The glory of the martyrs – a sign of rebirth
The African martyrs add another page to the martyrology – the Church’s roll of honour – an occasion both of mourning and of joy. This is a page worthy in every way to be added to the annals of that Africa of earlier times which we, living in this era and…
Monday of the Ninth Week in Ordinary Time. Year II (St Charles Lwangwa and companions –Holy Martyrs of Uganda). Reflection by Rev Fr Oselumhense Anetor (Uromi Diocese)
Be a good tenant!2 Pet. 1:2-7; Mark 12:1-12 Imagine! We live in a world that isn’t ours, with a life that isn’t ours, with a body and soul that aren’t ours, breathing air that isn’t ours, making money that isn’t ours,…
The most common Eucharistic Miracles in the Catholic Church involved forensic analysis. Can you tell us more about this?
Yes, many Eucharistic miracles in the Catholic Church have involved forensic analysis, which is the scientific examination of physical evidence for legal purposes. These miracles typically involve the transformation of the consecrated bread and wine of…
SOLEMNNITY OF THE CORPUS CHRISTI. Year B. Reflection by Rev Fr Oselumhense Anetor (Uromi Diocese).
THE REAL DEAL!Exodus 24:3-8; Ps. 115:12-13,15-18; Heb. 9:11-15; Mark 14:12-16,22-26. At seven o’clock in the evening on August 18, 1996, Fr. Alejandro Pezet was saying Holy Mass at a Catholic church in the commercial center of Buenos Aires. He had just…
CONVERSATIONS WITH AN ITSEKIRI BIAFRAN-AMERICAN
Train arrives at Union Station Chicago. I walk out to Canal Street and book a ride on Lyft to O’Hare Airport Terminal 1. The driver’s identity pops up on the app. His name is Benedict. I see his photo – a black man. He arrives promptly and stops…
Mary our Greatest Grand Mother
My Lord Bishop, Very Rev Fathers and Rev Fathers, Consecrated Men and Women, My Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Glory to Jesus! Today, I invite us to reflect on the theme, “Mary, Our GRAND Mother.” I don’t mean “grand”…
REV. FR. DERMOT DORAN CSSp: THE MAN WHO BROKE THE FOOD BLOCKADE ORDER
Do you know that the N!gerian government imposed a land, sea, and air blockade in B!afran territories during the war in order to prevent food, meditation, and other supplies from reaching the Biafran enclave? But someone broke the blockade rule. His name…
NIGERIA’S NEW NATIONAL ANTHEM
I must appreciate the National Assembly for approving the Bill seeking to bring back our old Anthem. And I must also thank Mr President for passing this Bill into Law. If not for this act, I would not now be compelled to write this. For as I looked at…
Franciscan Priest Father Michael Martin becomes Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Charlotte
It’s the first time in 20 years the diocese – which includes 46 counties in the western half of North Carolina – has installed a new bishop, as longtime Bishop Peter Jugis announced his retirement in April. In a celebration that drew more than 1,500…
Today’s Reflection
Friday of the Eight Week in Ordinary Time. Year II (Feast of the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary). Reflection by Rev Fr Oselumhense Anetor (Uromi Diocese) Share your Joy with others!Zep. 3:14–18a; Lk 1:39–56 This feast was established by Pope Urban…