Fr. Valentine Umoh

Catholic Priest | Biblical Scholar | Author | Speaker

Inspiring truth, hope, love and peace through theology, evangelisation, scholarship, and pastoral ministry

Who I am

Welcome to my official website. I am Fr. Valentine Umoh, a Catholic priest, biblical scholar, author, and speaker dedicated to biblical studies, evangelisation, scholarship, and pastoral ministry. Through preaching, teaching, writing and ministry, I seek to inspire faith, hope, love, and peace.

Latest Homilies

• Hungers of body and spirit – Homily for the Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A
  Isaiah 55:1-3; Psalm 144; Romans 8:35-39; Matthew 14:13-21 The crowds in today’s gospel had nothing to eat, but our Lord knew they had another hunger apart from that of the stomach. They followed Jesus, listening to every word he spoke, and in none of the stories does it say that they were bothered about food… Read more: Hungers of body and spirit – Homily for the Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A
• La sabiduría de renunciar a todo lo demás para ganar la perla – Homilía del decimoséptimo Domingo del Tiempo Ordinario, año A
  1Reyes 3, 5, 7-12; Salmo 118; Romanos 8, 28-30; Mateo 13, 44-52 La primera lectura de hoy comienza de una forma muy interesante. «Pídeme lo que quieras que te dé», le dijo Dios a Salomón. «Concede a tu siervo un corazón capaz de discernir entre el bien y el mal», respondió Salomón. Si fueras Salomón,… Read more: La sabiduría de renunciar a todo lo demás para ganar la perla – Homilía del decimoséptimo Domingo del Tiempo Ordinario, año A
• Giving Us Time to Grow – Homily for Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A
  Wisdom 12:13, 16-19, Psalm 85, Romans 8:26-27, Matthew 13:24-43 History is replete with the attempt to separate the bad guys from the good guys. And sometimes the distinction and the separation are based on ambiguous criteria. As well, there were people in Jesus’ time who wanted him to separate the bad guys from the good… Read more: Giving Us Time to Grow – Homily for Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A

Research Areas

• Biblical Interpretation
• Pauline Studies
• New Testament Theology
• Mission & Evangelisation
• Theology and Pastoral Ministry
• Youth Apostolate

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