The truth of the matter is that things that have to do with the 3 basic needs of nature—food, housing, and clothing are not determined by religious principles or ordinances but by socio-economic realities on the ground. Tithe or offering…
Written: 25th January, 2020 By Fr. Angelo Chidi Unegbu It was harmattan, the volcanic wind from the Sahara was on its annual mission carrying more wind than usual, yet the trees and their leaves remained motionless. Despite the sun, the…
October, the 10th month in today’s Gregorian calendar, was originally the 8th month in the old Roman calendar (pre-46 B.C.). In that Roman calendar, March used to be the 1st month of the year. The word October comes from the…
A German woman worked all her life. She did not marry and had no child. To save a lot of money, she denied herself so many luxuries. She was very religious and hardly missed mass any Sunday. Even till the…
I once read about a story in a book (mythology), the title of which I can no longer remember. The story goes thus: A certain village was visited by a great famine that led to unimaginable hunger. One day, someone…
All the problems facing Afrīca, especially Nìgeria, today that we always talk about here originated from the Bèrlin conference of 1884-5. It was at this conference that the pøisonous veñom that has led to p0litical c0rruption, insècurity, j0blessness, hünger, prosperity…
I am talking of the time when every child played with other children in his or her neighborhood without fear of discrimination. This was a time when there were no private schools. I am talking of a time when no…
It was believed that doing so would attract the anger of the spirits. Thus, evening meals were prepared on time before darkness fell and eaten on time too. The truth of the matter is that there were no spirits going…
1) THE AIM OF THE RESEARCH To open the eyes of our people to the fact that there are many religious merchants in town who use mischievous signs and wonders to deceive and prey on unsuspecting victims. 2) WHAT THE…
1) In 1910, in Arondizuogu, there was a visually impaired young man named Akweke. Akweke’s elder brother, who incidentally was the village head, learned about the Iyienu Hospital at Ogidi (45 miles away from Arondizuogu) that was run by the…
