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...
Category - Year A 2022-2023
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
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...
Homilies, Year A 2022-2023
YES, YOU ARE…! 23RD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME YEAR A ON SEPTEMBER 10, 2023 (R. 1: Ezekiel 33:7-9; Psalm 95:1-2, 6-9; R. 2: Romans 13:8-10; Gospel: Matthew 18:15-20) FR EMMANUEL INEDU OCHIGBO
“Am I my brother’s keeper?” Has anyone ever asked you this question? Have you ever asked anyone this question? Sometimes, people do not say the...
Homilies, Year A 2022-2023
CHECK YOUR APPOINTMENT LETTER! 22ND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME YEAR A ON SEPTEMBER 3, 2023 (R. 1: Jeremiah 20:7-9; Psalm 63:2,3-4,5-6,8-9; R. 2: Romans 12:1-2; Gospel: Matthew 16:21-27) FR EMMANUEL INEDU OCHIGBO
We were in class one morning, as seminarians. Our Moral Theology Professor, a Monsignor, came into the classroom and he said, “My dear seminarians...
