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...
Category - Homilies
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
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...
Homilies, Year C 2024-2025
ABRAHAM, WHY??? 17TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME YEAR C ON JULY 27, 2025 (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 few days ago, I was with some friends, and we began to discuss the first things we would do when, by the grace of God, we reach heaven. I shared...
Homilies, Year C 2024-2025
BLESSED IS THE HAND THAT GIVES: 16TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME YEAR C ON JULY 20, 2025 (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
Some years ago, the Senegalese writer Aminata Sow Fall published a powerful novel titled “The Beggars’ Strike.” In it, government...
Homilies, Year B 2023-2024
NOT “WHAT?” BUT “WHO?” 12TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME YEAR B ON JUNE 23, 2024 (R. 1: Job 38:1, 8-11; Psalm 107:23-24, 25-26, 28-29, 30-31; R. 2: 2 Corinthians 5:14-17; Gospel: Mark 4:35-41) FR EMMANUEL OCHIGBO
One thing that sets Christianity apart from other religions is that its main focus is not “What?” but “Who?” Christianity is not just about a set of...
Homilies, Year B 2023-2024
JUST DO IT! 11TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME YEAR B ON JUNE 16, 2024 (R. 1: Ezekiel 17:22-24; Psalm 92:2-3, 13-16; R. 2: 2 Corinthians 5:6-10; Gospel: Mark 4:26-34) FR EMMANUEL INEDU OCHIGBO
Before we attempt any explanation of this Sunday’s Scripture Readings, let us note two very important points about the Scripture. The first point is...
