THE POWER OF PRAISE
Tuesday of the Sixth Week of Easter. Reflection by Rev Fr Oselumhense Anetor (Uromi Diocese) Acts 16:22-34; John 16:5-11 One of the channels I’ve missed most on Dstv is “One Gospel”. That channel provided such a ‘praise’…
THE SOCIAL MEDIA ‘ORESIN’!
Alpha!Pondering on my title? Well, that makes two of us. If you’re from Edo State, and you’re Esan, you’ll know what oresin means. Oresin is the word that describes the act of bearing false witness against another. It involves imputing…
“JOHN PAUL II WAS A MAN OF PRAYER, LOVE, AND JUSTICE” – POPE FRANCIS
If the Saintly Pope John Paul II were alive today 18th May 2020, he would be 100 years old. In the livestreamed Eucharistic Celebration to mark the centenary of his birth, held at his Tomb, in St Peter’s Basilica, Pope Francis hailed Pope St. John…
“IT IS TIME TO RESUME ‘CONTROLLED’ WORSHIP IN CHURCHES AND MOSQUES”
In an article titled: “COVID-19: A case for the resumption of controlled worship gatherings in churches and mosques“, the Catholic Archbishop Emeritus of Abuja, John Cardinal Onaiyekan has argued that it’s time to gradually reopen…
YOU WILL BE MY WITNESSES!
Monday of the Sixth Week of Easter. Reflection by Rev Fr Oselumhense Anetor (Uromi Diocese) Acts 16:11-15; John 15:26-16:4 In the life of Lydia, we see the example of a woman who knew what it meant to be a witness; breaking traditional boundaries of…
‘MURDERS’ IN THE NAME OF COVID-19: THE NIGERIAN SITUATION
Rev Fr Israel GodsPower ANAWEOKHAI, MSP “You shall not kill”(Exod. 20:13). The ten commandments are the charter of the freedom of the children of God (humanity as a whole). Consequently, the results of the atrocious acts committed against…
STORIES CHANGE
Sixth Sunday of Easter, Year A. Rev Fr Francis Adelabu “My story. Who can make a change?” A book which sold almost a million copies on the very first day of its release two years ago is the life story of an influential and highly beloved…
TRIUMPH OF INNOCENCE
CHAPTER TWO St Kizito National High School St Kizito National High School was founded, in a sense, in 1949 by the first Irish missionaries who came to the ancient city of Benin. The school had started as a Catechetical Centre for teaching the then…
WE ARE NOT MAGICIANS!
Perhaps one of our greatest problems is that we never bother to go to the root meaning of words before we make use of them. This is why we find ourselves easily swayed by the interpretation of others. What does it mean to be charismatic? Charisma is from…
DOES THE WORLD HATE YOU?
Saturday of the Fifth Week of Easter. Reflection by Rev. Fr Oselumhense Anetor (Uromi Diocese) Acts 16:1-10; Ps.100:1-3,5; John 15:18-21 Today, Christians are being persecuted all over the world. In the middle East, the persecution of Christians is most…