- Rev. Fr. David OkolieDearest Fr.,We sincerely thank God for bestowing this Great GIFT of the SACRED PRIESTHOOD on you! Indeed, it was not by your effort, because “nobody takes this honour upon himself" (cf. Heb 5:4). While we sincerely thank God for what he has done, we equally rejoice with you.Now that God has
Dearest friends, another person sent a serious concern on this same issue of FORGIVENESS. Let me still quote him verbatim but I also attached his comment to this post: “This forgiveness of a thing is the reason why Muslims are killing Christians everywhere."Indeed, the above is a serious concern but then, the question is: should we
Dearest friends, it is quite obvious that Jesus' teaching on *FORGIVENESS* does not seem to appeal to many Christians, both Pastors and their members.In fact, since I made the post on forgiveness yesterday (September 17, 2023) which I entitled: *‘Hatred among Christians'*, a number of persons have sent in their comments and questions. But permit
Dearest friends, it is very true that: A CROSS-LESS Christianity/lifestyle (i.e the one that seeks only for pleasure and comfort) CANNOT lead to HEAVEN.Jesus himself said this: “If anyone is willing to come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his CROSS, and follow me" (cf. Matt 16:24).👉🏼When we talk about the CROSS
Normally, the Major Seminarians of the Roman Catholic Church enjoy about two months holiday (or even more) before the beginning of a new Academic/Formation year. The Apostolic work period cannot be said to be part of the holiday because it is a continuation of the formation year which eventually ends with the reunion with the
Dearest friends, at wedding ceremonies, we often hear those powerful words of Jesus Christ thus: “... What God has joined together, let nobody SEPARATE" (cf. Matt 19:6).Unfortunately, more often than not, we seem not to take the above words of Jesus Christ as seriously as they are. If we really do, there may not be these
Dearest friends, can you and I truly say that we have FAITH in God; especially in the face of relative COMFORT? Well, you are entitled to your own opinion; but I really do not think so.It is actually in the face of some life challenges, that is when our faith is threatened and we are
Dearest friends, one of the greatest challenges of our world today is the difficulty of choosing from the cacophony of voices, the one to actually LISTEN TO. Thus, a number of persons have chosen to listen to voices that have RUINED their lives; of which they are regretting today.These VOICES which constitute difficulty for us in
Dearest friends, I hardly can imagine what else any of us would desire that is more than GOING to HEAVEN. Again, do you really think that there is any effort that is put in towards the attainment of Heaven that does not worth it?The above two points should always be our motivation and inspiration in
Dearest friends, it was towards the end of April, 2021, that a Chinese University (Tsinghua-University) was all over the news because of a dance that was termed ‘Vulgar' and ‘Pornographic' by its citizens, which some ladies displayed during the university's 110th anniversary celebration. The news can be accessed through this link:(https://newstral.com/en/article/en/1188381378/-vulgar-and-pornographic-dance-to-celebrate-tsinghua-university-anniversary-lambasted-online).Reading through the news then,
