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…
By Rev Fr Angelo Chidi Unegbu While we are preparing for Easter, the feast of the resurrection of Christ, human lives are being wasted all over the place and no one seems to care nor is there any pretension that…
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…
“In my town no boy can be considered adult until he has performed the Imamowu rituals. He must earn enough money by his own labour to pay the huge fees ranging from three to thirty pounds. He must provide ten…
(AS DOCUMENTED BY MAZI MBONU OJIKE IN APRIL 1955) “Ikeji … was the most ceremonial of the of the annual festivals. It was the harvest celebration, when my father invited all his relatives to rejoice with him. Ikeji does not…
Last night a very worried Nigerian laboratory scientist called me and lamented that the number of people who test positive to HIV in the recent times is speedily increasing.One of the worrisome experiences she had was the case of a…
In the second creation account, after the creation of man and the animals God made the man to take a deep sleep before the woman could be created (Gen.2:21-22). 1) Due to the noble and precious role the woman was…
NUMBER 1. If the Southerners did not learn anything from the recent food blockade initiated by the Northerners, they will never learn again. If the southerners did not understand the implications and monstrous nature of a One-Nigeria they will never…
THE NIGERIAN CHURCH TODAY AND THE GOSPEL OF FEAR By Rev Fr Angelo Chidi Unegbu ([email protected]) 1. Precisely this day, 51 years ago, 18th February 1970, few days after the Nigeria- Biafran war that ended with the slogan of “No…
