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FUNERAL MASS FOR FR. RAPHAEL ADEBAYO Today Thursday 12 January, 2023. 10am. Holy Cross Cathedral,
Rev. Fr. David Okolie Dearest friends, God does not actually forbid us from acquiring the things we can call ours. But the problem is how we use what we have acquired. PRIVATE OWNERSHIPย of property has to do with the exclusive right of an individual or a group in the control over a thing acquired. This
Rev. Fr. David Okolie Dearest friends, During one of my Apostolic works as a Seminarian, I met an elderly man who happened to have served Archbishop Stephen Ezeanya of blessed memory. He told me that this Bishop taught him, among other things, that: โYou have time for who you LOVE’. Over the years, I have
Rev. Fr. David Okolie Dearest friends, The PRIESTHOOD we are considering here is the โMinisterial Priesthood‘ of Bishops and Priests (cf. CCC nn. 1547, 1549). This Ministerial Priesthood is a means by which Christ unceasingly CARES for his Church. This priesthood is brought into effect through the sacrament of Holy Orders (cf CCC, no. 1547).
Rev. Fr. David Okolie As I packed my car and entered this very parish that I just visited, I didn’t notice that one of my tyres had picked up a nail. Only after Mass, when I returned to my car, did I see that the tyre was losing air. Worried, I wondered what to do.
Inter-faith relations took another leap forward in the Catholic Diocese of Oyo, on Sunday November 17, when a devout muslim, Alhaji Barrister Ahmed Raji, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria donated an assembly hall to the diocese at St John the Baptist Catholic Church Isalu, Iseyin. The modern 400-seater assembly hall, built to replace the former
By PJ Usanga The Catholic Archbishop of Lagos, Most Rev. Alfred Adewale Martins, urged Nigerian Papal Knights and Medalists to emulate Christ in every aspect of their lives. He emphasized the importance of cultivating a profound awareness of their identity and embracing a Christ-centered mindset. In his homily at the Mass during the recently held
Pope Francis welcomes 1,300 poor people to the Vatican for a special lunch in the Paul VI Audience Hall on the Church’s World Day of the Poor with this year’s theme “The Prayer of the Poor Ascends to God”. He thanks all who helped make it possible and all those around the world in local
At his weekly Angelus address, Pope Francis says that, in Christ, “we shall one day find again the things and people who have passed away … we will lose nothing of what we have built and loved, because death will be the beginning of a new life.” By Joseph Tulloch Read also 17/11/2024 Pope prays
Pope Francis meets with members of Italy’s National Confederation of Artisans and Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (CNA), and tells them that artisanship is close to his heart and that in their commitment, they collaborate in God’s creative work. By Deborah Castellano Lubov “You are collaborators in God’s creative work,” Pope Francis told members of Italy’s
(With Practical ways of enhancing communications in parish communities) A Paper delivered on the occasion of the 100th Anniversary of Bigard Memorial Major Seminary, Enugu, on November 15, 2024 By Very Rev. Fr. Dr. Michael Nsikak Umoh A. Introduction I am deeply grateful to the Seminary Rector and the Organising Committee for Bigard Centenary Anniversary