We are in Galilee, on the mountain. The air is cool. The sun is gradually rising, and the morning light stretches across the hills of Galilee. The disciples stand around...
Homilies, Year A 2025-2026
KNOW YOUR PILOT: 6TH SUNDAY OF EASTER YEAR A ON MAY 10, 2026 (R. 1: Acts 8: 5-8, 14-17; Psalm 66: 1-7, 16, 20; R. 2: 1 Peter 3:15-18; Gospel: John 14:15-21)FR EMMANUEL INEDU OCHIGBO
There is a story about a man on a turbulent flight. I mean the kind of turbulence that converts an atheist into an instant believer. The plane hit rough air, people...
Homilies, Year A 2025-2026
CRISIS: GROWTH BEGINS HERE: 5TH SUNDAY OF EASTER YEAR A ON MAY 3, 2026 (R. 1: Acts 6:1-7; Psalm 33:1-2, 4-5, 18-19; R. 2: 1 Peter 2:4-9; Gospel: John 14:1-12) FR EMMANUEL INEDU OCHIGBO
Have you noticed how a seed becomes a tree? A seed does not become a tree by staying comfortable. It has to split open. In fact, from the outside, it looks like...
Homilies, Year A 2025-2026
… NOTHING I SHALL WANT? REALLY? 4TH SUNDAY OF EASTER YEAR A ON APRIL 26, 2026 (R. 1: Acts 2: 14a, 36- 41; Psalm 23: 1- 6; R. 2: 1 Peter 2: 20b – 25; Gospel: John 10: 1- 10) FR EMMANUEL INEDU OCHIGBO
Living below, in this old sinful worldHardly a comfort can affordStriving alone, to face temptation’s swordWhere could I go but to the Lord? Where could I go, oh...
Homilies, Year A 2025-2026
DO THE BIBLE: BECOME WHO YOU RECEIVE! 3RD SUNDAY OF EASTER YEAR A ON APRIL 19, 2026 (R. 1: Acts 2: 14, 22- 33; Psalm 16: 1- 2, 5, 7- 11; R. 2: 1 Peter 1: 17- 21; Gospel: Luke 24: 13- 35) FR EMMANUEL INEDU OCHIGBO
Let me begin with something personal. Sometimes people say things they think are compliments, but they don’t quite land that way. I have been in conversations with other...
Homilies, Year A 2025-2026
GO AND DO THE SAME! 2ND SUNDAY OF EASTER (DIVINE MERCY SUNDAY) YEAR A, APRIL 12, 2026 (R. 1: Acts 2: 42-47; Psalm 118: 2-4, 13-15, 22-24; R. 2: 1 Peter 1: 3-9; Gospel: John 20: 19-31) FR EMMANUEL INEDU OCHIGBO
Have you ever noticed how one moment can define everything? A single decision. A single mistake. A single failure; and suddenly, that becomes the story people remember...
Homilies, Year A 2025-2026
WHEN HE CALLS YOUR NAME!!! EASTER SUNDAY YEAR A ON APRIL 5, 2026 (R. 1: Acts 10: 34a, 37- 43; Psalm 118: 1- 2, 16-17, 22- 23; R. 2: Colossians 3: 1-4; Gospel: John 20: 1- 11) FR EMMANUEL INEDU OCHIGBO
It is still dark. Not just early morning dark, but the kind of darkness that sits heavy on the heart. The kind you feel after loss, after disappointment, after...
Homilies, Year A 2025-2026
BEHIND THE SCENES: PALM SUNDAY OF THE PASSION OF THE LORD YEAR A ON MARCH 29, 2026 (Matthew 21:1-11; R. 1: Isaiah 50:4-7; Psalm 22:8-9, 17-18, 19-20, 23- 24; R. 2: Philippians 2:6-11; Gospel: Matthew 26:14-27, 66) FR EMMANUEL INEDU OCHIGBO
A friend of mine and I sometimes walk along the beach before sunrise. As we walk, we pray the Rosary. I usually begin by naming intentions for the rosary: family...
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LIFE IS HIS IDENTITY: 5TH SUNDAY OF LENT YEAR A ON MARCH 22, 2026 (R. 1: Ezekiel 37:12-14; Psalm 130:1-8; R. 2: Romans 8:8-11; Gospel: John 11:1-45) FR EMMANUEL INEDU OCHIGBO
If you have ever visited a cemetery, you know the strange silence that hangs in the air. The wind moves through the trees, footsteps slow down, voices grow softer. A...
Homilies, Year A 2025-2026
WHAT AN AMAZING GRACE: 4TH SUNDAY OF LENT (LAETARE SUNDAY) YEAR A ON MARCH 15, 2026 (R. 1: 1 Samuel 16:1b, 6-7, 10-13a; Psalm 23:1-6; R. 2: Ephesians 5:8-14; Gospel: John 9:1-41) FR EMMANUEL INEDU OCHIGBO
There is a hymn many of us know by heart: “Amazing Grace.” The words are simple, but the story behind them is powerful. The hymn was written by a man named John Newton...