Once upon a time, the Amalekites waged war against the Israelites. The story is in today’s first reading. Who were the Amalekites? They belonged to a nomadic tribe that...
Homilies, Year C 2021-2022
WHERE ARE THE OTHER NINE? 28TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME YEAR C ON OCTOBER 9, 2022 (R. 1: 2 Kings 5: 14-17; Psalm 98: 1- 4; R. 2: 2 Timothy 2: 8-13; Gospel: Luke 17:1 11-19) FR EMMANUEL INEDU OCHIGBO
Thank you, Jesus! Thank you, Lord! So easy to say, but how often do we say it! And even when we say it, how much of it do we mean? When God decides to ask a question, it...
Homilies, Year C 2021-2022
IT SHALL COME TO PASS! 27TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME YEAR C ON OCTOBER 2, 2022 (R. 1: Habakkuk 1: 2- 3; 2: 2- 4; Psalm 95: 1- 2, 6- 7, 8- 9; R. 2: 2 Timothy 1: 6- 8, 13- 14; Gospel: Luke 17: 5- 10) FR EMMANUEL INEDU OCHIGBO
Jesus said that if you have faith as little as the size of a mustard seed, you will be able to move mountains and uproot trees. Really?If this were a television show, I...
Homilies, Year C 2021-2022
BUT HE DID NOTHING! 26TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME YEAR C ON SEPTEMBER 25, 2022 (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
My dearly beloved in Christ, how fair is the judgement in today’s parable? The rich man went to hell fire, while Lazarus the poor man went to heaven. How fair is this...
Homilies, Year C 2021-2022
YOU DON’T MEAN IT! 25TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME YEAR C ON SEPTEMBER 18, 2022 (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
A Catholic teenage boy took his Muslim friend to Church one Sunday morning. After the Mass, he decided to give his friend a tour of the Church. At the end of the tour...
Homilies, Year C 2021-2022
TOO GOOD TO BE HAPPY! 24TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME YEAR C ON SEPTEMBER 11, 2022 (R. 1: Exodus 32: 7-11, 13-14; Psalm 51: 3-4, 12-13, 17, 19; R. 2: 1 Timothy 1: 12-17; Gospel: Luke 15: 1-32) FR EMMANUEL INEDU OCHIGBO
The story of the Prodigal Son, which we have in today’s Gospel Passage was once read to some 2nd graders. The teacher then asked, “The story we just read ended with a...
Homilies, Year C 2021-2022
USE YOUR CROSS TO CROSS OTHERS: 23RD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME YEAR C ON SEPTEMBER 4, 2022 (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
Today’s second reading is the shortest of Paul’s letters in the New Testament. It is the Letter of St Paul to Philemon. It is so short that it is not divided into...
Homilies, Year C 2021-2022
BUT WE ARE ALL GUESTS AFTER ALL! 22ND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME YEAR C ON AUGUST 28, 2022 (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 while ago, I was with two parishioners, one of them said to me, “Father, each time we hear you preach, you remind us so much of Archbishop Fulton Sheen.” The other...
Homilies, Year C 2021-2022
ENTER NOW WHILE YOU CAN! 21ST SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME YEAR C ON AUGUST 21, 2022 (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
When I was in the major (college) seminary, one of my formators, a priest, came into the classroom one day and asked my class, “My dear seminarians, what is the easiest...
Homilies, Year C 2021-2022
I HAVE COME TO TROUBLE YOUR PEACE! 20TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME YEAR C ON AUGUST 14, 2022 (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 were many prophecies about Jesus before he was born. Some were very direct, and others not so direct. The Prophet Isaiah said he would be called “Prince of Peace”...