V/ We adore you, O Christ, and we bless you! R/ Because by your Holy Cross you have redeemed the world. In history, few names shine as brightly as Abraham Lincoln, the...
Homilies, Year C 2024-2025
DETACH AND ATTACH! 23RD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME YEAR C ON SEPTEMBER 7, 2025 (R. 1: Wisdom 9: 13-18b; Psalm 90: 3-4, 5-6, 12-13, 14-17; R. 2: Philemon 9-10, 12-17; Gospel: Luke 14: 25-33) FR EMMANUEL INEDU OCHIGBO
I sometimes go out with my friends, a couple. Usually, the husband gets in the driver’s seat, and the wife goes to the back seat, while they ask me to sit in the front...
Homilies, Year C 2024-2025
THE GRACE OF THE LOWER PLACE: 22ND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME YEAR C ON AUGUST 31, 2025 (R. 1: Sirach 3:17-18, 20, 28-29; Psalm 68:4-7, 10-11; R. 2: Hebrews 12:18-19, 22-24a; Gospel: Luke 14:1, 7-14) FR EMMANUEL INEDU OCHIGBO
A few years ago, there was a wedding reception at a large, beautiful banquet hall. A man walked in, confidently made his way to a table near the front, one clearly...
Homilies, Year C 2024-2025
WEIGH YOUR LUGGAGE: TRAVEL LIGHT! 21ST SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME YEAR C ON AUGUST 24, 2025 (R. 1: Isaiah 66: 18-21; Psalm 117: 1, 2; R. 2: Hebrews 12: 5-7, 11-13; Gospel: Luke 13: 22-30) FR EMMANUEL INEDU OCHIGBO
In today’s Gospel passage, Jesus is on his way to Jerusalem when someone asks him, “Lord, will only a few be saved?” When you take your time to observe Jesus and the way...
Homilies, Year C 2024-2025
FEED THE RIGHT BEAST: 20TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME YEAR C ON AUGUST 17, 2025 (R. 1: Jeremiah 38:4-6, 8-10; Psalm 40:2-4, 18; R. 2: Hebrews 12:1-4; Gospel: Luke 12:49-53) FR EMMANUEL INEDU OCHIGBO
There is a popular story about two wolves. Some say it comes from Native Americans, particularly the Cherokee tradition. According to the story, one day, a grandfather...
Homilies, Year C 2024-2025
WHAT WOULD YOU GRAB? 19TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME YEAR C ON AUGUST 10, 2025 (R. 1: Wisdom 18:6-9; Psalm 33:1, 12, 18-19, 20-22; R. 2: Hebrews 11:1-2, 8-19; Gospel: Luke 12:32-48) FR EMMANUEL INEDU OCHIGBO
Some years ago, a news commentator related the story of a major fire on the third floor of an apartment building. Flames were coming out of the windows. People had...
Homilies, Year C 2024-2025
HOW LONG WILL IT LAST? 18TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME YEAR C ON AUGUST 3, 2025 (R. 1: Ecclesiastes 1:2; 2: 21-23; Psalm 90:3-4, 5-6, 12-13, 14, 17; R. 2: Colossians 3:1-5; 9-11; Gospel: Luke 12:13-21) FR EMMANUEL INEDU OCHIGBO
Have you heard the story of Alexander the Great’s deathbed wishes, which have been circulating for years? According to the story, on his deathbed, Alexander the...
Homilies, Year C 2024-2025
ABRAHAM, WHY??? 17TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME YEAR C ON JULY 27, 2025 (R. 1: Genesis 18:20-32; Psalm 138:1-2, 2-3, 6-7, 7-8; R. 2: Colossians 2:12-14; Gospel: Luke 11:1-13) FR EMMANUEL INEDU OCHIGBO
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...