One of the most difficult teachings of Christ is that of forgiveness and love of one’s enemies. Many ask: how can I forgive those who deliberately offend me or seek my downfall? It is difficult! It is painful! Yes, it is difficult but not impossible. On this 6thday of our Lenten observance, the Lord wants […]
Author Archives: Fr. Simon Onyekachi Madu, OSJ
Happiness is a state of well-being and the highest goal of man. For this reason, people do a lot of things in order to be happy, only to discover that not everything bring lasting happiness. No wonder the restlessness and the continuous search for Happiness. But what actually constitute true happiness? What answer can we […]
Don’t be surprised the devil also quotes the Bible! Every first Sunday of Lent, the gospel, usually a passage on the temptations of Jesus, presents a dialogue between Jesus and the devil, where we see the devil quoting and using words of holy scriptures to tempt Jesus. This reference from scripture is a classical example […]
For many people Lent is a time to sacrifice something we really love, putting ourselves through penance, and abstaining from certain pleasures like social media, cinema, shopping, eat without meat, or take tea without milk, stop drinking alcoholic beverages, etc for 40 days in order to have a profound encounter with God. But the question, […]
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 […]
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 […]