A math teacher walked into the classroom one morning and she asked a five-year-old boy, “If you had five dollars and you asked your father for another five dollars, how...
Homilies, Year A 2022-2023
CONSISTENT? 26TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME YEAR A ON OCTOBER 1, 2023 (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
There was a case against a forty-five-year-old man in court. The judge asked him, “How old are you?” The man replied, “It is not a secret; everybody knows I am forty...
Homilies, Year A 2022-2023
HANG IN THERE! 25TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME YEAR A ON SEPTEMBER 24, 2023 (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
The parable in today’s gospel passage is one that evokes different emotions, depending on the lens through which you look at it. For example, if you look at the parable...
Homilies, Year A 2022-2023
DOES IT MAKE ANY SENSE? 24TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME YEAR A ON SEPTEMBER 17, 2023 (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
Does it make sense to listen to Jesus? The teachings of Jesus, most often than not, seem to go against what we may consider human logic or human reasoning. His teachings...
Homilies, Year A 2022-2023
YES, YOU ARE…! 23RD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME YEAR A ON SEPTEMBER 10, 2023 (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
“Am I my brother’s keeper?” Has anyone ever asked you this question? Have you ever asked anyone this question? Sometimes, people do not say the words as a question...
Homilies, Year A 2022-2023
CHECK YOUR APPOINTMENT LETTER! 22ND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME YEAR A ON SEPTEMBER 3, 2023 (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
We were in class one morning, as seminarians. Our Moral Theology Professor, a Monsignor, came into the classroom and he said, “My dear seminarians, what is the easiest...
Homilies, Year A 2022-2023
DON’T TELL ME; SHOW ME! 21ST SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME YEAR A ON AUGUST 27, 2023 (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 Catholic young adult took his Muslim friend to Church one day. The Muslim friend was just curious, he wanted to see what the church looked like. After the Mass, the...
Homilies, Year A 2022-2023
BREAK THE WALL; BUILD THE BRIDGE! 20TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME YEAR A ON AUGUST 20, 2023 (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
Jamie Cleaton was the Youth Minister of Sacred Heart Parish Ocean Beach a few years ago. He is in the habit of praying together with his wife and children before going...
Homilies, Year A 2022-2023
SAVED BY THE HAIL MARY! 19TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME YEAR A ON AUGUST 13TH, 2023 (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
Early next month, it will be one year I had my swim test in the US Navy. For those who do not know me that well, swimming was never part of my upbringing. And I really...
Year A 2022-2023
WHAT MATTERS MOST: GOD IS IN IT! THE FEAST OF THE TRANSFIGURATION OF THE LORD 6TH AUGUST 2023 (R. 1: Daniel 7:9-10, 13-14; Psalm 97:1-2, 5-6, 9; R. 2: 2 Peter 1:16-19; Gospel: Matthew 17:1-9) FR EMMANUEL INEDU OCHIGBO
A chaplain was making his rounds at a hospital. He visited a patient, who had only a few more hours to his death. Before praying for the patient, the chaplain asked if...