I recently heard the story of a woman, a mother of three, whose youngest son was born with a severe heart defect. The doctors told her the boy would not live past his...
Homilies, Year C 2024-2025
THE SIN OF SILENCE: 26TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME YEAR C ON SEPTEMBER 28, 2025 (R. 1: Amos 6:1a, 4-7; Psalm 146: 7-10; R. 2: 1 Timothy 6:11-16; Gospel: Luke 16:19-31) FR EMMANUEL INEDU OCHIGBO
Have you ever noticed that sometimes the greatest tragedies in history did not happen because of what people did, but because of what they failed to do? Think of the...
Homilies, Year C 2024-2025
PRAISE THE LORD! 25TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME YEAR C ON SEPTEMBER 21, 2025 (R. 1: Amos 8: 4-7; Psalm 113: 1-2, 4-6, 7-8; R. 2: 1 Timothy 2: 1-8; Gospel: Luke 16: 1-13) FR EMMANUEL INEDU OCHIGBO
The Liturgy is a public worship. In this worship, we have a two-way communication between God and God’s people. For example, in the Holy Mass, God speaks and the...
Homilies, Year C 2024-2025
THE GOOD IN THE BAD… THE CHOICE IS YOURS! THE EXALTATION OF THE HOLY CROSS ON SEPTEMBER 14, 2025 (R. 1: Numbers 21: 4b- 9; Psalm 78: 1bc- 2, 34- 38; R. 2: Philippians 2: 6- 11; Gospel: John 3: 13- 17) FR EMMANUEL INEDU OCHIGBO
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...