There is a popular Zen story about a senior monk and a junior monk traveling together. At one point, they came to a river with a strong current. A...
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OUCH!!! 26TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME YEAR B ON SEPTEMBER 29, 2024 (R. 1: Numbers 11: 25- 29; Psalm 19: 8, 10, 12- 14; R. 2: James 5: 1- 6; Gospel: Mark 9: 38- 43, 45, 47- 48) FR EMMANUEL INEDU OCHIGBO
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DID YOU REALLY WIN? 25TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME YEAR B ON SEPTEMBER 22, 2024 (R. 1: Wisdom 2: 12, 17- 20; Psalm 54: 3- 4, 5, 6- 8; R. 2: James 3: 16- 4: 3; Gospel: Mark 9: 30- 37) FR EMMANUEL INEDU OCHIGBO
When I meet siblings, especially the grownups, I like to ask them if they fight/quarrel and how their parents respond to their fights/quarrels. I had...
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BEWARE OF YOUR SUCCESS! 24TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME YEAR B ON SEPTEMBER 15, 2024 (R. Isaiah 50:5-9a; Psalm 116:1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 8-9; R. 2: James 2:14-18; Gospel: Mk 8:27-35) FR EMMANUEL INEDU OCHIGBO
A story has been making the rounds on various social media platforms. There are many versions of this story. I will be sharing the version that...
23RD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME YEAR B ON SEPTEMBER 8, 2024 (R. 1: Isaiah 35:4-7a; Psalm 146: 7, 8-9, 9-10; R. 2: James 2:1-5; Gospel: Mark 7:31-37) FR...
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BEFORE YOU JUDGE …:22ND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME YEAR B ON SEPTEMBER 1, 2024 (R. 1: Deuteronomy 4:1-2, 6-8; Psalm 15:2-3, 3-4, 4-5; R. 2: James 1:17-18, 21b-22, 27; Gospel: Mark 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23) FR EMMANUEL INEDU OCHIGBO
Eucharistic Fast or Holy Communion Fast is the period before receiving Holy Communion during which one abstains from food and drink. Originally, this...
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…BUT IT IS NOT A BUFFET! 21ST SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME YEAR B ON AUGUST 25, 2024 (R. 1: Joshua 24:1-2a, 15-17, 18b 9:1-6; Psalm 34:2-3, 16-17, 18-19, 20-21; R. 2: Ephesians 5:21-32; Gospel: John 6:60-69) FR EMMANUEL INEDU OCHIGBO
Before the advent of smartphones, text messaging, electronic mail, WhatsApp messaging, etc., written communication was mostly by letter writing. At...
