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FUNERAL MASS FOR FR. RAPHAEL ADEBAYO Today Thursday 12 January, 2023. 10am. Holy Cross Cathedral,
Dearest friends, there is no doubt that MASTURBATION is a serious issue in our world today; which is largely marked by an unbridled quest for FREEDOM. However, inasmuch as our bodies belong to us, we are not free to treat it in ways that are contrary to the Will of God, who has given us
Priests and priestly candidates should not run away from relationships, both with the same and the opposite sex. However, they should seriously avoid INTIMACY (Exclusive Relationship). Intimacy hardly goes without bodily expressions and that brings in the whole idea of carnal pleasure. It may start at the initial stage with gentle patting, hugging and before
Dear Benedikt, Greetings from Abuja, and thanks for your last mail. Many thanks for taking your time to respond at some length to my memorandum, which, as I indicated, was written over 12 years ago. I am well aware that I wrote the memo as an outside observer, coming from a different socio-historical and religious
Dearest friends, the mistake that a number of persons make is the erroneous assumption that the WORD of God is like any other sound or literature that can easily be understood, retained and obeyed by mere human ability. Far be it from the above! On the contrary, to understand, retain and obey the the WORD of
Dearest friends, recently, we have seen many self-proclaimed teachers on the social media. These teachers teach on variety of topics but the one that seems to be very common is SEX. The above explains the saying that: ‘Sex sells.‘ Today, many persons FOLLOW these individuals, media pages, bloggers, etc.; without taking into consideration the negative
By Br. Alfonce Kugwa in Kampala, Uganda Catholic journalists, media practitioners and members of the civil society involved in the care of migrants and refugees are gathered in Kampala, Uganda to reflect on better ways of reporting on migrants and refugees in the continent. The workshop that is running from 10-15 July 2023 at St.
The Chairman for the Social Communication Commission of Uganda Episcopal Conference Bishop Emeritus of Lira diocese Giuseppe Franzelli has called upon Catholic Journalists to start educating the Masses rather than only informing them. “We are asked to communicate Christian values in our Journalism and we should educate people and not only inform them,” said Bishop
By Emmanuel Eko, Vincent Njoku and Cynthia Aule, CSN Media The Catholic Bishop of Ekwulobia Diocese, Peter Cardinal Okpaleke, has charged leaders of the various lay associations of the Catholic Church in Nigeria not to the succumb to the temptations of power. He gave this charge in his homily at the Holy Mass to commence
Dearest friends, do you know that the Headquarter of the Roman Catholic Church in the whole world, that is, the St. Peter’s Basilica, Rome has a well-defined dress code for both male and female who would like to visit this Holy City for whatsoever reason? Recently, I have encountered some persons who had given the
Dearest friends, you can attest to the fact that a very common saying on the lips of many persons, especially those who pursue the latest fashion in vogue, is: ‘God does not look at Appearances.‘ The above ideology has equally crept into some places of worship, where another saying has been added thus: ‘Come the