I was already a priest for over a decade when I joined the military. Officer Development School came as a shock. I had lived with the rights and...
Category - Homilies
Homilies, Year A 2025-2026
WELCOME TO THE DESERT! 1ST SUNDAY OF LENT YEAR A ON FEBRUARY 22ND, 2026 (R. 1: Genesis 2: 7- 9, 16- 18, 25; 3: 1- 7; Psalm 51: 3- 6, 12- 13, 17; R. 2: Romans 5: 12- 19; Gospel: Matthew 4: 1- 11) FR EMMANUEL INEDU OCHIGBO
Homilies, Year A 2025-2026
THE HEART OF THE MATTER: 6TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME YEAR A ON FEBRUARY 15, 2026 (R.1: Sirach 15:15-20; Psalm 119:1-2, 4-5, 17-18, 33-34; R.2: 1 Corinthians 2:6-10; Gospel: Matthew 5:17-37) FR EMMANUEL INEDU OCHIGBO
Father Anthony de Mello, S.J. shares a well-known Zen parable about a monastery and a cat. A community of monks lived together in a monastery. Every...
Homilies, Year A 2025-2026
THE WORLD AWAITS YOU IN THE DARK: 5TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME YEAR A ON FEBRUARY 8, 2026 (R. 1: Isaiah 58:7-10; Psalm 112:4-5, 6-7, 8-9; R. 2: 1 Corinthians 2:1-5; Gospel: Matthew 5:13-16) FR EMMANUEL OCHIGBO
Jesus is still on the mountain. Remember, last Sunday, he sat down and began to describe the kind of people who belong to the Kingdom: poor in...
Homilies, Year A 2025-2026
HE SAT DOWN AND BEGAN TO TEACH: 4TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME YEAR A ON FEBRUARY 01, 2026 (R. 1: Zephaniah 2:3; 3:12-13; Psalm 146:6-7, 8-9, 9-10; R. 2: 1 Corinthians 1:26-31; Gospel: Matthew 5:1-12a) FR EMMANUEL INEDU OCHIGBO
Last Sunday, we watched Jesus walk along the Sea of Galilee and interrupt ordinary lives. Fishermen were casting nets, doing what they had always...
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
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...
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...
