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”...
Homilies, Year C 2021-2022
INVEST WISELY 19TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME YEAR C ON AUGUST 7, 2022 (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
There was a very rich and stingy man. He had one wife, a son and a daughter. He was the sole beneficiary of his wealth. The only thing his wife and children benefited...
Homilies, Year C 2021-2022
LET GO AND LET GOD! 18TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME YEAR C ON JULY 31, 2022 (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
“You fool, this night your life will be demanded of you; and the things you have prepared, to whom will they belong?” Igala is one of the Nigerian languages that I speak...
Homilies, Year C 2021-2022
MY FATHER, YOUR FATHER, OUR FATHER! 17TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME YEAR C ON JULY 24, 2022 (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 seven-year-old boy asked his friend if he says the prayer before a meal at home every day, his friend answered, “No, I don’t need to, I trust my mother; she is a very...
Homilies, Year C 2021-2022
IS THAT THE NEED? 16TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME YEAR C ON JULY 17, 2022 (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
As some of you probably know, I am a hospital chaplain. One question people ask me frequently about my hospital ministry is, “Father, how do you know what to tell...
Homilies, Year C 2021-2022
IT IS IN YOU: NOW DO IT! 15TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME YEAR C ON JULY 10, 2022 (R. 1: Deuteronomy 30: 10-14; Psalm 69: 14, 17, 30-31, 33-34, 36, 37; R. 2: Colossians 1: 15-20; Gospel: Luke 10: 25-37) FR EMMANUEL INEDU OCHIGBO
Do you remember the story of the little boy, his mom, and his lost coin? The little boy was diligently looking for his lost coin on the lawn in front of his home. His...