LEAVE THE DISUNITY TO THE ENEMIES
Thursday of the Seventh Week of Easter. Reflection by Rev Fr Oselumhense Anetor (Uromi Diocese) Acts 22:30,23:6-11; John 17:20-26 We should pray to God for wisdom; the kind that Paul used when he was on trial in the first reading of today. With a simple…
BRING BACK OUR INNOCENCE
The little boy sat in Church, looking straight ahead. It was Wednesday, May 27, 1992. He could not understand most of what was said. But he knew he loved the way the priest moved his hands as he celebrated mass. The bright lights on the sanctuary…
BEWARE OF WOLVES
Wednesday of the Seventh Week of Easter. Reflection by Rev Fr Oselumhense Anetor (Uromi Diocese)Acts 20:28-38; John 17:11-19 A shepherd’s first duty is to keep the sheep safe. Not himself. This is why he must constantly be watchful, that evil may…
KEMI
Chapter Two Mangodo felt the weariness seep into his bones. He was the Medical Doctor assigned to Office D in the Out Patients’ Department of Johnson & Jones Medical Centre. Located at the middle of Luxury Estates, Victoria Island, Lagos, the…
KEMI
Chapter One Kemi woke up with a severe headache. She reached across the bed and swapped her right hand across the bedside stool, hoping to find the culprit that had cut short her sleep. These days she hardly had any. Her brain tried to grasp the events…
BABY CHIDIOMIMI AND THE OSU CASTE SYSTEM
Admin’s Note: I recently came across a Facebook Post by Rev Fr Kelvin Ugwu, MSP. I do not want to preempt him. Being a priest of Igbo origin, he’s better able to put his experience into words. It beats me that some Igbos (even religious ones)…
HAVE WE OVERCOME THE WORLD?
Monday of the Seventh Week of Easter. Reflection by Rev Fr Oselumhense Anetor (Uromi Diocese)Acts 19:1-8; John 16:29-33 Years ago, Pope Francis encouraged priests to begin organising and taking courses on life in the spirit. This is because we may have…
BEWARE OF SATANIC MUSIC!
I love the fact that the Nigerian Entertainment Industry has progressed so much in the last decade. This is specifically true of the music industry. I remember some years ago, we didn’t have DJs dishing out 100% Nigerian songs at events (be they…
MADAGASCAR COVID-19 CURE: A REJECTION FROM WITHIN
“And they were deeply offended and refused to believe in him. Then Jesus told them, ‘A prophet is honored everywhere except in his own hometown and among his own family’”(Matthew 13:57). The above expression is true of the Madagascar…
54TH WCD- TIME FOR SOME STORY TELLING
Admin’s Note: This year, May 24 2020 (Seventh Sunday of Easter), is the 54th World Communications Day. Pope Francis, has dedicated his letter to Storytelling, saying, “…so as not to lose our bearings, we need to make our own the truth…