Category: Exhortation, Motivational
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The power of encouragement – a Pauline Model
Encouragement has a way of making positive impact on people. A kind word of thumps up can help boost the morale of someone undertaking a task. Saint Paul becomes a model Apostle who used this method to boost efficiency in his collaborators. We can learn from his example.
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And for a while the world stood still
From Asia to America From Europe to Africa From the Mainland to the Islands of Antarctica Both “developed” and “undeveloped” All stood still for a moment. The political conferences and rallies The economic summits and conventions The religious processions and celebrations The sport competitions and music festivals All stood still for a moment The pleasure…
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Homilía del viernes 24 de enero de 2020
Enviado como sus embajadores 1Samuel 24: 3-21, Salmo 56: 2-4, 6, 11, Marcos 3: 13-19 Al convocar a sus colegas elegidos para una sesión de enseñanza en la ladera de una montaña, Jesús evoca recuerdos de Moisés que subió al Monte Sinaí para recibir la ley de Dios (Ex 19). El mensaje que sus discípulos…
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The night is dark, and I am far from home; Lead thou me on! Legacy of Saint John Henry Newman
1. Lead, kindly Light: historical context[1] Lead, Kindly Light is a hymn with words written in 1833 by Saint John Henry Newman as a poem titled “the Pillar and the Cloud”. A poem biblically based on Exod 13: 21-22. John Henry Newman was 33 years old when he found himself on a boat from the…
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The Importance of the Sacraments for Christian life: special focus on the Holy Eucharist and Penance
By Valentine Umoh “A life which is not authentically sacramental, would not be genuinely Christian” Preamble[1] In 2011, as we were eagerly seated ready for our first lecture in Sacramental Theology, the Professor came into the lecture hall and wrote on the board thus: “A life which is not authentically sacramental would not be genuinely…
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The Challenges of Catholic Youths in the 21st Century[1]
By Valentine Umoh Introduction The Catholic Church has always not absconded her sublime duty of guiding and forming the youths and in all places because the youths play a vital role not only in the Church but also in the world. If society will be better than what we currently have, if the Church…
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A Day with Saint Valentine of Rome: Patron of young couples
Introduction: Who is Saint Valentine? Saint Valentine of Rome was a priest in the Roman Empire who ministered to Christians, who were persecuted there. He was martyred and buried at a Christian cemetery on the Via Flaminia close to the Ponte Milvio to the north of Rome, on February 14, which has been observed…
Fr. Valentine Umoh 