and hoping for

Readings: Ezek.28:1-10, Deut.32:26-36, Matt. 19:23-30 Rev.  Fr. Emmanuel Emenike Onyia. LEARN TO BE HUMBLE AND DETACHED FROM THE MATERIAL RICHES OF THIS PASSING WORLD   The rate at which people illegally acquire and are attached to material things of this passing world is so alarming, and this has serious consequences towards the well-being of the

Readings:  Ezek. 24:15-24, Deut.32:18-21, Matt. 19:16-22 Rev. Fr. Emmanuel Emenike Onyia. DON’T BE SO MUCH ATTACHED TO THE THINGS OF THIS PASSING WORLD FOR YOU WILL LEAVE THEM ONE DAY   In our societies today, people can go to any length to acquire properties, treasures, fame, influence and power that will last from the fourth

Reading: Prov. 9:1-6; Ps. 34; Eph.5:15-20; John 6:51-58 Rev.  Fr. Emmanuel Emenike  Onyia MY FLESH IS REAL FOOD AND MY BLOOD REAL DRINK FOR YOUR SOUL   Life, no doubt, is a great mystery. It is a mystery that requires our attention towards understanding how to make decisions with what it offers to us. We

Readings: Ezek. 18:1-10,13,30-32; Ps. 51; Matt. 19:13-15 Rev. Fr.  Emmanuel Emenike Onyia. EVERY SOUL SHALL BEAR THE CONSEQUENCES OF IT’S ACTIONS   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

  Readings: Ezekiel 16:1-15.60-63, Is. 12:2-6, Matt. 19:3-12 Rev. Fr. Emmanuel Emenike Onyia   WHAT DID JESUS SAY ABOUT DIVORCE IN MARRIAGE?   The idea of secularism and individualism in our society today has placed in the minds of the youths a distorted image of what marriage and family life truly represent in society. This

Readings:  Rev. 11:19;12:1-6.10, Ps. 45, 1Cor. 15:20-27, Luke 1:39-56 Rev. Fr. Emmanuel Emenike Onyia. THE ASSUMPTION OF MARY A PROOF THAT DEATH IS NOT THE END OF HUMAN LIFE Reflecting on ugly events we hear and experience in our world today there is no doubt in my mind that the world is a battlefield between

Readings:  Ezekiel 9:1-7;10:18-22, Ps.113, Matt. 18:15-20 Fr. Emmanuel Onyia. STEPS TOWARDS RECOLLECTION AND   FRATERNAL CORRECTION IN HUMAN RELATIONSHIP   As humans, we are not perfect because of our contingent nature, so we are likely to offend one another in any relationship we find ourselves in. As a result of this, one of the major challenges

Readings:  Ezekiel 2:8-3:4, Ps.119, Matt. 18:1-5.10.12-14 Fr. Emmanuel Emenike Onyia. BE HUMBLE LIKE LITTLE CHILDREN AND YOU WILL FIND TRUE GREATNESS   Human life and activities are always competitive and comparative, which is why we are often anxious to recognize or be recognized as the strongest, wisest, cleverest, and richest. We will always want to