Chapter Five Oboh closed his eyes for some minutes. He had been trying to make sure the environment was conducive…
Chapter Four Otiti couldn’t remember when last she had such a nice time. She was still giggling when she came…
Chapter Three Otiti couldn’t concentrate. She sat through the seminar like a zombie thirsty for the blood she knew she…
Chapter Two The tip of the blade nicked the tender skin of Otiti’s neck. The prick was more painful than…
Today, Tuesday, 16 July 2024, the feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, His Holiness Pope Francis has appointed His…
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Maria Goretti was born a poor peasant child in Italy in 1890, the third of six children. When she was…
As I drove to the farm today, I could hear my heart pumping more blood than normal. The rhythmic ‘gbim,…
Recently, I wrote an article On Kidnappings in Esan Land, Vigilante Politics, and the role of Traditional Rulers. One of…
It is clear from my topic that I’ll attempt to address a hydra headed issue here, not as an insider…
In a recent Facebook post I made announcing the appointment of a new rector of a major seminary in Nigeria,…
“The Lord be with you!” The young priest said in a loud voice. “And with your spirit”, we chorused. “And…
The glory of the martyrs – a sign of rebirth
3 June 2024
The African martyrs add another page to the martyrology – the Church’s roll of honour – an occasion both of mourning and…
Yes, many Eucharistic miracles in the Catholic Church have involved forensic analysis, which is the scientific examination of physical evidence…
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2 June 2024
Train arrives at Union Station Chicago. I walk out to Canal Street and book a ride on Lyft to O’Hare…
My Lord Bishop, Very Rev Fathers and Rev Fathers, Consecrated Men and Women, My Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,…
I must appreciate the National Assembly for approving the Bill seeking to bring back our old Anthem. And I must…
If milk gets bad, it becomes yoghurt. Yoghurt is more valuable than milk. If it gets even worse, it turns…
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I was returning from retreat today when I saw a child by the roadside. He looked DEAD. I stopped, reversed…
There’s a phase of youth that’s Godless. Only it has become more like a way of life. The phase takes…
I am worried. Yes, you read that right. This time it’s not about money, it’s about drugs. Did you know…
Hello there! How are you doing today? On the 15th of June, we called for submissions for the second edition…
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WHY WOULD ANYONE WANT TO BE A SIDE CHIC?
17 March 2021
The other day I wrote something about our ‘culture’ that somehow tolerates unfaithfulness on the part of men, and the…
Pop Culture is exactly what it is – popular culture. So it’s not surprising that many of our young people…
THE DANGER OF BEING CHRISTIAN IN THE NORTH TODAY!
3 December 2020
Very often, many of us Christians in the South do not understand first hand, what our brothers and sisters go…
At a precarious time when the activities of suspected hersdmen has brought about suspicion and acrimonity in various communities across…
Twelfth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B. Reflection by Rev Fr Oselumhense Anetor (Uromi Diocese)Job 38:1, 8-11; 2 Cor. 5:14-17;…
Pull down the castles of sin!
14 June 2024
Friday of the Tenth Week in Ordinary Time, Year II. Reflection by Rev Fr Oselumhense Anetor (Uromi Diocese) I Kings…