Community Development – Fr. Innocent Abonyi's pastoral Diary

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 […]

Idodo River

From classical history there is an indisputable fact that civilisation in Africa began at the banks of the river Nile. Even in other parts of the Asian world, we know of great rivers like Ganges, […]

Nkanu East sends SOS to Gov. Ugwuanyi

Rt. Hon. (Dr.) Ifeanyi UgwuanyiExecutive Governor,Enugu State Your Excellency, Re: We are suffocating in Nkanu East LGA: Give […]

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1st Sunday of advent year C

The word “advent” comes from Latin, advenio meaning “the coming”. It begins with a call to vigilance. Scripture passages refer to the invitation, for instance Matthew says, Therefore, stay awake! For you do not know […]

Reflections

The Role of Counselling in handling marriage issues today

A friend of mine once lamented to me: “When I and my wife first got married, I was amazed and pleased at how similar we were. We had identical senses of humour, liked and detested […]

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Idodo River

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The Presentation of the Lord – February 2

At the end of the fourth century, a woman named Etheria made a pilgrimage to Jerusalem. Her journal, discovered in 1887, gives an unprecedented glimpse of liturgical life there. Among the celebrations she describes is […]

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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 […]

About me

Father Innocent Abonyi, is a catholic priest and a member of the Missionary Society of St. Paul of Nigeria, West Africa. He was ordained a priest for the missions at the National Missionary Seminary of St. Paul, Gwagwalada, Abuja, on 3rd July 1999. Since his priestly ordination, he has served as a formator, Spiritual Director, and Lecturer at the National Missionary Seminary of St. Paul, Iperu-Remo, Ogun State and Gwagwalada Abuja (1999 – 2001; 2003 – 2006 respectively). He had his postgraduate studies in the Republic of Ireland (2001 – 2003) and Oxford Brooks University, Oxford England (2012 – 2014), obtaining a Masters Degree in each case. He has served in few parishes in England and Wales since he was missioned in the UK in 2006. He was a youth Chaplain and Spiritual Director for the Catholic Diocese of Northampton (2007 – 2013). He is the Chaplain to the Knights of St. Columba, Province 12 Southwark, England. He was a Regional Supetior for his Religious Order. He currently serves as Parish priest of Our Lady Star of the Sea, Llandudno, Conwy North Wales (Wrexham Catholic Diocese). Fr Innocent is a Spiritual Director, and retreat preacher. He gives spiritual direction and organises workshops. His publication is titled Effective Leadership towards Motivating Missionaries Today (Ambassador Publications, 2009).