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4th Sunday of Advent Year C

The Church can never celebrate the role of Mary in the birth and mission of Christ enough. God demonstrated through David and Mary that human beings can and do make a difference. God invites us […]

Reflecting on the meaning of advent and Christmas, Mother Theresa of Calcutta said: “The season of Advent is like springtime in nature when everything is renewed and so is fresh and healthy. Advent is meant […]

Baptism of the Lord, Year A

Today we celebrate the fact that Jesus, God’s own Son, has come into our world as one of us, associated with sinners and has been baptized by one of his creatures. When we see people make […]

Feast of the Epiphany, Year A

On this day, the veil is drawn back on a great mystery, namely, that Christ is the saviour not only of the Jews but also of the Gentiles. The theological meaning of this feast is […]

The Holy Innocents, December 28

Herod “the Great,” king of Judea, was unpopular with his people because of his connections with the Romans and his religious indifference. Hence he was insecure and fearful of any threat to his throne. He […]

Christmas Day, Year A

In recent years especially here and in other first world countries, we have witnessed a subtle ‘de-christianization’ of Christmas. Sensitivity to the religious, or non-religious, convictions of others has led some people to substitute seasonal […]

What the Catholic Church has given to Nkanuland

Introduction The contribution of the Catholic Church to civilization is well known and well documented. Many scholarly works including the various history books, reference books, internet sources, articles, and of course the Sacred Scripture itself, contain […]

The idea of a Good Shepherd

Introduction: In this article, I hope to explore the Shepherd model of leadership as portrayed by the shepherd metaphor and this comes from my perspective as a catholic priest who by his calling is a Shepherd. […]

Fourth sunday of Advent, Year A

As we approach Christmas, the pace of things speed up, so that the spiritual side of things tends to get lost. Let us pause to make room in our minds and hearts so that Christ […]

3rd Sunday of Advent, Year A

Introduction: There is a clear note of rejoicing in today’s mass. Today is known as ‘Gaudete Sunday’. The word ‘Gaudete’ means rejoice. Today is otherwise known as the “Rose Sunday”. The basis for the rose and […]

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17th Sunday, Year C

The most important issue of our times is how to overcome evil without doing further evil in the process. Abraham in his plea with God demonstrates to us that evil cannot be overcome by evil. […]

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19th Sunday Ordinary Time-Year B

In our Gospel reading today, Jesus links show the connection between the bread of life that he gives to those who believe in him and the manna that God gave to the wandering people in […]

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2nd Sunday, Advent, Year C

The first reading today is from the prophet Baruch. This book is not considered by the Hebrews to be part of their Bible. It is instead, considered as an apocryphal literature. Apocryphal books or literature […]

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Christmas Day, Year A

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5th Sunday of Easter Year C

Love one another as I have loved you. This is Jesus’ remark at the banqueting table. Of all the commandments, this is the most important. It includes others. The only failure of a Christian is […]