Month: July 2020
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Never be overshadowed by your past – Rule 2 – Basic rules of happy living
Fr. Valentine Umoh write: “Never be overshadowed by your past, leave those thoughts where they belong, in the past. Let the past be past. Sometimes you really need to speak to someone, to open up and to let those thoughts out. That´s one of the healing effects of what Catholics call “the Sacrament of Reconciliation…
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What do you desire the most in life – HOMILY FOR THE 17TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME, YEAR A
Fr. Dumlesi N. Tor writes: “He asked for wisdom for the benefit of both his kingdom and God’s kingdom and a heart to understand how to discern between good and evil. Knowing what is good and evil is a precious quality for any person, especially for those in authority. Solomon could have asked for personal…
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HOMILY OF 16TH SUNDAY OF ORDINARY TIME OF YEAR ALOVE CONQUERS EVIL(Wis 12:13, 16-19, Rom 8:26-27, Matt 13:24-43)
We are been confronted daily with different life’s situation that sometimes it make us to cast doubt on the existence of God and His love for us. As we wonder on why the existence of evil in the world and most especially among the righteous, the church invites us to know that God is both…
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HOW MUCH DOES A CUP OF HATRED COST?
I never knew it was that costly.I wanted to know the cost of HATRED, so I decided to branch to a shop where it’s being sold.As a good businessman who was looking for a buyer, the sales man rushed out to ask what I wanted.I told him I wanted just a cup of hatred, and…
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HOMILY OF 15TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME, YR ATHE POWER OF THE WORD(Isa 55:10-11, Rom 8:18-23, Mt 13:1-23)
We celebrate today Christ who came to sow the seed of God’s word in the world, and we rejoice with him as we see everywhere around us the first-fruits of the spirit. In the light of Isaiah’s prophecy and Christ’s parable of the sower, the church enjoins us to evaluate our relationship with the word…
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Tell your story – Rule 1 – Basic rules of happy living
The world needs to see the picture you give to it; it is first-hand, authentic, and reliable. A beautiful picture of yourself and your cute smile inspires others. When you are gone, someone else would tell your story, someone else would put up or paint a picture of you, and you do not know which…
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Learn from me: gentleness and humility – Homily for the 14th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A
At a time like this when we all need a helping hand or an encouraging word, Jesus invites us to be like little children, “Come to me, all you who labour and overburdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me; for I am gentle and humble in…
Fr. Valentine Umoh 