There is a particular kind of embarrassment that comes when you are absolutely certain you are right, and someone you consider too small to teach you opens their mouth...
Year A 2025-2026
THE THIRD SON: THE IDEAL SON! 26TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME YEAR A ON SEPTEMBER 27, 2026 (R. 1: Ezekiel 18:25-28; Psalm 25:4-9; R. 2: Philippians 2:1-11; Gospel: Matthew 21:28-32) FR EMMANUEL INEDU OCHIGBO
Take a moment to remember a “yes” that let you down. They said, “Yes, I will be there.” So, you fixed your gaze on the door, even after everyone else had arrived. They...
Homilies, Year A 2025-2026
GRACE CHANGES EVERYTHING: 25TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME YEAR A ON SEPTEMBER 20, 2026 (R. 1: Isaiah 55:6-9; Psalm 145: 2-3, 8-9, 17-18; R. 2: Philippians 1:20C-24, 27A; Gospel: Matthew 20:1-16A) FR EMMANUEL INEDU OCHIGBO
Imagine standing in the checkout line at the grocery store. Your shopping cart is full. The cashier scans everything: milk, bread, eggs, meat, etc, and you watch the...
Homilies, Year A 2025-2026
DROP THE NUT AND WALK FREE: 24TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME YEAR A ON SEPTEMBER 13, 2026 (R. 1: Sirach 27:30-28:7; Psalm 103: 1-2, 3-4, 9-10, 11-12; R. 2: Romans 14:7-9; Gospel: Matthew 18:21-35) FR EMMANUEL INEDU OCHIGBO
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...
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...
Homilies, Year A 2025-2026
LORD, SAVE ME: SHORT BUT POWERFUL! 19TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME YEAR A ON AUGUST 9TH, 2026 (R. 1: 1 Kings 19: 9a, 11-13a; Psalm 85:9-14; R. 2: Romans 9: 1-5; Gospel: Matthew 14: 22-33) FR EMMANUEL INEDU OCHIGBO
The human mind is a talented movie director. Give it one unanswered phone call, a delayed reply to a text message, or one unusual pain, and within minutes it can produce...
Homilies, Year A 2025-2026
BRING THEM TO JESUS: 18TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME YEAR A ON AUGUST 2ND, 2026 (R. 1: Isaiah 55:1-3; Psalm 145:8-9, 15-18; R. 2: Romans 8:35, 37-39; Gospel: Matthew 14:13-21) FR EMMANUEL INEDU OCHIGBO
The news that reached Jesus at the beginning of today’s Gospel passage was not ordinary bad news. John the Baptist was dead; murdered because he had courageously spoken...