Tag: Fr. Bonnie Homilies
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OBTAINING THE KEYS TO BLESSEDNESS
Reflection for the 6th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year C) Rev. Fr. Boniface Nkem Anusiem Ph.D. Once upon a time, a king promised that he would give a bag of gold to the most diligent person in the kingdom. He said he would watch people conduct their daily activities to identify the most diligent…
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NOTHING CHANGES UNTIL GOD SHOWS UP: THE MIRACLE OF DIVINE TRANSFORMATION! Reflection for the 5th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year C) Rev. Fr. Boniface Nkem Anusiem Ph.D.
Nothing changes until God shows up, but we need to be responsive to God’s presence. Sometimes, our willingness to respond to God could be limited by some “king Uzziahs” in our life. Like Isaiah. King Uzziah stands for any and all manners of limitations in our lives that impede our access to God. Notice that…
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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 (1917-2000) 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.
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:
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KEEP SEARCHING DILIGENTLY AND YOU SHALL FIND! REFLECTION FOR THE FEAST OF EPIPHANY Rev. Fr. Boniface Nkem Anusiem Ph.D.
The important lesson here is that the Lord is manifested to those who came searching for him. That means there would never be a divine manifestation without intentional human locomotion. Those who seek the Lord shall find, and they are wise who do so!
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IF YOU DON’T GET IT, YOU WILL MISS CHRISTMAS! A CHRISTMAS REFLECTION Rev. Fr. Boniface Nkem Anusiem Ph.D.
Did you know that it is possible to “miss Christmas” while still being healthy and alive during the season?
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THE VISITATION OF PEACE FOURTH SUNDAY OF ADVENT REFLECTION Rev. Fr. Boniface Nkem Anusiem Ph.D.
Many odd things in our world today could congregate to frustrate our peace if we allow them. Like the virtue of joy, peace comes from within, and is not dependent on the absence of tribulations. It is possible to have peace even in the face of troubles.
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JOYFUL EXPECTATION! REFLECTION FOR THE 3RD SUNDAY OF ADVENT (YEAR C) Rev. Fr. Boniface Nkem Anusiem Ph.D.
Can you recall the most joyful moment in your life? Before you rush to answer, there may be the need to understand the difference between joy and happiness because most of the feelings we describe as joyful are merely happy moments. The major difference between joy and happiness is that joy is internally generated and…
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PREPARATION: AN ADVENT ATTITUDE REFLECTION FOR THE 2ND SUNDAY OF ADVENT (YEAR C) Rev. Fr. Boniface Nkem Anusiem Ph.D.
The ideal Christmas is not the award for being alive to see the 25th day of December; it is rather a reward for making adequate preparation for the coming of the Lord,
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EXPECTANT HOPE IN HOPELESS TIMES REFLECTION FOR THE FIRST SUNDAY OF ADVENT (YEAR C) Rev. Fr. Boniface Nkem Anusiem Ph.D.
The rise and rapid spread of the covid-19 virus was a massive attack on the virtue of hope beyond its siege on health and physical well-being. As a result, we now live in one of the most uncertain periods in our contemporary history. Some of the people we know are no more, and life as…
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THE QUESTION OF THE KINGSHIP OF JESUS CHRIST! REFLECTION FOR THE SOLEMNITY OF CHRIST THE KING Rev. Fr. Boniface Nkem Anusiem Ph.D.
Questions are designed primarily to elicit information or to confirm an existing one. However, questions have the capacity to extract what lies hidden in someone’s mind even when the individual is unwilling to let it out; so, they could be potential traps. Notice that the first-ever question in the Bible was addressed to eve by…
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WHEN THE END FINALLY COMES! REFLECTION FOR THE 33RD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME (YEAR B) Rev. Fr. Boniface Nkem Anusiem Ph.D.
Have you ever been on a beautiful vacation? Did you ever go out for an exciting dinner with family and friends or being out to see a blockbuster movie? All these activities share one common phenomenon; they all had an ending point beyond the excitement they created for the recipients while they lasted. The cemetery…
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WHY GIVERS NEVER LACK! Reflection for the 32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year B) Rev. Fr. Boniface Nkem Anusiem Ph.D.
Life runs in the foreground of giving. If you give it a critical thought, you will discover that nothing happens outside the ambiance of giving. Life itself is God’s gift, including creation and salvation, which is also a gift. God is both a giver and the foundation of giving; in fact, it is in God’s…
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LOVE ANSWERS ALL QUESTIONS! Reflection for the 31st Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year B) Rev. Fr. Bonnie Nkem Anusiem Ph.D.
Is there any beneficial thing you can do without love in this life? If you think deeply about this question, you will discover that life is not possible without love. So, the greatest discovery anyone can make is to obtain and sustain love. In the Book of Deuteronomy (6:2-6), we hear Moses instructing the people…
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THE STORY OF THE BLIND MAN WHO SAW JESUS 30TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME (YEAR B) Rev. Fr. Bonnie Nkem Anusiem Ph.D.
Imagine yourself in a room that is completely dark without the least flicker of light. Then, imagine staying in that room for years, constantly groping in the dark as you navigate your way around to find food and to do other needs. If you can entertain that imagination, then you are close to sharing…
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MAKING HEAVEN WITH “ONE THING”! REFLECTION FOR THE 28TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME (YEAR B) Rev. Fr. Bonnie Nkem Anusiem Ph.D.
One of the easiest questions you could ask that would also produce a predictable answer is, “who wants to go to heaven?” But, of course, everyone would want to end up in heaven even without thinking about it. Many people believe that heaven is a divine facility available to everyone after the journey of life,…
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MARRIAGE: A CHRISTOCENTRIC TOUCH REFLECTION FOR THE 27TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME (YEAR B) Rev. Fr. Boniface Nkem Anusiem Ph.D.
Can you guess what stands as the primary cause of marriage problems and disintegration in our day and age? To make the question easier for you, it is not infidelity, neither it is money nor property issues. Marriages fail because of the absence of God in the marital equation. It takes the profound presence of…
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WIN THROUGH THE TRIALS OF LIFE! Reflection for the 25th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year B) Rev. Fr. Bonnie Nkem Anusiem Ph.D.
There are moments in life when we have more questions than answers about the things that confront us. Have you been at that point when certain conflagrating situations force you to ask that depressing question, “who did I offend?” Indeed, as you go through life, you will soon discover that you don’t have to offend…