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…
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…
