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An Exegetical study of the Good Shepherd in John 10:11-16. I hope it makes an interesting read…
THE EMPTY TOMB AND THE TESTAMENT OF OUR FAITH
Friends, a good number of us are quite familiar with graveyards and cemeteries. There is usually nothing new, revolutionary or surprising about graveyards. They are more of places of finality, peace and contemplation. The tomb of Christ nay the empty tomb remains revolutionary and has set Christianity on an unstoppable course. The Gospel reading of …
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DO NOT BE AFRAID (LUKE 2:10)
There is this story about a five year old boy who was in the kitchen as his mother made supper. The mother asked him to go to the pantry and get her a can of tomato soup but he didn’t want to go alone. “It’s dark in there and I’m scared”. She asked again …
A CONVERSION CRISIS?
Do you feel unsatisfied with just being good on a natural level? Does your present state of holiness makes you feel as if there are yet greater heights to attain? Do you sometimes feel that you have within you the necessary graces to take another step forward in the ladder of holiness? You could be …
A REFLECTION ON EASTER SUNDAY. TO US WHO WERE CHOSEN BY GOD AS WITNESSES…(ACTS 10:34-43)
Friends, I will anchor my Easter reflection this year on the task of witnessing and how the resurrection of Christ remains a constant invigorator to witnessing in our modern world. What does it mean to be a witness? Today the word” witness” is acceptable as a synonym of the word “see”. Witness is preferred when …
EXTINCTION AND HUMANIZED ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE: PEERING INTO THE FUTURE
Few days back, I happened to watch an American science fiction thriller film titled Extinction. Extinction was written by Spenser Cohen and Brad Kane and directed by Ben Young. It was released on 27th July 2018. The film features Peter who has these constant nightmares about alien invasion. These nightmares are beginning to threaten his …
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DRAW NEARER TO GOD AND HE WILL DRAW NEARER TO YOU! (JAMES 4:8) A LENTEN REFLECTION
The Lenten season is a moment of grace given to us by the church in order to learn from the master himself the perfect way of immersing ourselves in the paschal mysteries. It is a season where we follow Christ as he makes his journey through the slippery road to Calvary. The closing prayers for …
A LIGHT IN OUR DARKENED WORLD (JOHN 1:5) A REFLECTION ON CHRISTMAS DAY
The author of the Gospel of John captures the beautiful image of Christ as the light that has been cast into the darkened world. The effulgence of this light is so great that it overpowers the darkness. Indeed, “the light shines in the darkness and the darkness has not overcome it” (John 1:5). There are …
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ENCHANTED CHRISTIANITY AND THE AFRICAN CHURCH TODAY: LESSONS FOR A GROWING AFRICAN CATHOLICISM
One who has lived and experienced the Christian climate in Africa will come to understand that ours is a heavily densed Christianity. When one attends a typical Pentecostal church or prayer house, one is beset with top prayer intentions like, prayers for the Jobless, the sick, divine restorations. There are intentions for binding and casting …
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