In the Middle Ages some scrupulous Christian writers were in the business of expanding some biblical accounts that they considered lacking in substance. One of those biblical accounts that they tried to improve on was story of Noah and his…
The Catholic Church, (other churches and religious bodies), especially, since 1965 has continued to encourage Africans to protect and promote their cultural values. Thus, the Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria has not stopped issuing documents on the preservation of our…
By Rev. Fr. Angelo Chidi Unegbu ([email protected]) 24 April 2021 1) Since the beginning of human history, humans have at every age directly or indirectly, knowing or unknowingly documented or preserved their beliefs, fears, abilities, weaknesses, failures, breakthroughs, experiences, joys,…
I once reproached some Igbo Christians who were demolishing and setting on fire an ancient Igbo native shrine and sacred objects. They told me that it were the villagers or the family that invited them to destroy them. “We did…
1) Any sociologist who has followed meticulously the discussions generated by the Ada Jesus and Odumeje saga would not have any difficulties identifying the reasons for our economic woes and the reasons why Nigerian leaders play Ping-Pong with their citizens’…
“Honesty and fair dealing were pretty much taken for granted in the market. You could price a commodity and then take it out of the seller’s sight to ask the opinion of your friends. An article purchased and found bad…
By Rev. Fr Angelo Chidi Unegbu ([email protected]) 1) During my 4th year (SS1) as a minor seminarian, I and my cousin and classmate Fr. Elias Chima Unegbu (of blessed memory) decided to spend our Easter holidays together at Owerri with…
1) The poor Pilate had nothing to gain with the death of Jesus but he had everything to lose if he had decided otherwise in opposition to the will of the people. With one voice the people demanded the death…
By Rev Fr Angelo Chidi Unegbu 1) Do we realise that treason is considered to be the highest offence against the state? This means that the state can pardon a person for every crime but hardly does so when it…
I had wanted to reflect today on how communal meal had also existed in Igbo culture since time immemorial and on how we could build a bridge between the two. I wanted to analyse how meals in Igboland also bonded…
