Msgr. Anselm Nwaorgu

READINGS: The Transfiguration of the Lord The Gospel reading, on this 18th Sunday in ordinary times (Matthew 17:1-9), presents us with...

READINGS: 17th Sunday in Ordinary Time In the gospel of this 17th Sunday in ordinary time, year A (Matthew 13:44-54) Christ continues to...

READINGS: 16th Sunday in Ordinary Time On this 16th Sunday in ordinary time, Year A, the Gospel (Matthew 13:24-43) tells of the Parable...

READINGS: The Most Holy Trinity Today, we celebrate the Trinity; a doctrine and a mystery beyond human comprehension. How can there be...

READINGS: Pentecost Sunday On this Pentecost Sunday, the 1st reading (Acts 2:1-11) narrates the birth of the Church. We are told that the...

READINGS: The Ascension of the Lord Today, we celebrate the Solemnity of the Ascension of Our Lord Jesus Christ, which was traditionally...

READINGS: 6th Sunday of Easter On this sixth Sunday of Easter, year A, Jesus says, “He who obeys the commandment he has from me is the...

READINGS: 5th Sunday of Easter On this 5th Sunday of Easter, year A, Peter tells us in the second reading (1 Peter 2:4-9) that we “are...

READINGS: Divine Mercy Sunday One of the main actors in this Sunday’s gospel (John 20:19-31) is the apostle Thomas, the man we have come...

READINGS: Easter Sunday Today is Easter Sunday; the Sunday of all Sundays. The joy of this day is not just that Christ rose from the...

READINGS: Palm Sunday Today is Palm Sunday; the day we celebrate our Lord’s triumphant entry into Jerusalem with the people singing...

READINGS: 5th Sunday of Lent The gospel of this fifth Sunday of Lent (John 11:1- 42) presents us with the story of Jesus raising Lazarus...

READINGS: 4th Sunday of Lent Last week we began our reflection on the story of the encounter between Jesus and the Samaritan woman, an...

READINGS: 2nd Sunday of Lent When I was growing up, the phrase “your word is your bond” was enshrined as a mark of integrity, nobility,...

READINGS: First Sunday of Lent In the past two weeks, we have seen a 7.5 earthquake ravage Turkey and Syria and leave behind its wake...

READINGS: Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time The Sermon of the Mount is usually seen as a sequence of pronouncements made by our Lord as He...

READINGS: Second Sunday in Ordinary Time The first stance of this Sunday’s Responsorial Psalm, (2nd Sunday in year A), is taken from...

READINGS: The Epiphany of the Lord The story of the visit of the three wise men that travelled from the Far East to Bethlehem to see the...

READINGS: The Octave Day of Christmas Solemnity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the Mother of God Two days ago, we celebrated the Feast of...

READINGS: Fourth Sunday of Advent “The virgin shall be with child, and bear a son, and shall name him Immanuel” (Isaiah 7:14). The...

READINGS: Third Sunday of Advent I am reminded of a story a friend of mine once told me. It was rush hour on a hot-summer Friday...