Keeping Young Missionaries Rooted in Christ and Audacious in Mission Both East Nigeria Province and West Nigeria Independent Delegation held their Quinquennium programs this week in each own place. East Nigeria Province gathered its fourteen young missionaries from March 15 to 18, 2022. Present were Frs. Uche Cletus, Uwakwe Denis, Anyaebosim Emmanuel, Ekwems Henry, Onele […]
Vic, Spain. From March 14 to 16, 2022, at the Casa de Espiritualidad de Vic, Sanctus Paulus Province gathered its missionaries in charge of parish pastoral ministries. There were five participants from the Cataluña Region, three from the France Region, two from the Italian Region, two from the Euskal Herria Region, the Provincial Prefect of Apostolate, Fr. […]
March 25 GOD HAD GIVEN MANY PROOFS OF LOVE, BUT HE HELD IN RESERVE THE MOST UNHEARD-OF WONDERS Introduction This ancient festival is connected with the spring equinox. It was celebrated in Palestine possibly as early as the fourth century and introduced in the West in the seventh century. Initially, it was not a […]
Do not look for the living among the dead Introduction We Christians are convinced of being custodians of an excellent project, man and society. We are proud when they recognize that the moral proposition that we preach is noble and elevated. We are pleased to be referred to as the messengers of universal brotherhood, […]
We contemplated a love stronger than death Introduction The dramatic agony of the cross has often led the preachers of the past to insist excessively on the gory aspects of Jesus’ passion. From this preaching images, popular representations and some devotions are derived in which the violence of the blows of the scourging, the […]
Jesus: broken bread, offered as nourishment Introduction Among the many names by which the Eucharist was called, the one that best expresses the meaning and richness of the sacrament is the breaking of the bread. The disciples of Emmaus recognized the Lord “in the breaking of the bread” (Lk 24:35); the community of Jerusalem […]
Why Must He Die to Save Us Introduction For those who have internalized a devotional image of Jesus, it is hard to understand why he was killed. How can people become enemies of the man who cares for the sick, embraces and caresses his children, loves the poor, defends the weak? In this light […]
God Saves – He does not Condemn Introduction The idea of God’s judgment is essentially identical in different religions, identical because it is in harmony with the concept of justice common to us people. The famous scene of the balance with the two plates in perfect balance is reproduced on all the sarcophagi […]
SIN? A HELL FROM WHICH THE FATHER’S LOVE FREES US Introduction Jesus revealed that God is a friend of publicans and sinners (cf. Lk 7:34; Mt 9:12-13), but until when will he be? Will not a day come that he will change his attitude towards them? Some respond to this question: sinners […]
Reflection: Luke 4:24-30 What had irritated the assembly in Nazareth were the words of ‘grace’ of Jesus. And the villagers – their village heads expelled Jesus from their village. The word ‘village’ in the Gospels always had a negative connotation. The people of a village remained closed-minded, attached to their traditions, not wanting to […]