Month: May 2014
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PRAYER AND PRAYING: A REFLECTION FOR THE 7TH SUNDAY OF EASTER (YEAR A) Rev. Fr. Boniface Nkem Anusiem PhD
It is very interesting to know that prayer has been subjected to numerous scientific test and analysis in the recent past. This was actually triggered by debates centring on the efficacy of prayer in clinical recovery. Duke University researchers assessed 1,000 hospital patients from 1987 to 1989; patients who drew on religious practices, especially prayer, […]
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PEDAGOGY OF THE ASCENSION: HOMILY FOR ASCENSION THURSDAY Rev. Fr. Boniface Nkem Anusiem PhD
Criss Angel is one of the most mind freaking magicians and trick masters in the world. He had done a lot of magical displays that kept people awestricken. He had walked through a locked glass window, he had walked on a swimming pool as if he was walking on a bare floor, and he had […]
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OBTAINING THE KEYS TO THE UPPER ROOM: HOMILY FOR THE 6TH SUNDAY OF EASTER (YEAR A) REV. FR. BONIFACE NKEM ANUSIEM PhD
Entrances are normally secured with locks. And to enter into a place, two things are involved: you either have it unlocked from outside or someone unlocks it from the inside. Anything outside of these amounts to burglary. There is a proverb in Nigeria which says that when you unlock the door for someone, […]
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CHOSEN FOR THE WAY, THE TRUTH AND THE LIFE: HOMILY FOR THE 5TH SUNDAY OF EASTER (YEAR A) Rev. Fr. Boniface Nkem Anusiem PhD
Football (soccer) was one of the sporting activities that I enjoyed so much while growing up. Then we had a formula for the selection of those who would play in a given friendly encounter. At first, two persons will emerge as would-be captains and one would say: “I challenge you take one post (that […]
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THE SHEPHERD AND THE DOOR HOMILY FOR THE 4TH SUNDAY OF EASTER (A.K.A GOOD SHEPHERD SUNDAY) Rev. Fr. Boniface Nkem Anusiem PhD
Have you taken time to watch a herd of sheep moving along a path? I remember doing that a very long time ago and I have the following findings. They are not only harmless, they are also very teachable and ready to follow. When one jumps an obstacle, the ones following behind will also jump […]
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BEYOND THE JOURNEY TO EMMAUS HOMILY FOR THE 3RD SUNDAY OF EASTER Rev. Fr. Boniface Nkem Anusiem PhD
One of the most interesting things about travelling or undertaking a journey is the high possibility of exposure, learning and discovery. Among the Igbos of south-eastern Nigeria, there is a proverb that says that “a traveller is far more intelligent than someone with grey hairs who does not travel out”. It is little wonder […]