In 1945, a year after his priestly ordination, Fr. Mark Unegbu was posted as parish priest to Dunukofia to replace Fr. Iwene Tansi, who later left to England to join the monastic life. In Dunukofia parish, one of the natives,…
Have you heard of the curse of Ham? This hypothesis or belief is derived from the erroneous interpretation of the book of Genesis 9: 20 – 27. The text reads: “Noah, a man of the soil, proceeded to plant a…
A few days ago, I announced that we have ended this discussion that was triggered by my reposting of Ekene Umenwa ‘s “Virgin Mary” maternity pictures, but the comments I saw from that last post prompted me to make this…
Exactly 18 years ago, on 15th September 2006, I landed in Europe for my further studies. My sister Oby and her husband mazi Mike brought me to the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport Abuja the evening before, 14th September. That was…
On this day in 2001, September 11, almost 3000 people lost their lives at the terr0r attack in the USA. Many of the families are still møurning 23 years later. May they be consoled, and may the victìms rest in…
Have you heard of the “9/11” Bättle of Vienna [11-12 September 1683] and the charge of the Polish cavalry? Do you also know that 12 September is the Feast of the Holy Name of Mary in the Catholic Church? Do…
Someone once gave me an invitation to his marriage. I asked him why he did not indicate the Igbo market day the marriage will take place on their invitation. He plainly told me that he is a Christian and that…
This picture says a lot. There is hardly anyone who cannot love this picture except an enemy of these children. Never allow anything to divide you from your brother or sister. Never allow anything to separate you from your society.…
I have seen some of the négative comments coming even from fellow Catholics concerning the posts I made about Ekene’s picture as a model for the Virgin Mary picture or portraits that should be in our African Catholic churches. Sădly,…
The present calendar, called the Gregorian calendar, was introduced by Pope Gregory XIII in October 1582 to replace the Julian calendar introduced by Julius Caesar in 46 BC. “The principal change was to space leap years differently so as to…
