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Readings: Micah 7:14-15.18-20, Ps. 85, Matt 12:46-50 Rev  Fr. Emmanuel Emenike Onyia.   DOING THE WILL OF GOD IS THE ONLY WAY TO BELONG TO THE TRUE FAMILY OF JESUS   One of the psychological and spiritual needs of the human person is the sense of belonging, this need is just like the need for […]

Readings: 2Cor. 5:14-17, Ps. 63, John 20:1-2.11-18 Rev. Fr. Emmanuel Emenike Onyia   THE ENCOUNTER THAT TURNS THE LIFE OF A SINNER INTO A SAINT   Every human person has a past and a future, the past is gone we cannot change it, but the future bring hope alive, for in both past and future

Reading: Jer. 23:1-6; Ps. 23; Eph.2:13-18; Mark 6:30-34 Rev.  Fr. Emmanuel Emenike  Onyia   HUMANITY IS LOOKING FOR GOOD AND RESPONSIBLE LEADERS. ARE YOU ONE?   As humans we are constantly in need of one thing or the other, and one of the greatest need of humanity today is good and responsible leaders. This is

Readings: Micah 2:1-5, Ps. 10, Matt 12:14-21 Rev. Fr. Emmanuel Emenike Onyia.   STOP PLOTTING AGAINST THE INNOCENT FOR GOD WILL SURELY FIGHT FOR THEM   Plotting against one another is one of the ugly attitudes of people in our societies today and this plotting is often against the innocents. This  is exactly the condition

Readings: Isaiah 38:1-6.7-8.21-22, Ps. 38, Matt 12:1-8 Rev. Fr. Emmanuel Emenike Onyia.   MERCY IS WHAT THE LORD DESIRES FROM US   Mercy is one of the attributes of God and this attribute run through the scriptures as it is actually the summary of most of the stories in the scriptures. Because at the end

Readings: Isaiah 26: 7-9.12.16-19, Ps. 102, Matt 11:28-30 Rev. Fr. Emmanuel Emenike Onyia.   BRING YOUR HEAVY BURDENS OF LIFE TO THE LORD FOR HE WANTS TO HELP US   Thinking about the ugly condition of our societies today, where the ugly and sinful attitudes of greed, corruption, pride and selfishness of humanity have places

Readings: Isaiah 10:5-7.13-16, Ps. 94, Matt 11:25-27 Rev. Fr. Emmanuel Emenike Onyia.   OUR PRAYER LIFE SHOULD BE LIKE THE HUMILITY OF A CHILD TOWARDS A LOVELY FATHER   Gazing at the crucifix this morning, all I could see was the childlike humility of Jesus towards his loving Father. For he sacrificed himself on the

Readings: Isaiah 7:1-9, Ps. 48, Matt. 11:20-24 Rev. Fr. Emmanuel Emenike Onyia.   WHY HAVE WE FAILED TO RESPOND POSITIVELY TO GOD’S WORDS?   A critical look at the ugly and fragile nature of our societies and the world as a whole it is obvious that humanity is heading towards self-destruction, especially when we look

Readings: Isaiah 1:10-17, Ps. 50, Matt 10: 34-11.1 Rev. Fr. Emmanuel Emenike Onyia.   I HAVE NOT COME TO BRING PEACE IN THE WORLD BUT A SWORD   The way things are going in our world today, we need to think twice about our faith as Christians, and whether we are ready to live out

Reading: Amos 7:12-15; Ps. 85; Eph.1: 3-14; Mark 6:7-13 Rev.  Fr. Emmanuel Emenike  Onyia   THE NATURE AND THE GUIDING PRINCIPLES OF OUR MISSION AS CHRISTIANS   Why do we always rebel against God and each other? What is it that makes us reject God’s instructions? Why do we prefer to obey human beings who