Dear friends in Christ, I present to you today the significance of Ash Wednesday, it’s scriptural background and spiritual importance in the...
Category - Catholicism
Catholic Article, Catholicism, Questions & Answers, Weekday Homilies/ Reflections
“ALL SOULS” – REMEMBERING THE SOULS IN PURGATORY (I BELIEVE IN THE COMMUNION OF SAINTS)
Following the Solemnity of All Saints which the Church celebrated yesterday, today She celebrates the Commemoration of the faithful departed – “ALL...
Catholic Article, Catholicism, Questions & Answers, Weekday Homilies/ Reflections
SOLEMNITY OF ALL SAINTS: WHAT IS A SAINT? ARE THE SAINTS DEAD? CAN THEY REALLY HEAR US? WHY ASKING FOR THEIR INTERCESSION? IS IT IN THE BIBLE?
A REFLECTION FOR THE SOLEMNITY OF ALL SAINTS (NOV. 1, 2017) Dear friends in Christ, Holy Mother Church celebrates today, the Solemnity of All Saints...
Catholic Article, Catholicism, Feasts/Memorials of Saints
WHY DO CATHOLICS CELEBRATE THE BIRTH OF MARY?
According to the Catholic Tradition, we celebrate the feast days (the date of death) of the all the saints, and not their birthdays; however, only...
DAY 26 PRAYER INTENTION: Today, pray for the intentions of the Holy Catholic Church – those of the Holy Father, the Pope; for Cardinals and...
Apparently, every year on “Trinity Sunday” (Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity), many preachers tend to use analogies to explain the mystery of the...
Catholic Article, Catholicism, Questions & Answers
WHY THE CATHOLIC CHURCH DOES NOT SING/SAY THE “GORIA…” IN ADVENT
INBOX QUESTION: “Hey, Padre Chinaka! Please, I wanna ask why the ‘Gloria’ is not sung during Advent. I thought it was only Lenten Season that we skip...
Catholic Article, Catholicism
OCTOBER DEVOTION: DAY 27 – HOW IS MARY THE MOTHER OF GOD? MISCONCEPTIONS & CLARIFICATIONS
DAY 27 PRAYER INTENTION: Today, pray for all those who have been kidnapped and are yet to be released; particularly, we pray for all those kidnapped...
Catholic Article, Catholicism, Questions & Answers
THE END OF THE OCTAVE OF EASTER (THE EIGHT DAYS SUCCEEDING EASTER); WHY IS IT CALLED AN OCTAVE?
Dear friends, today (2nd Sunday of Easter) marks the end of the Octave of Easter. To begin with, why is it called an Octave? The celebration of our...
