When car alarms were first invented, they did exactly what they were meant to do. The moment one went off, people stopped walking. Heads turned...
Category - Homilies
Homilies, Year A 2025-2026
THE WORD IS NOT DISTANT: 3RD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME YEAR A ON JANUARY 25, 2026 (R. 1: Isaiah 8: 23- 9: 3; Psalm 27: 1, 4, 13- 14; R. 2: 1 Corinthians 1: 10- 13, 17; Gospel: Matthew 4: 12- 23) FR EMMANUEL INEDU OCHIGBO
Homilies, Year A 2025-2026
NAMED, CLAIMED AND SENT: 2ND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME YEAR A ON JANUARY 18, 2026 (R. 1: Isaiah 49: 3, 5-6; Psalm 40: 2, 4, 7-8, 8-9, 10; R. 2: 1 Corinthians 1: 1-3; Gospel: John 1: 29-34) FR EMMANUEL INEDU OCHIGBO
I live about 10 minutes away from an international airport. Most times, my alarm goes off and I wake up before the first flight of the day. But on my...
Homilies, Year A 2025-2026
BUT WHY?THE BAPTISM OF THE LORD YEAR A ON JANUARY 11, 2026 (R. 1: Isaiah 42:1-4, 6-7; Psalm 29:1-4, 3, 9-10; R. 2: Acts. 10:34-38; Gospel: Matthew 3:13-17)FR EMMANUEL INEDU OCHIGBO
Every great story has a moment that makes us stop and say, “Why would he do that?”The Baptism of the Lord is one of those moments. Jesus walks a long...
Homilies, Year A 2025-2026
NOW OUR TURN: THE EPIPHANY OF THE LORD YEAR A ON JANUARY 4, 2026 (R. 1: Isaiah 60:1-6; Psalm 72:1-2, 7-8, 10-13; R. 2: Ephesians 3:2-3a, 5-6; Gospel: Matthew 2:1-12) FR EMMANUEL INEDU OCHIGBO
Every year on the Feast of the Epiphany of the Lord, we hear a familiar story: a star, wise men from the East, a dangerous king, and a child lying in...
Homilies, Year A 2025-2026
THE STORY BEHIND THE PHOTO: THE FEAST OF THE HOLY FAMILY OF NAZARETH (JESUS, MARY, AND JOSEPH) YEAR A ON DECEMBER 28, 2025 (R. 1: Sirach 3: 2- 6, 12- 14; Psalm 128: 1- 5; R. 2: Colossians 3: 12- 21; Gospel: Matthew 2: 13- 15, 19- 23) FR EMMANUEL INEDU OCHIGBO
A few weeks ago, during a family workshop, I asked couples to bring a favorite family photo. One Marine brought a photo of his family on the beach...
Homilies, Year A 2025-2026
JESUS ANCESTRY DOT COM: THE NATIVITY OF THE LORD (CHRISTMAS VIGIL MASS) 2025 (Isaiah 62:1-5; Ps 89:4-5, 16-17, 27, 29; Acts 13:16-17, 22-25; Matthew 1:1-25) FR EMMANUEL INEDU OCHIGBO
Tonight’s Gospel passage from Matthew is what I like to call JESUS ANCESTRY DOT COM, AKA, Jesus’ Family Tree; the Book of the Genealogy of Jesus...
