Have you ever noticed that when a major construction project is finished, there is often a delay before people actually begin using it? A bridge can...
Category - Homilies
Homilies, Year A 2025-2026
PENTECOST: THE ANSWER! PENTECOST SUNDAY YEAR A ON MAY 24, 2026 (R. 1: Acts 2:1-11; Psalm 104:1, 24, 29-30, 31, 34; R. 2: 1 Corinthians 12:3b-7, 12-13; Gospel: John 20:19-23) FR EMMANUEL INEDU OCHIGBO
Homilies, Year A 2025-2026
EMMANUEL: PROMISE FULFILLED! THE ASCENSION OF THE LORD YEAR A ON MAY 17, 2026 (R. 1: Acts 1:1-11; Psalm 47:2-3, 6-9; R. 2: Ephesians 1:17-23; Gospel: Matthew 28:16-20) FR EMMANUEL INEDU OCHIGBO
We are in Galilee, on the mountain. The air is cool. The sun is gradually rising, and the morning light stretches across the hills of Galilee. The...
Homilies, Year A 2025-2026
KNOW YOUR PILOT: 6TH SUNDAY OF EASTER YEAR A ON MAY 10, 2026 (R. 1: Acts 8: 5-8, 14-17; Psalm 66: 1-7, 16, 20; R. 2: 1 Peter 3:15-18; Gospel: John 14:15-21)FR EMMANUEL INEDU OCHIGBO
There is a story about a man on a turbulent flight. I mean the kind of turbulence that converts an atheist into an instant believer. The plane hit...
Homilies, Year A 2025-2026
CRISIS: GROWTH BEGINS HERE: 5TH SUNDAY OF EASTER YEAR A ON MAY 3, 2026 (R. 1: Acts 6:1-7; Psalm 33:1-2, 4-5, 18-19; R. 2: 1 Peter 2:4-9; Gospel: John 14:1-12) FR EMMANUEL INEDU OCHIGBO
Have you noticed how a seed becomes a tree? A seed does not become a tree by staying comfortable. It has to split open. In fact, from the outside, it...
Homilies, Year A 2025-2026
… NOTHING I SHALL WANT? REALLY? 4TH SUNDAY OF EASTER YEAR A ON APRIL 26, 2026 (R. 1: Acts 2: 14a, 36- 41; Psalm 23: 1- 6; R. 2: 1 Peter 2: 20b – 25; Gospel: John 10: 1- 10) FR EMMANUEL INEDU OCHIGBO
Living below, in this old sinful worldHardly a comfort can affordStriving alone, to face temptation’s swordWhere could I go but to the Lord...
Homilies, Year A 2025-2026
DO THE BIBLE: BECOME WHO YOU RECEIVE! 3RD SUNDAY OF EASTER YEAR A ON APRIL 19, 2026 (R. 1: Acts 2: 14, 22- 33; Psalm 16: 1- 2, 5, 7- 11; R. 2: 1 Peter 1: 17- 21; Gospel: Luke 24: 13- 35) FR EMMANUEL INEDU OCHIGBO
Let me begin with something personal. Sometimes people say things they think are compliments, but they don’t quite land that way. I have been in...
