PRIESTLY ORDINATION IN UROMI DIOCESE: WHY UJOGBA MADE THE LOUDEST OVATION
Events are the fabrics of human history. Yet, when the newsworthy takes place, it takes the discerning mind of the journalist to know that the right key has been used. Yesterday, that is, December 8, 2020, ordinarily was the Solemnity of Immaculate…
ARCHBISHOP OF ABUJA RECEIVES 2ND PALLIUM
The Archbishop of Abuja, His Grace, Most Reverend Ignatius Kaigama received the pallium today, August 27, 2020, at the hands of His Excellency, Archbishop Antonio Guido Fillipazzi, Apostolic Nuncio to Nigeria, at Our Lady Queen of Nigeria Pro-Cathedral…
CATHOLIC PRIEST VISITS FULANI COMMUNITY, SUES FOR PEACE
At a precarious time when the activities of suspected hersdmen has brought about suspicion and acrimonity in various communities across the country, a Catholic priest has dified circumstances by making a historic visit to a Fulani settlement near Tafawa…
CATHOLIC BISHOPS CALL FOR A MONTH OF PRAYERS FOR PEACEFUL ELECTIONS IN EDO STATE
In a letter addressed to all Catholics and the people of Edo State, the Catholic Bishops of Benin City Archdiocese, Auchi Diocese and Uromi Diocese, have issued an urgent call on all Christ’s faithful to pray against violence in the forth coming…
PENTECOSTALISM TODAY: HOW MEN PLAY GOD
We were warned by St. Paul about Pentecostalism and its perversion of true faith. In his second Letter to Timothy, chapter 4, verses 3 and 4, Paul says: “For the time is coming when people will no longer endure sound doctrine, but in their eagerness to…
HOLY TRINITY, ONE GOD!
“God is not something vague…He is tangible; He is not abstract but has a name: “God is love.” Pope Francis. Most African Traditional Religions believe there is a supreme God who works with other intermediary deities or gods. He is conceived as creator of…
POPE APPOINTS AUXILIARY BISHOP FOR CATHOLIC DIOCESE OF UMUAHIA, NIGERIA
The Holy Father, Pope Francis has appointed Rev. Fr. Michael Kalu Ukpong of the clergy of the Catholic Diocese of Umuahia, Abia State, Nigeria, Auxiliary Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Umuahia, also assigning him Titular Bishop of the See of Igilgili.…
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…
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…
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…