Child of God, are you fasting because others are fasting, or because the Church demands you fast during Lent? If your motivation is not pure or borne out of force or compulsion, you will not obtain the merits of this spiritual exercise. How then should you fast, you ask me? What should be my motivation […]
Author Archives: Fr. Simon Onyekachi Madu, OSJ
Of course, no one would choose death, everyone wants to live! But do you know what constitutes life? On this second day of our Journey with Jesus, the Word of God call us to reflect on Self-denial and Sacrifice as a necessary quality one must possess in order to journey with the Lord otherwise attachments […]
Lent is a period of 40 days of intense prayer in preparation for the celebration of Easter. As such the Lenten Liturgy disposes both catechumens and the faithful to celebrate the paschal mystery. For catechumens, that is, those expressing their desire to be members of the church, Lent prepares them through the several stages of […]
Child of God have you ever imagined the consequences of sin on the whole of creation: how the consequences one person’s sin not only affects him, but affects his neighbours and his environment as well; such that the whole system is upset with thrife, setbacks, suffering and tension. Some persons today don’t understand this and […]
Every authentic work of evangelism comes with its challenges and fruits as well. Yesterday I had my share: I received a threatening message on my facebook page, from a demoniac who (in her own words) said: “I was sent from the underworld to pull down strong men of God like you.” As I tried to […]
Are you one of those fascinated or thrilled by prophecy such that you can go any length just to hear a prophecy about your life and your future? Hear this: you need to slow down before you are deceived or led astray. Or are you so critical of prophecies to the extent you reduce prophetic […]
Many think to answer “the call” to follow the path of righteousness involves abandoning only evil things. But I tell you radical discipleship involves abandoning not only the “evil things” but “good things” as well. But why abandon good things, you ask me? Is the pursuit of the good not our ultimate goal? If this […]
It’s easier to kill the faith in others than nourish it! Do you realize your ‘family faith’ can influence you positively or negatively, it can nurture your faith or kill it? Do you realize your faith/lack of faith can nourish or kill the faith of your children, neighbor, or friends? Just as bad influence is […]
If you are asked to make a wish and it shall be granted, what would you ask? From daily experience in the ministry, I have come to realize that people are always in search of various reasons: what they truly need or vain things! At this special time of the year; as you draw […]
Do you know God can break ‘boundaries’, ‘rules’ and ‘regulations’ in order to bless and save His own? Are you in doubt or fear because of certain limitations surrounding you? Listen, there is no boundary too high or too deep for the Lord. He can exchange your shame for confidence! If you are still locked […]