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 …
I am a Christian Gossip, When Gossiping turns into Salvation Story and Good news Read More »
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 …
Click on the link below to get Inspirational messages shared during the Retreat. Note: The links to Power Point Presentation Slides would automatically download to your device. Click >> Brokenness and Wholeness Click >> focus on Jesus Click >> Forgiveness
2 Chronicles 36:14-16, 19-23; Ephesians 2:4-10; John 3:14-21 Nebuchadnezzar, a pagan ruler from Babylon, desecrated the Temple of God in Jerusalem, in 587 B.C, and led Israelites out to exile in Babylon. The Temple, where God dwelt alongside the copy of the Ten Commandments in the Tabernacle (1 Kings 8), was destroyed. The shame of …
Laetare Sunday: Be as Pro-Active about your salvation as your God is Pro-Active about it Read More »
Exodus 20:1-17; 1 Corinthians 1:22-25; John 2:13-25 A new phenomenon in our days is voluntary migration. The human desire to dwell where there is peace and guarantee of peace. There is no one measure of what constitutes peace, but when people migrate willingly, they choose the reasons for their migration. God proposes the best …
Gift-of-God Sunday: From Commandments to the Cross/Love/Jesus Read More »
Exodus 20:1-17; Psalm 19; 1 Corinthians 1:22-25; John 2:13-25 A priest was newly assigned to a town as Parish Priest. Some weeks after his arrival, he took a taxi downtown in exploration. After paying his fare, he realised that the driver had given him his change in excess. As he was pondering in his mind, …
Exodus 20:1-17; 1 Corinthians 1:22-25; John 2:13-25 A woman was sent to the hospital in an ambulance, because she was critically ill. On arrival at the hospital, she underwent a major surgery. During the surgery, she had a near-death experience. She saw herself standing before God as already dead. She pleaded with God in tears …
Purification Sunday: From the Temple in Jerusalem to the Human Body Read More »