Homily

AN INAUGURAL ADDRESS PRESENTED TO THE CATHOLIC CHURCH OF THE ASCENSION MURTALA MUHAMMED AIRPORT IKEJA LAGOS ON THE INAUGURATION OF THE SAFEGUARDING OF MINORS AND VULNERABLE PERSONS COMMITTEE The Archbishop of the Catholic Archdiocese of Lagos; His Grace Most Rev Dr Alfred Adewale Martins directed that this committee be set up. Its aim is to safeguard minors and vulnerable persons […]

In the first reading, God makes a covenant with this people Israel that he would stand by them and they would be his people. To enjoy the promises as a priestly kingdom and a holy nation, they would have to be faithful to the demands of the covenant. Here God is determined to be in relationship with his people. He

Today we celebrate Corpus Christi, the feast of the Body and Blood of our Lord Jesus Christ. The day before our Saviour suffered and died on the cross, he gave his Apostles a special gift: his Body and Blood to be offered to the Father and celebrated till the end of time. This is the same gift that we have

Last Sunday, we celebrated the birth of the Church and the outpouring of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost. Today we celebrate Trinity Sunday. The doctrine of three Persons in One God: The Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. The Trinitarian community forms the core of our identity and existence as Christians. We are baptised in the name of the

The feast of Pentecost draws us closer to the fact that God’s saving love for everyone is made manifest by His Spirit that unites the Church. As the first reading clearly states, the love of God is for all and the Spirit of God empowered the Apostles to proclaim the Good News in different languages. The Spirit of Unity manifests

When we reflect upon our current situation, we may be inclined to think that, humanly speaking, we are simply standing in one spot. Judging by human standards, we may think that things have not moved from where they were a while ago or that the struggles we face are getting tougher because we are Christians. Today’s readings remind us of

A story was once told of a Protestant Pastor who had it rough with his parishioners. The people happened to be influential and decided to remove him from their parish. Their effort yielded fruit and he was eventually made the prison chaplain of the maximum security prison in that country. On the last Sunday of his stay with them, he

In the first reading, Peter explains the phenomenon of Pentecost. Peter had earlier explained that speaking in tongues is not the result of drinking fresh wine but is the intoxication of the Spirit, of which the prophet Joel spoke. He that the events which have happened in Jerusalem are the fulfilment of scripture. Peter first explains that the resurrection of

Today we celebrate Divine Mercy Sunday. Since 2000, the Church has set aside the Second Sunday of Easter for the celebration of the Divine Mercy Sunday. The devotion to the Divine Mercy stems from the revelations made to the Polish nun St. Faustina Kowalska (1905-1938) over a number of years and at several convents, including the one in Krakow where

The event of the empty tomb is a reality that none of the disciples could forget. Nothing can beat the mixed feeling of fear and doubt that gives way to unquantifiable joy as they gradually realized what had happened. Christ is risen! Now the Holy Week event is over: the hard moments of the Triduum give way to the joy