Do you know it’s not the clothes, make-up or adornments you put on that makes you beautiful/handsome? Many spend much money, time and energy just to look ‘beautiful’ only for worms and moths to destroy it all after death! Do you not know that only the “presence of God” can take care of what money, […]
Author Archives: Fr. Simon Onyekachi Madu, OSJ
While meditating on the parable of the Ten maidens, some questions kept coming: Why did the five wise maidens refuse to help their colleagues (the five foolish ones) with little oil for their lamps since they had extra? Is it not against the virtue of charity to help those in need? The reality of life […]
This question demands more than the beautiful stories you have read about saints or your favourite saint. When we read about saints we are sometimes lost in wonder as how they achieved those feats. Sometimes the stories appear so beautiful and enticing that we forget how difficult it is to be good. I bet you: […]
Do you know that the new way of satanic deception and possession is the thought, feeling or idea that the devil does not exist? The moment you give in to the thought pattern that pictures the devil as one ugly, horrible and dark looking creature or beast, and stand out looking for such manifestations then […]
Nothing kills a man faster than the reality of “loss of control.” When a man loses control over his life, his family, his finances, etc he dies slowly. A man once told me while we discussed that the greatest mistake he made was getting married to his wife. Then I asked why, and he told […]
During a counselling session a lady narrated how she got entangled in an extramarital affair with a male colleague at work and how she is struggling to end the relationship. To advice her, I asked about her relationship with her husband and she responded with tears. “My husband doesn’t appreciate me nor have my time, […]
It has become a common expression to say “love your neighbour as yourself when the subject matter of loving others is at stake. But there’s a Latin adage that says nemo dat quod non habet which means ‘you cannot give what you don’t have’. This adage is true when it concerns loving others. If the […]
“Give to Caesar what belongs to Caesar and to God what belongs to God” is a popular mantra used by all and sundry. In secret sects or cults, it is quoted to remind members of their commitment to do evil as prerequisite for membership in the confraternity. In politics it is quoted to justify shady deals and […]
This is not an insult! It’s an advice! Some time ago someone contacted me for mentoring and said: “Father I need counselling on how to manage my finances. I work and earn well but cannot account for it, and before the month ends, I am in debts. It disturbs me, and my spouse is also […]
Sometime last year I received a message from someone I guide spiritually. The message read: “Father if God does not change my situation I will stop serving him!” Another young man once said to me: “I stopped believing God exists because if He truly does He wouldn’t have allowed my parents die on same day […]