Month: January 2022
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THE IMPLICATIONS OF REJECTING LOVE 4TH Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year C) Rev. Fr. Boniface Nkem Anusiem Ph.D.
There are many stories about tragic rejection, especially in marriages. One of the ugly ones was a true-life story about a lady who walked away on her wedding day. In short, she didn’t show up at all, and all the efforts to reach her failed. As a result, the groom who courted her for over […]
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THE UNTAPPED POWER OF UNITY Reflection for the 3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year C) Rev. Fr. Boniface Nkem Anusiem Ph.D.
Gwendolyn Brooks (1917-200) was the first African American to receive the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry in 1950. Among her numerous writings, she made this instructive comment on the concept of unity, “we are each other’s harvest; we are each other’s business; we are each other’s magnitude and bond.” What Gwendolyn was saying is that we […]
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THE MIRACLE OF OBEDIENCE AT CANA IN GALILEE? Reflection for the 2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year C) Rev. Fr. Boniface Nkem Anusiem Ph.D.
Weddings are not easy to plan, which explains why wedding planning is a huge business around the world. The purpose is to help the couple focus on a few things while the planner would then do most of the essentials, including the food and drink aspects of the ceremony. A wedding without wine is unimaginable, […]
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BEYOND THE JORDAN EVENT Reflection for the Baptism of the Lord Rev. Fr. Bonnie Nkem Anusiem Ph.D.
The religious ritual of baptism which John popularized has no clear mention in the Old Testament. However, St. Peter helps us understand that Noah’s event was suggestive of baptism, where eight people were saved through water. He further says: “And baptism, which this prefigured, now saves you-not as a removal of dirt from the body, […]
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BEYOND THE JORDAN EVENT Reflection for the Baptism of the Lord Rev. Fr. Bonnie Nkem Anusiem Ph.D.
We should be as curious as John as to why Jesus, the sinless one (Hebrew 4:15), came to John to receive the baptism of repentance. The following are some of the significant reasons: