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Homily

Feast of Christ the King 2018

The Feast of Christ the King was established by Pope Pius XI in 1925 as an antidote to secularism, a way of life which leaves God out of man’s thinking and living and organizes his […]

Reflections

At the beginning of the 19th century, very few people in Nigeria were practicing Christianity. The same could be said of the rest of the African continent, apart from the Ethiopians, Coptic Egyptians, and a […]

Homily

Ash wednesday, Year A

‘The candle that is just smoking, not lit, still has life in it; it still has hope in it. If a neighbour, family member or friend is in a very bad situation or mood, our […]

Homily

16th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C

Dear Friends, some of us here might have heard of the game called Pokemon Go, which was the craze and rave for young people in 2016 or thereabout. Young people then were often seen playing […]

Homily

4th Sunday of Easter, Year C

In Today’s Gospel, Jesus the Good Shepherd says to us, ‘I know my sheep. They listen to my voice and follow me. Let us listen to the meaning and implication of this statement/remark in our […]

About me

Father Innocent Abonyi, MSP belongs to the Missionary Society of St. Paul of Nigeria. He was ordained a priest for the missions on 3rd July 1999. Since his priestly ordination, he has served as a formator, Spiritual Director, and Lecturer in the National Missionary Seminary of St. Paul, in Iperu-Remo, Ogun State and Gwagwalada, Abuja, all in Nigeria ( 1999 -2001 and 2003 - 2006 respectively); He had his post graduate Studies in Ireland (2001-2003) and Oxford Brookes England (2012 - 2014). He has worked in few parishes in England. He currently serves as a parish priest of St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church, Gravesend, Kent, UK.