Msgr. Anselm Nwaorgu

The 2nd reading of this 24th Sunday in ordinary times brings to our mind a very important question: Are all spiritual attributes...

TWENTY THIRD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME READINGS: https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/090521.cfm One of the beautiful things about Gospel stories is that it allows us to see the humanity of Christ and how He engages people who are in trouble and challenged. This is exemplified in the Gospel story of this 23rd Sunday in Ordinary Times (Mark 7:31-37) where we see, how the heart of Jesus played out in the midst of human need. In this story, the people brought a man who was deaf

TWENTY SECOND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME READINGS: https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/082921.cfm The Responsorial Psalm for this 22nd Sunday in Ordinary Times is very interesting. It asks and, then, answers an important question about life. How good is good enough for God? That is to say, how good does one need to be in order to experience God’s presence and favor? Many a time, our world wants to make up its own standards of living and wants no help from God. Contemporary cu

TWENTY FIRST SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME READINGS: https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/082221.cfm In the gospel reading of this 21st Sunday in ordinary times, Peter said, “Lord, where shall we go? You have the words of eternal life”. This was his answer when Christ asked if the apostles were not going to leave Him, just as many of the disciples had done. There is no doubt that the teachings of our faith can sometimes be very hard to take. People question the real presence of

THE ASSUMPTION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY READINGS: https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/081521-Day.cfm The Psalmist says, “Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good; His mercy endures forever” and in another chapter, he declares, “Let the redeemed of the Lord say so!” My beloved parishioners, my heart is full of joy and gratitude to God for His faithfulness and unfailing love, and to all of you for your abiding support and devotion to your parish—St. Michael’s Church. Two mo

NINETEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME READINGS: https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/080821.cfm In the second reading of this 19th Sunday in Ordinary Times, St. Paul urges us not to grieve the Holy Spirit and then goes on to list a few things that we should not be doing—unforgiveness, unwholesome speech, anger and bitterness, slander, and bad attitudes toward others. Apparently, we bring sorrow to the Holy Spirit by the way we live. In order not to grieve the Holy Spirit, St.

EIGHTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME READINGS: https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/080121.cfm The second reading for this 18th Sunday in ordinary times, which is taken from chapter 16 of the book of Exodus, details how the Israelites responded to the challenges of danger, shortages, and inconvenience on their way to freedom and, in many ways, question how we respond to the challenges of positive change in our lives. The journey of growth rarely happens without obstacles, dif

SEVENTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME READINGS: https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/072521.cfm Our parish, St. Michael’s Church is often described as the “United Nations”; a Church made up of many nationalities and ethnicities. As I read this Sunday’s 2nd Reading, this description of our Church came to my mind when St. Paul says, “There is only but one body”—unity in diversity. The Church is one body and humanity is one body. Unfortunately, “One Body”, unity in diversity, do

SIXTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME The Church’s calendar involves what is called “Ordinary Times”; a time set aside for rest and establishing those rhythms that sustain us as Christians—Advent, Christmas, Lent, and Easter. This is very similar to what we read in the Gospel of this 16th Sunday in ordinary times, (Mark 6:30-34). It begins with the apostles recounting their successes from the mission Christ had sent them out to do. But looking at them, Christ saw exhaustion; a ne

FIFTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME READINGS: https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/071121.cfm In the gospel reading of this 15th Sunday in ordinary times (Mark 6:7- 13), Christ sends out His disciples for apostolic work. He sends them out in pairs; two by two. Sent individually, they could have covered more territory in their evangelization. But Christ chose to send them out in twos. His reasoning finds root in biblical wisdom when scripture says: “Two are better than one bec

FOURTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME READINGS: https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/070421.cfm The gospel of this 14th Sunday in Ordinary Times, tells the story about the rejection of Jesus by His own home people (Mark 6:1-6); a rejection that deprived the whole town of the wonderful works of God’s mercy and the power of Jesus to heal and to restore. The reason for this rejection was nothing else but prejudice and bias; “Guilty by Association”. By the time of this visit, Jes

THIRTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME READINGS: https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/062721.cfm On this 13th Sunday in ordinary times, the Gospel tells the story of two faith journeys that were occasioned by severe circumstances in life. Both faith-journeys involved coming to Christ when life situations got to breaking points and beyond human solutions; when things became so desperate that the only hope left for a solution was God. The first was Jairus, who by his faith in Chr

TWELFTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME READINGS: https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/062021.cfm June is the month we celebrate fatherhood and so I would like to congratulate our fathers and to say to them, well done and thank you for being a father; a father that is present, that cares, that nurtures, that protects, that provides, that models, that encourages, that understands; a pillar of strength, support and discipline. Thank you for bringing us into this world and for hanging

PENTECOST: A UNITY IN DIVERSITY EXPERIENCE READINGS: https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/052321-Day.cfm 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 Mes

“HER FOOT SHALL CRUSH YOUR HEAD” READINGS: https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/051621-Sunday.cfm This past Monday, I attended the meeting of the Knights of Columbus, and was very impressed by the talk given by the Council Lecturer, Ray Gora, on our Blessed Virgin Mary. Since we are in the Month of May, which is the month of our Lady, I thought it would be nice to share some of those thoughts, that I heard, with our parishioners, especially as they pertain to the power of o

FOURTH SUNDAY OF EASTER READINGS: https://bible.usccb.org/Bible/readings/042521.cfm In the gospel reading of this 4th Sunday of Easter, Christ calls Himself the Good Shepherd, that His sheep know Him and He knows them, and that they follow His voice (cf. John 10). Isn’t it true that who and what we follow can make all the difference in life; both here and hereafter. These days, we follow many celebrities on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, etc. The question is how much life can

THIRD SUNDAY OF EASTER READINGS: https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/041821.cfm The Bible tells us that God will hold everyone...

THE STORY OF NEW BEGINNINGS READINGS: https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/041121.cfm The Story of Easter is truly the story of new...

READINGS: https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/040421.cfm My beloved in Christ, I would like to share with you and invite you into my...

READINGS: https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/032821.cfm My beloved in Christ, This coming Sunday is Palm Sunday; the day we celebrate...

FIFTH SUNDAY OF LENT READINGS: https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/032121.cfm This past year has been full of ups and downs and many...