ARE ‘BACK TO SENDER’ OILS AND ‘ANGEL MICHAEL PERFUMES’ CATHOLIC?
Story Starter The woman pointed the little container in my face and said five words, “Bless am for me Fada.” I took the plastic container from her and looked at it closely. It had an inscription, “Back to Sender Oil.”“No…
ALL POWER IS GIVEN TO ME!
Thursday of the Sixth Week of Easter (Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord). Reflection by Rev. Fr. Oselumhense Anetor (Uromi Diocese) Acts.1:1-11; Eph.1:17-23; Matt.28:16-20 Back in my seminary days we had one spiritual director whose favourite song…
WE’RE NO LONGER IGNORANT!
Wednesday of the Sixth Week of Easter. Reflection by Rev Fr Oselumhense Anetor (Uromi Diocese) Acts 17:15,22-18:1; John 16:12-15 The child in our world today is exposed to so much information. Yes! Sometimes, very wrong information. With social media and…
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’…
“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…
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…
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…
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…
HIS OFFICE, LET ANOTHER TAKE!
Thursday of the Fifth Week of Easter. (May 14, Feast of St Matthias, Apost.). Reflection by Rev Fr Oselumhense Anetor (Uromi Diocese). Acts 1:15-17, 20-26; John 15:9-17 God appoints people to serve. The higher the position is, the greater service one is…