It’s that time of the year again, a period in which we fellowship and keep vigil with our heavenly Lord, in his temptations and his fast. This is called the Lenten...
Author - Chinaka Justin Mbaeri
A staunch Roman Catholic and an Apologist of the Christian faith. More about him here.
REFLECTION/HOMILY FOR (TUESDAY) EIGHTH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME. MARCH 05, 2019
Today’s message is an extension/complement of yesterday’s Scriptural lesson. As we reflected yesterday, ‘salvation is both absolutely free and yet it costs one’s very...
REFLECTION/HOMILY FOR (MONDAY) EIGHTH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME. MARCH 04, 2019
Scholars have attributed the “Eye of the Needle” to a narrow gate in Jerusalem at the time of Jesus, which was usually open in the evening after the City’s main...
REFLECTION/HOMILY FOR EIGHTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME, YEAR C. MARCH 03, 2019
In biblical language, the heart is the center of our thoughts, desires and feelings; it is the source of our good or bad works and thirst for our decisions. What comes...
REFLECTION/HOMILY FOR (FRIDAY) SEVENTH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME. MARCH 01, 2019
The dream for many people is to marry their best friend for a successful and happy home. In fact, the advice is very common today: “marry your best friend”. The old...
REFLECTION/HOMILY FOR (THURSDAY) SEVENTH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME. FEBRUARY 28, 2019
The reoccurring cases of the abuse of minors have been one of the greatest evils befalling our Church and society in our epoch. Sadly, this horrendous and evil act has...
REFLECTION/HOMILY FOR (WEDNESDAY) SEVENTH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME. FEBRUARY 27, 2019
At the feet of the holy sage – Ben Sira (in the First Reading – Ecclesiasticus 4:12-22), we are presented with the theme of “Wisdom as Educator”. (Here...
REFLECTION/HOMILY FOR (TUESDAY) SEVENTH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME. FEBRUARY 26, 2019
TUESDAY The Book of Ecclesiasticus (Wisdom of Sirach) by Ben Sira of Jerusalem is a deuterocanonical book written around 200 to 175 BCE). It is seen as a collection of...
REFLECTION/HOMILY FOR (MONDAY) SEVENTH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME. FEBRUARY 25, 2019
In the Prophetic Tradition of the Old Testament, deafness, dumbness or blindness are figures of resistance to the message of God. This is because these illnesses impede...
REFLECTION/HOMILY FOR THE FEAST OF THE CHAIR OF SAINT PETER, FEBRUARY 22, 2019
(FEAST OF THE CHAIR OF SAINT PETER) “Chair” as a concept, has been understood through the ages as the symbol of authority and power. The power of kings or top executive...