Month: August 2016
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THE GOSPEL OF HUMILITY HOMILY FOR THE TWENTY-SECOND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME (YEAR C) Rev. Fr. Boniface Nkem Anusiem Ph.D.
A young man was once making a presentation in his class and it fact was, in fact, his first time. While he was making the presentation, the professor handling the class noticed that he was holding his paper in the left hand while the right hand was loosely tucked inside his pocket. The professor saw […]
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“ONLY THE DISCIPLINED WILL BE SAVED!” HOMILY FOR THE 21ST SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME (YEAR C). Rev. Fr. Boniface Nkem Anusiem PhD
A little boy was repeatedly rude. On one occasion, the boy’s dad had to hit him hard on the head as a corrective measure against his unbearable rudeness. The boy felt so bad and asked his dad why he had to hit him so hard. The dad responded and said that he hit him hard […]
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BEYOND PRESUMPTION: MARY’S ASSUMPTION INTO HEAVEN. REFLECTION ON THE FEAST OF ASSUMPTION. Rev. Fr. Boniface Nkem Anusiem Ph.D.
Today we are celebrating of the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary and this celebration is beyond mere presumption. The Assumption is at the same time a dogma of faith proclaimed by Pope Pius XII in the Apostolic Constitution “Munificentisimus Deus of November 1, 1950. The dogmatic declaration runs thus: “The Immaculate […]
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THE UNLIMITED POWER OF GOD’S WORD. HOMILY FOR THE 20TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME (YEAR C). Rev. Fr. Boniface Nkem Anusiem Ph.D.
Once upon a time, a train engineer by name Larry was sent by his company to work in a certain busy train station at the heart of a town. While he was on his way to work on the first day of the contract, he saw a hungry looking old beggar in the midst of […]
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FAITH AND DESIRABLE WORKS AT THE SERVICE OF SALVATION. HOMILY FOR THE 19TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME (YEAR C). Rev. Fr. Boniface Nkem Anusiem Ph.D.
This story will touch and teach you. Tess, an eight years old, was a sweet child with an amazing inner strength. One evening, unknown to anyone, she slipped out of the backdoor of their house and walked six blocks on a very serious self-designed errand. She was going to buy a “miracle” from the local […]
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THE EXPLICATIONS AND IMPLICATIONS OF THE TRANSFIGURATION. REFLECTION FOR THE FEAST OF TRANSFIGURATION OF THE LORD. Rev. Fr. Boniface Nkem Anusiem PhD
“He must have lit up the sky that day on the mountain, what we call the transfiguration. Jesus on the mountaintop unveiled a foretaste of heaven and glory. Light filled him so that the witnesses remarked on a hue of white that was whiter than any shade possible. It was a sci-fi transportation to another […]