Salt is everywhere and we use it everyday but take it for granted. We only remember it’s usefulness when we want to season or preserve our foods. Apart from this, do you know that salt has healing properties and spiritual powers? No wonder to describe the nature of his disciples, Jesus said you are the […]
Author Archives: Fr. Simon Onyekachi Madu, OSJ
Running away is basically a desire to escape an uncomfortable circumstance, feeling or threat. Although many reasons abound why people have this feeling, but fear is ultimately the primary reason. Are you contemplating running away from your problems or have you ever thought of running away from home, your relationship/marriage or family, job, etc? If […]
No one wants to be in the dark. Darkness creates fear, uncertainty, doubts and can be dangerous. The world we live in, in a way is very dark. The darkness increases everyday with rise in moral decadence in the society and hatred in the hearts of men! The darker the world gets, a small source […]
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Jan
Life is full of paradoxes: You may be in the light and be experiencing darkness. You may be wise and still lack wisdom! Experience have shown that the proximity of anything to us makes us less likely to notice them sometimes. That explains why atimes when looking for something, say your mobile phone, you find […]
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Dec
Who would be given a blank cheque and refuse it? The biblical king Ahaz was given such rare opportunity but he refused. He was given the opportunity to ask for a sign from God at a time when the religious convention considered asking God for a sign as ‘putting God to the test’. People who […]
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Dec
You may think you have patience until your patience is tried! Someone once said to me: “father, how long will it take God to answer my prayers? None of the investments and business I have done is yielding fruits. I am angry and frustrated, and have stopped praying and going to Church.” Patience is not […]
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Dec
Dec
In Advent we are called to exercise hope as we look forward to the two comings of Christ: at Christmas and at the end of time. But the reality of hopelessness and depression in the world seem to make hoping difficult. Someone once said to me: “Father, I have been depressed for a long time […]
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Nov
As you advance in the spiritual life, you will get to a point when spiritual exercises could start becoming a routine and then you desire more and if that desire is not met, you experience spiritual dryness- a sensitive and tempting moment that could make one become lazy and tired that if care is not […]
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Nov
Jesus was not proclaimed king on a throne, but on the cross: what a mockery! So if you are also going to tow the path of the RULERS, SOLDIERS and one of the CRIMINALS crucified with him, I beg you in the name of God, don’t hail Jesus king! If you’re still doubtful read slowly… […]
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There’s that natural inclination in us humans to seek for SIGNS to guide our decisions in moments of uncertainty, we want to know WHEN things will happen so we are not taken unawares. Hence we ask questions, we seek divine illumination or even divination. For this reason many have been deceived, given false interpretation to […]