Tag: Fr. Bonnie
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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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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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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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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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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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WHY ARE YOU TROUBLED? REFLECTION FOR THE 3RD SUNDAY OF EASTER (YEAR B) Rev. Fr. Boniface Nkem Anusiem Ph.D.
In the history of your life, one of the important pieces of advice you may receive from your parents, teachers, and others could be, “stay out of trouble.” But you soon discover as you go through life that as much as you try to stay out of trouble, it sometimes comes looking out for you. […]
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WHO ARE YOU? DISCOVERING YOUR TRUE IDENTITY
HOMILY FOR THE 21ST SUNDAY (YEAR A) Rev. Fr. Boniface Nkem Anusiem Ph.D. Can you guess the one tangible thing that you possess, which no other person in the world has and which you cannot share with other person, even the closest people in your life? We could share our time, money, and properties with […]
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DON’T GIVE UP!
THE POWER OF PERSISTENT PRAYER HOMILY FOR THE 20TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME (YEAR A) Rev. Fr. Boniface Nkem Anusiem Ph.D. “Father! How long do I need to pray before getting an answer from God? It makes no sense to me praying for the same thing all the time. It scares me, as things […]
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CALM DOWN: FAITH OVER FEAR!
HOMILY FOR THE 19TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME (YEAR A) Rev. Fr. Boniface Nkem Anusiem Ph.D. A recent viral video shows a Nigerian child of about seven years begging his mom not to punish him for a misconduct. The most spectacular point in the video is where the little boy begs his enraged mother […]
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THE LORD SUPPLIES ALL YOUR NEEDS!
HOMILY FOR THE 18TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME (YEAR A) Rev. Fr. Bonnie Nkem Anusiem Ph.D There is no living person on earth that could boast of not needing anything; at least everyone needs air. Sometimes when people say there is no need for something, they mean that there is an option with […]
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FINDING THE HIDDEN PATH TO WISDOM
HOMILY FOR THE 17TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY (YEAR A) Rev. Fr. Boniface Nkem Anusiem Ph.D. Who would love to have wisdom? I guess everyone would; me too. Many people talk about wisdom, but giving it a unified definition has not been an easy project. Can you try to define wisdom without consulting a dictionary […]
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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 […]