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

• 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
• El poder de la Palabra – Homilía del Decimoquinto Domingo del Tiempo Ordinario, Año A
  Lecturas: Isaías 55, 10-11; Salmo 64, 10-14; Romanos 8, 18-23; Mateo 13, 1-23 A los profesores les suele sorprender lo que recuerdan sus alumnos. A veces, les oyen decir: «Recuerdo que una vez dijiste…» tal o cual cosa. Incluso las simples palabras pronunciadas pueden tener una vida extraordinaria. A veces recordamos cosas que dijeron nuestros… Read more: El poder de la Palabra – Homilía del Decimoquinto Domingo del Tiempo Ordinario, Año A
• My yoke is easy, and my burden is light – Homily for the Fourteenth Sunday, Year A
  Readings: Zechariah 9:9-10, Psalm 144, Romans 8:9,11-13, Matthew 11:25-30 There are times when certain words of Jesus can almost sound like a joke. Especially if you are going through a rough patch—or a completely devastating one. In the middle of the storm, it’s so easy to lose our peace and feel like we’re totally finished.… Read more: My yoke is easy, and my burden is light – Homily for the Fourteenth Sunday, Year A

Research Areas

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

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