Category: EVERGREEN REFLECTIONS
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OVERCOMING THE ENEMY’S FAKE SEEDS
HOMILY FOR THE 16TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME (YEAR A) Rev. Fr. Boniface Nkem Anusiem Ph.D. The word “fake” is not strange to a lot of people. We know about fake news which has become a lucrative business for some mischief makers. The word fake denotes the flip or negative side of genuine reality.…
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THE SOWER, SEED, AND SOIL ENCOUNTER
Homily for the 15th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year A) Rev. Fr. Bonnie Nkem Anusiem Ph.D. Most people love nature, do you? I do too. Among the things we admire in our natural environment are plants and trees. We are often overwhelmed by their various physical structures, the beautiful leaves, and flowers with…
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THE “ABBA” THAT CARES!
HOMILY FOR THE 12TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME (YEAR A)/ FATHER’S DAY Rev. Fr. Boniface Nkem Anusiem Ph.D. Once upon a time, I sat watching some kids having a conversation about their daddies. One said that his dad could drive any big truck. The second replied, saying that driving a big vehicle is…
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THE TRANSFORMING POWER OF THE HOLY COMMUNION
A REFLECTION ON THE ONE BREAD AND ONE CUP Rev. Fr. Boniface Nkem Anusiem Ph.D. In 1263 something unusual happened in a Church in Bolsena, Italy. A visiting German Priest, Fr. Peter of Prague was celebrating Mass in the Church of St. Christina when the host started to bleed blood during the consecration. The…
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THE PERSON AND IMPORTANCE OF THE HOLY SPIRIT
REFLECTION FOR THE FEAST OF PENTECOST Rev. Fr. Boniface Nkem Anusiem Ph.D. Some time ago, I came across a riddle where a man was asked if he would save his mom or his wife if both were to be in danger of drowning in a river at the same time, and he could only…
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The Power of Praying and Waiting
HOMILY FOR THE 7TH SUNDAY OF EASTER (YEAR A) Rev. Fr. Boniface Nkem Anusiem Ph.D.
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THE ASCENSION POWER
A REFLECTION FOR THE FEAST OF THE ASCENSION Rev. Fr. Boniface Nkem Anusiem Ph.D. The phrase, “conditio sine qua non” is one of those linguistic gifts from the Latin language. It means a condition without which another thing or other things cannot happen. Put in another way, and it means an indispensable or necessary…
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LOVE IS ALL YOU NEED! HOMILY FOR THE 6TH SUNDAY OF EASTER Rev. Fr. Boniface Nkem Anusiem Ph.D.
“Love is all we need to make everything complete,” says Mary J. Blige in her 1997 song featuring Nas. The singer was stating a fact that goes beyond what many people believe about love. Love is not what you think or feel. Love is not just a noun but a functional verb. Love, therefore, is…
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GOD HAS GOT YOUR BACK! HOMILY FOR THE 4TH SUNDAY OF EASTER (YEAR A) Rev. Fr. Boniface Nkem Anusiem Ph.D.
Some time ago, I saw a reality documentary that made me sad. It was a collection of stories of parents who left their kids in their cars while either going shopping, running late to the office or catching up with friends. The more disturbing part is that some of those kids died under the suffocating…
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BROKENNESS MEETS THE BREAKING OF BREAD! HOMILY FOR THE 3RD SUNDAY OF EASTER (YEAR A) Rev. Fr. Boniface Nkem Anusiem Ph.D.
Have you ever been broken by something or someone to the extent that life appears unbearable and hopeless for you? Recently, I was listening to the story of a lady during this coronavirus siege. With teary eyes, she said that four people in her life had been infected by the virus: her husband, her parents,…