There is an old story about how hunters trap monkeys in some parts of the word. It is a simple but effective trick. They take a heavy container and cut a hole just wide...
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Homilies, Year A 2025-2026
WHEN LOVE BLOWS THE TRUMPET: 23RD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME YEAR A ON SEPTEMBER 6, 2026 (R. 1: Ezekiel 33:7-9; Psalm 95:1-2, 6-9; R. 2: Romans 13:8-10; Gospel: Matthew 18:15-20) FR EMMANUEL INEDU OCHIGBO
At two o’clock in the morning, an ancient city is asleep. No radar. No satellites. No emergency alerts buzzing on anyone’s phone. Outside the walls, darkness stretches...
Homilies, Year A 2025-2026
REPOSITIONING THE ROCK: 22ND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME YEAR A ON AUGUST 30, 2026 (R. 1: Jeremiah 20:7-9; Psalm 63:2,3-4,5-6,8-9; R. 2: Romans 12:1-2; Gospel: Matthew 16:21- 27) FR EMMANUEL INEDU OCHIGBO
A little boy is rushed into an emergency room with a ruptured appendix. The surgeon tells his mother, “We have to operate immediately.” She looks at her child...
Homilies, Year A 2025-2026
BUT GRACE GOT THERE FIRST! 21ST SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME YEAR A ON AUGUST 23, 2026 (R. 1: Isaiah 22:19-23; Psalm 138:1-2, 2-3, 6, 8; R. 2: Romans 11:33-36; Gospel: Matthew 16:13-20) FR EMMANUEL INEDU OCHIGBO
A bishop once visited a parish and decided to help hear confessions. A five-year-old boy joined the line. When his turn came, he entered, sat beside the bishop, swung...
Homilies, Year A 2025-2026
DON’T WASTE THE CRUMBS! 20TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME YEAR A ON AUGUST 16, 2026 (R. 1: Isaiah 56:1, 6-7; Psalm 67:2-3, 5, 6, 8; R. 2: 1 Romans 11:13-15, 29-32; Gospel: Matthew 15:21-28) FR EMMANUEL INEDU OCHIGBO
In today’s Gospel passage, a desperate mother is following Jesus through a Gentile territory dusty road, crying, “Have pity on me, Lord, Son of David! My daughter is...
