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…
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…
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,…
For some days, the video of a visually impaired girl who visited the Zion ministry was everywhere on social media. She was seen being asked by the minister what she wanted. She replied, “Help.” “What kind of help?” The minister…
Today, the Catholic Church celebrates the feast of all saints. This means all those who have found their way to heaven, irrespective of their beliefs, nationality, color, or language, whether known or unknown, are celebrated today. The origin of All…
Exactly 21 years ago, on the evening of October 31, 2002, Bishop Mark Unegbu departed from us. I still vividly remember that evening when the news was broken to me. That was 10 months before my diaconate ordination and 14…
Today is Protestant Reformation Day. It is a day set apart in Germany to remember the 95 theses of Martin Luther against certain teachings, especially as regards indulgence and the forgiveness of sins in the Catholic Church. Luther was then…
My family is one of the first families that became Christians in Nigeria. In 1944, we had already a priest (Bishop Mark Unegbu) in the family. In 1948, we had the second priest (Msgr Edward Nwafo of CKC Aba). In…
Here is the pope addressing the members of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences in Vatican. Do you know that the man who discovered the BIG BANG theory, Monsignor Georges Lemaitre, a Belgian Catholic priest, was elected a member of this…
Our yesterday’s discussion on biblical historicity/ interpretation seemed to have brought more confusion to many of our Christians here. Well, I am not surprised that it did. Neither you nor I is the problem. Our poor educational background especially with…
