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Reflections

“I AM SEVEN (7) YEARS A CATHOLIC PRIEST TODAY” And so what?

“I AM SEVEN (7) YEARS A CATHOLIC PRIEST TODAY” And so what?A Reflection on my priestly life at Seven! Rev. Fr. JohnBosco Chimaobi Ezeonwumelu INTRODUCTIONFor you I am a priest. With you, I am a Christian. I rejoice at what I am with you. But what I am for you terrifies me. St. Augustine Few days ago, a younger colleague of mine, Fr. Dennis came into my room for a chat while he waited for his classmate. We talked about many things, not excluding the fact that I am now a very senior priest. He was of course joking. And...

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MY WOMAN; MY EVERYTHING!

A LOVE LETTER TO MY DEARLY BELOVED MUM, EZINNE BESSY EDUMCHIEKE EZEONWUMELU TO CELEBRATE HER 85TH BIRTHDAY MY WOMAN; MY EVERYTHING! Dear Mum, Last night, I did put myself on the line when I carelessly made a post on Facebook that I will be telling our story for the world to hear. Yes, I said careless because if I had known that many people would be waiting for the story, I would have probably kept my peace intact. But the Holy Father, Pope Francis asked us to tell our story in order to give hope to the world in need...

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Articles / Reflections

RETHINKING OUR MANNERS ON THE SOCIAL MEDIA

INTRODUCTION “If the media are to be correctly employed, it is essential that all who use them know the principles of the moral order and apply them faithfully in this domain.” (Inter Mirifica, 4) I had intended to begin a series which I would want to use woo the youth to an active and sincere participation in politics. My motivation for that is my belief that only the youth can save themselves; the old generation virtually has little or nothing to offer us to improve our future. Therefore, unless we snatch our future back from their hands, they will continue...

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Me, the IDOL WORSHIPPER?

⚠Kindly read this to the end! I just did, and it taught me a lot. *Fr JohnBosco Ezeonwumelu* I wondered why I was in the queue of the accused at all I am intelligent, aggressive, young, Totally committed to my God. What am I doing here with this sheet of supposed sins in my hand? I wondered. I don’t drink, I don’t smoke, I don’t fornicate, I don’t steal, I am righteous. Others should be here not me. It was finally my turn to face the Man. I placed my sheet before Him, He glanced at it and sighed softly....

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Articles / Reflections

THE DIGNITY OF HUMAN LABOUR IN THE MODEL OF OUR LADY

A PAPER PRESENTED AT THE MARIAN DAY FOR WORKERS AT ST. PATRICK’S CATHOLIC CHURCH, WEST-END, ASABA By Rev. Fr. JohnBosco Chimaobi Ezeonwumelu INTRODUCTION On Saturday, 4th day of March 2017, the Catholic Diocese of Issele-Uku, with its head and members, gathered at Mary Immaculate Catholic Church, Ogwashi-Uku to inaugurate the Marian Year. This is in response to the call of the Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria that the year 2017 be observed as the Marian Year in celebration of the Centenary of the apparition of our Mother Mary to the three shepherds kids at Fatima in 1917. This celebration offers...

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Easter Season / Reflections / Second Week

OUR MIRACLE IS AROUND YOU! (On the Theology of our Contribution)

YOUR MIRACLE IS AROUND YOU! (On the Theology of our Contribution) Dear friend, what miracle are you waiting for? Are you able to read this message? Then, you must know that your miracle is already with you; stop looking for it in far away places. You see! You need to redefine your idea of a miracle before you can begin to appreciate better the place of Jesus in your life. A friend of mine drew my attention to his opinion on my reflection this morning on The Theology of our Contribution. He was worried that the path we threaded in...

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Easter Season / Reflections

THE MIRACLE OF THE EMPTY TOMB!

My dear, I can’t tell what you are going through at the moment. It is possible that your condition at the moment or the condition of someone who is close to you is darker than the darkness of this night! Yet, there is a counter situation that gives us hope – the empty tomb! Yes! The tomb is empty! Christ is risen! Death could not hold him captive! And because we share in his death, we are equally going to share his victory over death. He knows beforehand that things are not going to be rosy for you; in fact,...

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HELP STOP THIS MOCKERY OF GOD!

Mhen! This is absurd! Must we drag the name of God because we feel challenged or because things are falling apart? It is understandable, and surely do, that Christians are currently facing terrible persecution in Nigeria at the moment. Sadly, this present government seems to be aiding the persecution silently. Yet, that should not make us to begin to insult God in the name of crying for justice. I just finished listening to one voice message I got on WhatsApp by a woman who feels that that this government is working against the Christians. I feel so too. But… Imagine!...

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Marriage and Family Life / Reflections

“WHO IS MY MOTHER?” (cf. Mark 3:33)

It is about 5:15pm now that I’m beginning this reflection. I just got a WhatsApp message from a friend of mine that got me thinking. It read, “Have you called your mum today?” Sadly, I haven’t! I spoke with her yesterday and so wasn’t worried to call today. Well, that question has raised up something in me that I must attend to immediately. WHO IS MY MOTHER TO ME? I have read a lot from the social networks concerning today’s celebration. Some are celebrating their mother because she carried in the womb for 9 months and gave birth to them...

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AN OPEN LETTER TO MY DAD, PA MICHAEL EZEONYEJEMELI EZEACHIKULO EZEONWUMELU ON THIS OF THE ANNIVERSARY OF HIS DEATH

AN OPEN LETTER TO MY DAD, PA MICHAEL EZEONYEJEMELI EZEACHIKULO EZEONWUMELU ON THIS OF THE ANNIVERSARY OF HIS DEATH It brings me great joy to write this letter to you with a firm belief that you will get it to read. I do not know any other better way of doing this since you are no longer with me but I am confident that your spirit lives. I must confess that I began to appreciate you as I never did before since 2013 after experiencing a week of open letters with the special one coming from a daughter to her...