We live in a world where everything is judged or measured from the “big side”: how rich you are, and how many followers you have? How much money you have in the bank? How many estates you have? How many laurels or certificates you have? How many ‘big people’ you know? How beautiful you are, […]
Author Archives: Fr. Simon Onyekachi Madu, OSJ
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Can you remember the day of your baptism? If you remember, do you know what really happened to you on that day? These questions may appear simple but they go a long way to describe and define who you are! A popular African (Igbo) proverb says that ‘a man that does not know when the […]
If you are married or planning to get married or a member of a family, pay attention because this message is for you. Just as there is no greater danger than that which springs up within family circles, so also there is no greater blessing than when a family fears God. Raising a godly family […]
You must be in the SPIRIT to understand this! During an exorcism in the month of May 2019, the demon possessing a lady which introduced itself to me as ‘ancient spirit’ and was manifesting in the lady like a serpent wailed in fear when I threatened to invite the Blessed Virgin Mary if it doesn’t […]
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, […]
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, […]