A few days ago, I was with some friends, and we began to discuss the first things we would do when, by the grace of God, we reach heaven. I shared that the first thing I...
Homilies, Year C 2024-2025
BLESSED IS THE HAND THAT GIVES: 16TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME YEAR C ON JULY 20, 2025 (R. 1: Genesis 18:1-10a; Psalm 15:2-3, 3-4, 5; R. 2: Colossians 1:24-28; Gospel: Luke 10:38-42) FR EMMANUEL INEDU OCHIGBO
Some years ago, the Senegalese writer Aminata Sow Fall published a powerful novel titled “The Beggars’ Strike.” In it, government officials in an...
This is a recording of my Zoom Meeting with Students (Minor / High School Seminarians) and Staff of my Alma Mater, St Kizito Minor Seminary, Idah, Kogi State, Nigeria...
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GO AND DO LIKEWISE! 15TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME YEAR C ON JULY 13, 2025 (R. 1: Deuteronomy 30:10-14; Psalm 69:14, 17, 30-31, 33-34, 36, 37; R. 2: Colossians 1:15-20; Gospel: Luke 10:25-37) REV FR EMMANUEL INEDU OCHIGBO
If you have not picked it from my accent, I am originally from Nigeria. Each time I read the story of the Good Samaritan in today’s gospel passage, I feel...
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IT IS PART OF THE PACKAGE: 14TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME YEAR C ON JULY 6, 2025 (R. 1: Isaiah 66:10-14c; Psalm 66:1-3, 4-5, 6-7, 16, 20; R. 2: Galatians 6:14-18; Gospel: Luke 10:1-12, 17-20) FR EMMANUEL INEDU OCHIGBO
In the early 1900s, two brothers with no college degrees, no government funding, and a bicycle shop as their workshop were chasing an idea many people called madness;...
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FREE FROM THE MARBLE: THEIR STORY, OUR STORY! SOLEMNITY OF SAINTS PETER AND PAUL ON SUNDAY JUNE 29, 2025 (R. 1: Acts 12:1-11; Psalm 34:2-3, 4-5, 6-7, 8-9; R. 2: 2 Timothy 4:6-8, 17-18; Matthew 16:13-19) FR EMMANUEL INEDU OCHIGBO
Michelangelo Buonarroti (March 6, 1475 – February 18, 1564) was an Italian sculptor, painter, architect, and poet. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest artists...
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RECONCILED BY DEATH: THE MOST HOLY BODY AND BLOOD OF CHRIST (CORPUS CHRISTI) YEAR C JUNE 22, 2025 (R. 1: Genesis 14: 18-20; Psalm 110: 1, 2, 3, 4; R. 2: 1Corinthians 11: 23-26; Gospel: Luke 9: 11b-17) FR EMMANUEL INEDU OCHIGBO
A man and his wife had a disagreement. They stopped talking to each other. Eventually, they separated, and the man went to live in a different city. They had an only...
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AT LAST WE SEE THE LIGHT! BACCALAUREATE MASS AT ACADEMY OF OUR LADY OF PEACE SAN DIEGO ON MAY 20, 2025 (R. 1: Isaiah 9:1-6; Psalm 119; R. 2: Ephesians 2:4-10; Gospel: Matthew 6:22-34) FR EMMANUEL INEDU OCHIGBO
In 1940, during World War II, London was under siege. Every night, bombers roared overhead, dropping bombs on homes, hospitals, schools, and churches. Families took...
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MADE TO LOVE AND BE LOVED: THE MOST HOLY TRINITY YEAR C ON JUNE 15TH, 2025 (R. 1: Proverbs 8:22-31; Psalm 8:4-5, 6-7, 8-9; R. 2: Romans 5:1-5; Gospel: John 16:12-15) FR EMMANUEL INEDU OCHIGBO
One Sunday morning, a little girl was drawing with crayons in the pew during Mass. Her mother asked her, “What are you drawing?” she whispered, “I am drawing God.” Her...
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FROM FEAR TO FIRE:PENTECOST SUNDAY YEAR C, ON JUNE 8, 2025 (R. 1: Acts 2:1-11; Psalm 104: 1, 24, 29-30, 31, 34; R. 2: 1 Corinthians 12:3b-7, 12-13; Gospel: John 20:19-23) FR EMMANUEL INEDU OCHIGBO
Today we celebrate the Feast of Pentecost, the birthday of the Church, the day the Holy Spirit came in wind and fire and changed everything. One of the most recent...