Today’s readings show us the effects of the abiding presence of God in His Church and of His indwelling in each one of us. Scripture lessons: The first reading, taken from the Acts of the Apostles, tells us how the Holy Spirit, indwelling in the Church, helped the apostles to solve a major doctrinal problem …
Today’s readings are about renewal and new things: The New Jerusalem, a new Heaven and a new earth, and a new commandment. Scripture lessons: The first reading, taken from the Acts of the Apostles, describes how the small Christian communities helped the work of renewal in their members by their agápe love, imitating the agápe …
To implement in the home Have a Rule of Life With fixed times for rising/praying/retiring Meditation Conversing with God interiorly – 15-30 mins daily Spiritual Reading To spur us on in the spiritual life – 15 mins daily Daily Examination of Conscience Reviewing the thoughts, words & actions Attention Daily Duties Stay focused on the …
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We survived this year. As you read this message, I want you to think of the several ways that things could have been different for you. But, you survived! You are alive! We praise God! Look back with gratitude; gaze into the future with hope and faith. Our worship was cautious this year due to …
Acts 2:1-11; Galatians 5:16-25; John 15:26-27; 16:12-15 How come some are more intelligent than others; better footballers than their friends; prettier than their siblings; stronger than their neighbors; better orators than their teachers? Everywhere we see difference, positive difference, there is the Holy Spirit, there is Pentecost. Every good quality we have comes from the …
Acts 9:26-31; 1 Jn 3:18-24; John 15:1-8 Tuesday, April 24, 2018, started out just like any other day. Many woke up from sleep, and to give thanks to the author of life, God himself, they went for morning Mass. At Mass, in the house of God, the day turned out to be a blood-bath-day; the house of God was turned into …
The Only Thing to Fear is Fear itself”: Breaking our Enslavement to Fear Read More »
Putting Human Life First: When The Defense Of Life Is The Measure Of A Good Shepherd Acts 4:8-12;1 Jn 3:1-2; Jn 10:11-18 The notoriety of the cattle-herdsmen in Nigeria has given a bad name to all the shepherds of Nigeria. The Nigerian experience is one that shows that the lives of animals, especially cattle, …
Acts 3:13-15, 17-19; 1 Jn 2:1-5a; Lk 24:35-48 Do you know that “god-sibb” is the forefather of “gossip”? Just google the etymology of “gossip” or look up that word in old English dictionaries or dictionary of etymology. “God” is included in the word “gossip”. God-talk was gossip, and in the nations where freedom of …
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Today, a name matters. Our Sunday is called “Passion Sunday” to teach us that suffering is Christian and normal/natural. In order to tell us the importance of “Passion,” we read a “Passion Narrative,” the story of the suffering, betrayal and agony of Jesus. In fact, all three readings of today qualify as “Passion Narratives”. In …
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