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...
Category - Homilies
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
Homilies, Year A 2025-2026
GO AND DO THE SAME! 2ND SUNDAY OF EASTER (DIVINE MERCY SUNDAY) YEAR A, APRIL 12, 2026 (R. 1: Acts 2: 42-47; Psalm 118: 2-4, 13-15, 22-24; R. 2: 1 Peter 1: 3-9; Gospel: John 20: 19-31) FR EMMANUEL INEDU OCHIGBO
Have you ever noticed how one moment can define everything? A single decision. A single mistake. A single failure; and suddenly, that becomes the...
Homilies, Year A 2025-2026
WHEN HE CALLS YOUR NAME!!! EASTER SUNDAY YEAR A ON APRIL 5, 2026 (R. 1: Acts 10: 34a, 37- 43; Psalm 118: 1- 2, 16-17, 22- 23; R. 2: Colossians 3: 1-4; Gospel: John 20: 1- 11) FR EMMANUEL INEDU OCHIGBO
It is still dark. Not just early morning dark, but the kind of darkness that sits heavy on the heart. The kind you feel after loss, after...
Homilies, Year A 2025-2026
BEHIND THE SCENES: PALM SUNDAY OF THE PASSION OF THE LORD YEAR A ON MARCH 29, 2026 (Matthew 21:1-11; R. 1: Isaiah 50:4-7; Psalm 22:8-9, 17-18, 19-20, 23- 24; R. 2: Philippians 2:6-11; Gospel: Matthew 26:14-27, 66) FR EMMANUEL INEDU OCHIGBO
A friend of mine and I sometimes walk along the beach before sunrise. As we walk, we pray the Rosary. I usually begin by naming intentions for the...
Homilies, Year A 2025-2026
WHAT AN AMAZING GRACE: 4TH SUNDAY OF LENT (LAETARE SUNDAY) YEAR A ON MARCH 15, 2026 (R. 1: 1 Samuel 16:1b, 6-7, 10-13a; Psalm 23:1-6; R. 2: Ephesians 5:8-14; Gospel: John 9:1-41) FR EMMANUEL INEDU OCHIGBO
There is a hymn many of us know by heart: “Amazing Grace.” The words are simple, but the story behind them is powerful. The hymn was written by a man...
Homilies, Year A 2025-2026
GOD HAS DONE SOMETHING NEW: 3RD SUNDAY OF LENT YEAR A ON MARCH 08, 2026 (R. 1: Exodus 17:3-7; Psalm 95:1-2, 6-9; R. 2: Romans 5:1-2, 5-8; Gospel: John 4:5-42) FR EMMANUEL INEDU OCHIGBO
Let me share the story of something that happened at a parishioner’s home about twelve years ago. And don’t worry, I have permission to tell it...
