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),…
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…
1) During the medieval age, Christians believed that raising magnificient Churches and towers were the best ways of honouring God who is the maker of all things. No gift is seen to be too big for him. With this belief,…
In 2000, Pope John Paul II, in the name of Church apologised to the world for some errors carried out in the name of the Church. Among other things he said: “Let us ask pardon for the divisions which have…
On the 14th of March this year, many Christian communities celebrated their mothering or mothers’ Sunday in Nigeria. Today being 18th April, Catholics are celebrating theirs. This means that someone whose mother is Anglican and mother-in-law is Catholic will have…
Catholics among us will discover that today’s gospel reading taken from John 20:19-31 ends with the following sentence: “Jesus performed many other signs in the presence of his disciples, which are not recorded in this book. But these are written…
By Rev Fr Angelo Chidi Unegbu ([email protected]) 1) The story of the coming of Christianity in Arondizuogu began in 1910 with a blind man named Akweke. Akweke’s elder brother who incidentally was the village head learnt about the Iyienu Hospital…
1) The Palm Sunday marks the entry of Jesus into Jerusalem where the people greeted him with palms, which signifies victory. Interestingly, ever before Christian missionaries introduced Palm Sunday celebration amongst us, the importance and significance of the palm tree/fronds…
By Rev Fr Angelo Chidi Unegbu ([email protected]) 1) Today is the death anniversary of one of the most famous Catholic bishops of the 20th century. His bravery in the face of political injustice and wickedness singled him out. He became…
One of the qualities that the world will ever remember Pope Francis for is his humble or simple lifestyle. Simplicity or humility is the mother of all virtues. It draws one closer to fellow humans and to nature. It helps…
