Every year, during the seasons of Advent and Christmas, I find myself explaining to people that I was not born on Christmas Day. Because my name is Emmanuel, some people...
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Homilies, Year C 2024-2025
THE SCANDAL OF THE MESSIAH: 3RD SUNDAY OF ADVENT (GAUDETE SUNDAY) YEAR A ON DECEMBER 14, 2025 (R. 1: Isaiah 35:1-6a, 10; Psalm 146:6-7, 8-9, 9-10; R. 2: James 5:7-10; Gospel: Matthew 11:2-11) FR EMMANUEL INEDU OCHIGBO
There is an old story about a sculptor who was commissioned to carve a statue of Jesus Christ. He worked for months, chiseling away at the marble with painstaking care...
Homilies, Year A 2025-2026
PREPARE THE WAY: STAY IN YOUR LANE! 2ND SUNDAY OF ADVENT YEAR A ON DECEMBER 07, 2025 (R. 1: Isaiah 11:1-10; Psalm 72:1-2, 7-8, 12-13, 17; R. 2: Romans 15:4-9; Gospel: Matthew 3:1-12) FR EMMANUEL INEDU OCHIGBO
Have you ever cleaned your house because a special guest was coming? You vacuum, you mop, you hide the clutter in the closet, and for a moment, the house looks like...
Homilies, Year A 2025-2026
ADVENT- AN ALARM CLOCK OF GRACE: 1ST SUNDAY OF ADVENT YEAR A ON NOVEMBER 30, 2025 (R. 1: Isaiah 2:1-5; Psalm 122:1-9; R. 2: 2 Romans 13:11-14; Gospel: Matthew 24:37-44) FR EMMANUEL INEDU OCHIGBO
Have you ever walked into a dark room and realized you had been sitting in the dim for so long that your eyes adjusted to it? You did not notice how dark it had gotten...
Homilies, Year C 2024-2025
HE IS KING: WILL YOU LET HIM REIGN? SOLEMNITY OF CHRIST THE KING YEAR C ON NOVEMBER 23, 2025 (R.1: 2 Samuel 5:1-3; Psalm 122:1-5; R.2: Colossians 1:12-20; Gospel: Luke 23:35-43) FR EMMANUEL INEDU OCHIGBO
Have you noticed that the feast we call “Christ the King” does not show us Jesus seated on a throne with a golden crown? Instead, today’s Gospel gives us a King who...
