Have you heard the story of the prayerful elderly lady, who lived next to a young man, an atheist? The elderly lady would pray every day and pray out...
Category - Homilies
Homilies, Year A 2022-2023
YOUR CYRUS IS ON THE WAY! 29TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME YEAR A ON OCTOBER 22ND, 2023 (R. 1:Isaiah 45:1, 4-6; Psalm 96:1, 3, 4-5, 7-8, 9-10; R. 2: 1 Thessalonians 1:1-5b; Gospel: Matthew 22:15-21) FR EMMANUEL INEDU OCHIGBO
Homilies, Year A 2022-2023
SAVE THE DATE: 28TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME YEAR A ON OCTOBER 15TH, 2023 (R. 1: Isaiah 25:6-10a; Psalm 23:1-6; R. 2: Philippians 4:12-14, 19-20; Gospel: Matthew 22:1-14) FR EMMANUEL INEDU OCHIGBO
Those invited to the wedding feast refused to show up; they refused to attend the wedding feast. But what was wrong with their refusal to attend...
Homilies, Year A 2022-2023
WHO IS IN CHARGE HERE? 27TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME YEAR A ON OCTOBER 8 2023 (R. 1: Isaiah 5:1-7; Psalm 80:9, 12-16, 19-20; R. 2: Philippians 4:6-9; Gospel: Matthew 21:33-43) FR EMMANUEL INEDU OCHIGBO
A math teacher walked into the classroom one morning and she asked a five-year-old boy, “If you had five dollars and you asked your father for...
Homilies, Year A 2022-2023
CONSISTENT? 26TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME YEAR A ON OCTOBER 1, 2023 (R. 1: Ezekiel 18: 25- 28; Psalm 25: 4- 9; R. 2: Philippians 2: 1- 11; Gospel: Matthew 21: 28- 32) FR EMMANUEL INEDU OCHIGBO
There was a case against a forty-five-year-old man in court. The judge asked him, “How old are you?” The man replied, “It is not a secret; everybody...
Homilies, Year A 2022-2023
HANG IN THERE! 25TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME YEAR A ON SEPTEMBER 24, 2023 (R. 1: Isaiah 55: 6-9; Psalm 145: 2-3, 8-9, 17-18; R. 2: Philippians 1: 20c-24, 27A; Gospel: Matthew 20: 1-16A) FR EMMANUEL INEDU OCHIGBO
The parable in today’s gospel passage is one that evokes different emotions, depending on the lens through which you look at it. For example, if you...
Homilies, Year A 2022-2023
DOES IT MAKE ANY SENSE? 24TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME YEAR A ON SEPTEMBER 17, 2023 (R. 1: Sirach 27: 30-28:7; Psalm 103: 1-2, 3-4, 9-10, 11-12; R. 2: Romans 14: 7-9; Gospel: Matthew 18: 21-35) FR EMMANUEL INEDU OCHIGBO
Does it make sense to listen to Jesus? The teachings of Jesus, most often than not, seem to go against what we may consider human logic or human...
