Month: October 2015
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HEAVEN: OUR REAL HOME! HOMILY FOR THE SOLEMNITY OF ALL SAINTS Rev. Fr. Boniface Nkem Anusiem PhD
Is there really heaven; the perfect place of eternal happiness? What is life like in heaven from dawn to dusk? How large is the place and how many (many) mansions are really there as our Lord mentioned in the Gospel of John (14:2-3)? Do people there do sports and play games? What do people there […]
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FROM PHYSICAL SIGHT TO SPIRITUAL INSIGHT: HOMILY FOR THE 30TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME OF THE YEAR (B). Rev. Fr. Boniface Nkem Anusiem PhD
There was this blind beggar along one street who had an inscription by his side with the words: “HELP ME I AM BLIND”. Once in a long while someone will stop and drop a coin into his plate and he would say “thank you”. One man came across him, stood for a while and after […]
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LEARNING THE STEPS TO GREATNESS HOMILY FOR THE 29TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME OF THE YEAR (B) Rev. Fr. Boniface Nkem Anusiem PhD
Once upon a time, a man promised his children who were in primary school that he would buy a bicycle for any of them that would take the first position in their respective classes. The children were excited and they worked had to get at the prize. By the end of the term, they brought […]
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THE TRUE MEASURE OF WEALTH HOMILY FOR THE 28TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME YEAR (B) Rev. Fr. Boniface Nkem Anusiem PhD
What is the true measure of wealth? Could it be by the number of investments one is able to make or by the number of digits in one’s local and foreign accounts? Could it be in terms of the number of structures or vehicles one is able to gather and keep? Can we measure wealth […]
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MEASURING THE MARRIAGE MILEAGE: HOMILY FOR THE 27TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME YEAR (B) Rev. Fr. Boniface Nkem Anusiem PhD
This story struck my mind. A Bishop visited a rural parish on one of his numerous pastoral visits. One of the outstanding activities that usually mark such visits included the administering of the Sacrament of Confirmation. During the homily on that day, the Bishop decided to ask the candidates questions to know how vast they […]