Msgr. Anselm Nwaorgu

READINGS: THE MOST HOLY TRINITY Today, we celebrate the Trinity; a doctrine and a mystery beyond human comprehension. How can there be Three Persons in One God? Trying to understand this with the human mind is like trying to empty an ocean into a human dug hole. Most important, in the doctrine of the Trinity, is not about understanding how God is, but how God, basing on Scriptures, relates and has shown Himself to us, for our sake, and how that revelation unfolded through th

READINGS: PENTECOST On Pentecost day, apart from the tongue of fire that came upon the apostles, the most striking experience of that day was when the people, mesmerized by what they were seeing and experiencing, declared: “Are not all these people who are speaking Galileans? Then how does each of us hear them in his native language? We are Parthians, Medes, and Elamites, inhabitants of Mesopotamia, Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia, Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt, and the

READINGS: SEVENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME My dear friends, May is a special month in the life of Catholic Christians all over the world and on this seventh Sunday of Easter, which also is Mothers’ day, and the Solemnity of the Ascension of our Lord, I would like to share with you the most lethal weapon against evil and the dominions of darkness. You may have noticed that wherever you see the statue of our Blessed Mother, her foot is always on the head of a serpent, crushing

READINGS: SIXTH SUNDAY OF EASTER The first reading for this sixth Sunday of Easter (Acts 10:25-48) tells the story of the encounter between Cornelius, a gentile Roman officer, and Peter, a fisherman turned preacher, the head of the Apostles, and a Jew. This encounter tells how God dealt a blow to that human tendency discrimination, for bigotry, segregation, racism, and partisanship. In the house of God, there are no Jews nor Gentiles. Prior to this encounter, Peter would neve

READINGS: THIRD SUNDAY OF EASTER In the gospel reading of this 4th Sunday of Easter (John 10:11-18), Christ calls Himself the Good Shepherd, that His sheep knows Him and He knows them, and that they follow His voice. My friends, whom we follow and what we follow can make a huge difference in life. These days, we follow celebrities and influencers on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, etc. I have always wondered how these people can save, heal, or even care for my needs. There is t

READINGS: SECOND SUNDAY OF EASTER One of the main actors in this Sunday’s gospel (John 20:19-31) is the apostle Thomas; the man we have come to know as Doubting Thomas, because he said, “Unless I see the mark of the nails in his hands and put my finger in the mark of the nails and my hand in his side, I will not believe.” What is not frequently appreciated, though, is that Doubting Thomas is also Confessing Thomas, “My Lord and my God!” Confessing Thomas became the apostle wh

READINGS: EASTER SUNDAY My beloved in Christ, I would like to share with you and invite you into my Easter world; a season that is now upon us. You see, every year, when Easter is celebrated, my mind meditates on the thought of this incredible love that God showed to me when He turned His back and allowed His Son, Christ Jesus, to pour out his blood upon the Cross for the forgiveness of my sins. My spirit ruminates about how death was defeated, the grave conquered, and the e

READINGS: PALM SUNDAY OF THE LORD'S PASSION My friends, today is Palm Sunday; the celebrate triumphant our day we Lord’s entry into Jerusalem, with the people singing “Hosanna to the Son of David”, only to change that chant, five days later, to “Crucify Him, Crucify Him!” The First Reading (Isaiah 50:4-7) has these words to say, “The Lord GOD has given me a well-trained tongue, that I might know how to speak to the weary a word that will rouse them” (Isaiah 50:4). Words, as

READINGS: FIFTH SUNDAY OF LENT The gospel of this fifth Sunday of Lent (John 11:1-42) presents us with the story of Jesus raising Lazarus from the dead. This story can be our story, any day, any time! Lazarus was the brother to Martha and Mary, family friends of Jesus. Lazarus had fallen sick, and the family had done everything they could to save him, but all to no avail. So, they turned to Jesus because they knew that if only Jesus lays His hand upon him, he would be made we

READINGS: FOURTH SUNDAY OF LENT In the first reading on this 4th Sunday of Lent, Year B (2 Chr 36:14-16, 19-23), we are told that because of their sins, the land of Israel was completely destroyed and those who escaped the sword were carried into captivity to Babylon. They were in captivity for seventy years and had no hope of returning to Judah. Then, a pagan king, Cyrus, took over Persia, and God touched his heart to let all the Israelites return home to rebuild the temple.

