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WHY MANY NIGERIANS “APPEAR” TO BE RELIGIOUS
One popular cartoon that many of us know is that of a man who was facing a python on a tree. At the foot of the tree is a lion waiting for him, and crocodiles are seen in the nearby…
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THIRD SUNDAY OF ADVENT: GAUDETE
The 3rd Sunday of advent is traditionally known in the Catholic Church as ‘Gaudete’. This word originates from the Latin introit of the 3rd Sunday of Advent: “Gaudete in Domino semper” which translates as “rejoice in the Lord all the…
SICK-CALL AS AN ASSITANT PARISH PRIEST: MY STORY
One hot afternoon while taking my afternoon Siesta, I was woken up by a hard knock at my door. It was a sick-call. “Fr please come fast before the man gives up the ghost,” the voice from outside said in…
DOES MARK 16: 16 – 18 NOT EMPOWER PASTORS TO HEAL THE SICK?: THE DANGERS OF LITERAL READING OF THE BIBLE
1) The text in question reads: “Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned. And these signs will accompany those who believe: In my name they will drive out demons; they will…
SOME HUMAN NEEDS/ WAHALAS AND THEIR EXPERTS: JUST TO REMIND US
1) Eye diseases – Ophthalmoloigist 2) Sight problem: Optician/ Optometrist 3) Stroke : Neurologist 4) Low Sperm count: Urogist 5) Toothache: Dentist 6) Cancer: Oncologist 7) Ear/ Nose/ Throat problems: ENT doctor Bone/ Joint disorder: orthopaedist 9) Mental, Emotional, and…
THE HOLY GHOST FATHERS MISSIONARIES ABANDONED THEIR PLAN TO SETTLE IN LOKOJA AND ESTABLISHED IN ONITSHA (20.11.1885): 136 YEARS AGO
Exactly 136 years ago, 20 November 1885, the Holy Ghost Fathers missionaries arrived Southern Nigeria. Their first port of arrival was Akassa (Bayelsa state). They were 4 missionaries in all: Fr Joseph Lutz (32 years old), Fr John Horne (27),…
DETOXIFY YOUR MIND FROM TIME TO TIME
As we detox or cleanse our stomach and other parts of our body of unwanted substances, we should not forget to detox, detoxify or cleanse our minds. All these gory pictures, videos and news of killings, arson, intimidation and all…
BEING IGBO IN THOUGHT AND DEED: THE MOST VALUABLE ASSET OF NDIGBO
Angelo Chidi Unegbu ([email protected]) 18.11.2021 Till date, it is still not clear whether the Jews migrated from Ndigbo or vice versa; or whether they even had a relationship at all. The only known fact is that the behavioural similarities among…
MY TRIBUTE TO THE VICTIMS OF 20.10.2020 LEKKI TOLLGATE MASSACRE BY THE NIGERIAN SOLDIERS
By Rev Fr Angelo Chidi Unegbu (26.10.2020) 1) My dear gallant fallen youths; you went out to peacefully march on the streets in order to sooth the scars of your wounded Nation. Carrying nothing in your hands but placards and…
CHURCH COLLECTION JOKES
A polish woman told me a joke some years ago about church collection. The joke gows thus: A priest was asked what he does with the offertory/ monetary collection people give every Sunday. In his reply, the priest said that…