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 »
Genesis 9:8-15; 1 Peter 3:18-22; Mark 1:12-15 With the ongoing lessons of Covid-19, where a tiny and invisible virus brought the human earth to its knees, we now know that the invisible is powerful and can be destructive. The fact that we cannot see something is not an argument for its non-existence. We cannot see …
Conversion Sunday: The Problem of Sinovirus or Sin-virus Read More »
Leviticus 13:1-2, 44-46; 1 Corinthians 10:31-11:1; Mark 1:40-45 Outcasts, there are many of them today. We see them on our streets, we watch them on our television sets, and their drowned corpses sometimes feed sea creatures as they flee from their countries in search of human dignity. They are not lepers, we now have treatment …
Human Dignity Sunday: Not Just a Priest, but also a Prophet Read More »
1 Samuel 3:3-10, 19; 1 Corinthians 6:13-15, 17-20; John 1:35-42 Our world needs mediators, those who point out the ways of God to others. These mediators must be credible and exemplary people. This is imperative because our structures are collapsing evident in the bleeding in church membership. The visit of Covid-19 intensifies the emptying of …
Temple Destroyers: Lessons in Mediation and Engagement! Read More »
Isaiah 55:1-11; 1 John 5:1-9; Mark 1:7-11 Justice Matters! Where are the Christians today, when the demand for justice crusades our streets in the name of secularity and most Christians are hiding away in church builds? The day has come and the time is now to stand up for justice and to prove the …
The Baptism-of-the-Lord: A Social Contract Call to Justice Matters Read More »
Isaiah 60:1-6; Ephesians 3:2-3a, 5-6; Mt 2:1-12 We love to be stars, we struggle hard to distinguish ourselves, we want to be different. Our society looks for talents: American Idols, The Oscars and Emmy Awards, Canadian Screen Awards, Big Brother Naija, Britain’s Got Talent, etc. Today, Epiphany Sunday, God proposes to you and me …
Isaiah 52:13-53:12; Hebrews 4:14-16; John 18:19-19:42 “Things Fall Apart” is not the cry of defeat or self pity, it is the evocation of the best in the human person, because life is worth living. In the face of COVID-19, “Things Fall Apart”, on that original Good Friday, things fell apart: sin was defeated, virtue triumphed …
Ezekiel 37: 12-14; Psalm 130; Roman 8:8-11; John 11:1-45 In the midst of the uncertainties and fears surrounding the outbreak of COVID-19, I have had to deal with a lot of questions from parishioners. Their questions challenged my faith as well. People are asking why the churches should be closed. Where is God our …
4th Sunday of Lent 1 Samuel 16:1b, 6-7,10-13; Psalm 23; Ephesians 5:8-14; John 9:1-41 Relationship with God is always a journey or a movement. It could be likened to the process of osmosis in my biology class whereby a solvent passes through a semi-permeable membrane from a less concentrated solution to a more concentrated solution. …
The gospel reading of the first two Sundays of Lent follow a certain pattern in all three cycles. On the first Sunday we always meditate on the temptations of Jesus, and on the 2nd Sunday the transfiguration of the Lord. The focal point of the event of transfiguration is a mountain. The narration of Matthew …