READINGS: THIRD SUNDAY OF LENT My dear friends, the adoration of the Holy Eucharist is the most remarkable devotion in the life of a Catholic Christian. No other devotion comes close to its power to heal, restore, save, and bestow divine blessings and favor. Speaking to a gathering in Phoenix Park during a three-day visit to Ireland in 1979, Saint Pope John Paul II said, “The visit to the Blessed Sacrament is a great treasure of the Catholic faith. It nourishes social love an

READINGS: SECOND SUNDAY OF LENT The gospel of this second week of Lent, Year B (Mark 9:2-10), tells the story of the transfiguration—the manifestation of the divinity of Christ. In that story, we read, “Then Elijah appeared to them along with Moses, and they were conversing with Jesus. Then Peter said to Jesus in reply, "Rabbi, it is good that we are here! Let us make three tents: one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah." Then Scripture says, “Suddenly, looking around,

READINGS: FIRST SUNDAY OF LENT As we begin this solemn season of Lent, I would like to encourage our parishioners to make the practice of Catholic devotions a permanent part of our prayer life. Devotions have deep and powerful roots in Catholic spirituality and a millions of people, over the ages, have found divine favors, spiritual strength, and growth through these devotions. The Stations of the Cross: The Stations of the Cross is a powerful and unique way of contemplating

READINGS: SIXTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME On December 18, 1865, after a war had been fought, a president assassinated (Lincoln), and the Emancipation Proclamation had publicly been stated, an amendment to the Constitution of the United States, abolishing slavery, was signed into law. The news swept across the country and virtually every newspaper in all the states carried the headline: “Slavery Legally Abolished.” Yet, years after this declaration, many slaves in the South, who

READINGS: FIFTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME My friends, it is very hard to hold unto faith when life events conspire to bring us down to the dust. The first reading on this fifth Sunday in Ordinary times, Year B (Job 7:1-7), introduces a man named Job, a righteous and upright man who, upon hearing that all of his possessions had been destroyed and his children killed, said, “Naked I came from my mother’s womb, and naked I will depart. The LORD gave, and the LORD has taken away; m

READINGS: FOURTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME In the gospel of this 4th Sunday in Ordinary Times, Year B (Mark 1:2125), we read about Jesus casting out an evil spirit from a man. It is not uncommon for us to dismiss accounts of demonic possession as a primitive way of describing mental illness. While mental illness has often been wrongly diagnosed as demonic possession, we cannot deny the fact that outside hostile forces do interact with human beings. From the time Lucifer was ca

READINGS: THIRD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME The narrative about the journey of the Magi who travelled from the Far East to Bethlehem to see the child Jesus is a very interesting story. This story uncovers power strategies that can combine to bring about success in any aspect of our lives. How did the Magi come to know that the Child Jesus has been born in Bethlehem when those who lived right there in Bethlehem did not know this fact; not even the wise men in the court of King

READING: Second Sunday In Ordinary Time Last Monday, we celebrated the Baptism of our Lord, which holds great importance for us as Christians. So, we will reflect on it on this 2nd Sunday in ordinary time. We are taught that Baptism is the Sacrament that cleans us of Original Sin and brings us into the family of God’s children. We also know that Christ is the sinless Son of God, born by a virgin, and born without original sin. So, why was Christ baptized? The Baptism of the L

READINGS: The Epiphany of the Lord This Sunday, we celebrate the visit to Bethlehem of the three Wise Men from the East. I have always wondered why these rich and non-Jewish merchants left Persia and traveled hundreds of miles to Bethlehem in search of this newborn king. There is truth in the saying that one may have more than enough to live on but not enough to live for. Were they in search of someone who could give meaning to their lives? Scripture says, “I have come that t

READINGS: Feast of the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph Today is the first Sunday of the Year, the Solemnity of the Holy Family. The 1st reading (Sir 3:2- 6, 12-14) and the 2nd reading (Col 3:12-21 or 3:12-17) come together to paint a picture of how a Christ-centered family should function by outlining how each member of the family ought to act in their various roles. In the first reading, St. Paul writes, “Wives, submit yourselves to your husbands, as is fitting in the