It was my day off a day after this last Christmas Day, so a Nigerian family invited me to their home in Escondido, CA. When I got there, a family from Ghana was also...
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NO VACANCY!!! THE BAPTISM OF THE LORD YEAR C ON JANUARY 12, 2025 (R. 1: Isaiah 40:1-5, 9-11; Psalm 104:1b-2, 3-4, 24-25, 27-28, 29-30; R. 2: Titus 2:11-14; 3:4-7; Gospel: Luke 3:15-16; 21-22) FR EMMANUEL INEDU OCHIGBO
Fr. Franz Jalics, S.J., tells the story of a Hungarian parish priest whom his parishioners greatly loved. His bishop attempted several times to transfer him to another...
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MAKE IT EASIER FOR THEM: THE EPIPHANY OF THE LORD YEAR C ON SUNDAY JANUARY 5, 2025 (R1. Isaiah 60:1-6; Psalm 72:1-2, 7-8, 10-11, 12-13; R2. Eph 3:2-3a, 5-6: Gospel: Matthew 2:1-12) FR EMMANUEL INEDU OCHIGBO
A few months after I arrived in San Diego, a distant relative studying in another state visited me. She had been in the U.S. for a few years but never in California. We...
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WHERE DID YOU DROP HIM? THE HOLY FAMILY OF JESUS, MARY, AND JOSEPH ON SUNDAY DECEMBER 29, 2024 (R. 1: 1 Samuel 1: 20-22, 24-28; Psalm 84: 2-3, 5- 6, 9-10; R. 2: 1 John 3: 1-2, 21-24; Gospel: Luke 2: 41-52) FR EMMANUEL INEDU OCHIGBO
Once upon a time, a woman could no longer take more of the trouble from her little daughter. She called her daughter and said to her, “You know, each time you are...
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TRUST THE PROCESS! CHRISTMAS DAY (THE NATIVITY OF THE LORD) ON DECEMBER 25, 2024 (R1: Isaiah 52:7-10; Psalm 98:1, 2-3, 3-4, 5-6; R2: Hebrew 1:1-6; Gospel: John 1:1-18) FR EMMANUEL OCHIGBO
Once upon a time, an elephant and a dog became pregnant about the same time. About three months later, the dog gave birth to six puppies. Six months later the dog was...
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WHO IS IN YOU? 4TH SUNDAY OF ADVENT YEAR C ON DECEMBER 22, 2024 (Micah 5:1-4a; Ps 80:2-3, 15-16, 18-19; Heb 10:5-10; Lk 1:39-45) FR EMMANUEL INEDU OCHIGBO
Today is the Fourth Sunday of Advent, the last Sunday before Christmas. In today’s Gospel passage, we meet two very significant characters who contributed greatly to the...
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BLOOM WHERE YOU ARE PLANTED! 3RD SUNDAY OF ADVENT YEAR C DECEMBER 15, 2024 (R. 1: Zephaniah 3: 14-18a; Responsorial Psalm: Isaiah 12: 2-3, 4, 5-6; R. 2: Philippians 4: 4-7; Gospel: Luke 3: 10-18) FR EMMANUEL INEDU OCHIGBO
Today is the third Sunday of Advent, also known as Gaudete Sunday. The word Gaudete comes from Latin, meaning “Rejoice.” Today, the Church invites us to...
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JOHN AWAITS US THERE: 2ND SUNDAY OF ADVENT YEAR C ON SUNDAY DECEMBER 8, 2024 (R. 1: Baruch 5: 1-9; Psalm 126: 1-2, 2-3, 4-5, 6; R. 2: Philippians 1: 4-6, 8-11; Gospel: Luke 3: 1-6) FR EMMANUEL INEDU OCHIGBO
Some time ago, I was at dinner with a family. Halfway into the evening, one of the family members pulled out today’s gospel passage and asked me to read it to the...
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NOW MAY BE THE TIME! 1ST SUNDAY OF ADVENT YEAR C ON DECEMBER 1, 2024 (R. 1: Jeremiah 33: 14-16; Psalm 25: 4-5, 8-9, 10, 14; R. 2: 1 Thessalonians 3: 12-4: 2; Gospel: Luke 21: 25-28, 35-36) FR EMMANUEL INEDU OCHIGBO
Do you remember the story I shared about this time three years ago? It is about my conversation with my close friend, Fr. Ernest Mawah, who is in Nigeria. We began the...
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THE ALPHA AND THE OMEGA: SOLEMNITY OF CHRIST THE KING YEAR B ON SUNDAY NOVEMBER 24, 2024 (R. 1: Daniel 7: 13- 14; Psalm 93: 1, 1- 2, 5; R. 2: Revelation 1: 5- 8; Gospel: John 18: 33b- 37) FR EMMANUEL INEDU OCHIGBO
Today is the Solemnity of Christ the King. Pope Pius XI established this solemnity in 1925 in response to secularism, a way of life that expels God out of human thinking...