I just came across a shocking but not surprising video by Pastor Gino Jennings of the First Church of Our Lord Jesus Christ in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. This video was made in the year 2003. It’s quite old and boring too Let’s begin by saying a Hail Mary to his soul before I...

Children vaccinated against river blindness in a school in Ewoku. Ghana. Photo by Lynn Johnson for the National Geographic. There is an Arabic proverb about Education that goes like this, “Seek education from the cradle to the grave.” This is very true indeed. I have seen some...

“You have heard that it was said, ‘YOU SHALL LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR and hate your enemy.’ “But I say to you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, so that you may be sons of your Father who is in heaven; for He causes His sun to rise on the evil and the...

Does this sound familiar? What if I told you, Jesus came to abolish religion? What if I told you getting you to vote republican, really wasn’t his mission? Because republican doesn’t automatically mean Christian, And just because you call some people blind, doesn’t automatically give...

In our so-called enlightened society of the 21st century, many people keep making the unfortunate mistake of confusing humility for low self esteem, meekness for weakness. As we await to celebrate Christmas, let us not forget this most important virtue that made God Himself to become mortal...

I believe everyday is Judgment Day! Let’s start with some COMMON SENSE, Shall we? Voltaire puts it this way “Common sense is not so common.” I agree with Voltaire on this one. Let me add some spice here too. . . Fr. John Corapi (now the Black SheepDog) once said, “In...

Tract: Why Is Mary Crying? Author: Jack T. Chick Claim: Devotion to Mary doesn’t please her. It breaks her heart. Well, I guess Mary is crying because of people like Jack Chick who are ready to distort the truth with their own anti-Catholic propaganda. I have critiqued this tract that...

The question to start with is this, “Is Christianity a noun or a verb?” In other words, is Christianity an action word or a label? Think about it. To the Evangelical and Fundamentalist groups, Christianity is not a Religion! These guys understand one language — Sola Scriptura...

Saint Augustine of Hippo in his book “On Christian Doctrine”, says that Moses was willingly taught by Jethro, the Midianite (Exodus 18:24) and explains: “Moses, to whom God Himself had spoken, knew that a wise idea, in whatever mind it might originate, was to be Itself, the...

This week I remember hearing news about a devastating typhoon which occurred in the Philippines. Let’s remember this country in our prayers. See image below: I also remember the Central Texas fires which was in the news. Something quite interesting happened along it but was not widely...

An old advice from Saint Jerome (Priest, Confessor, Theologian, Historian, Church Father and Doctor of the Church) to his friend Heliodorus (Monk and later Bishop of Altinum). This is part of the letter that highly influenced Saint Fabiola to give up all earthly pleasures and to become...

Reasons why I treasure the Sign of the Cross include: It reminds me of the priceless gift the Son of God gave to us all. “And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of man be lifted up, that whoever believes in him may have eternal life. For God so loved the...

I’ll like to talk about love – agape. The world needs agape more than ever. I see a lack of agape everywhere both online and offline. There is an urgent need for agape in our actions and inactions. Agape is the air we should be breathing. This world and our very existence depend...

A Catholic friend of mine told me that “we are not suppose to trust in Mary but some Catholics believe strongly in Mary instead of Jesus Christ. And that is my problem with the Catholic Church.” My response was a quick one as expected. I highly doubts that if I show deep love...

I’ll like to share a wonderful story I heard today by a friend of mine in Russia. It’s about a monk and a scorpion. Enjoy. Once in a monastery two monks walked about doing their morning duties. As they passed a small bowl, filled with rain, they saw a scorpion was drowning in the...

I am happy to know a Pope who is youthful at heart, who so lived the Catholic Faith “as is.” I’m so excited to be discovering and re-discovering more and more gems from this saintly Pope of  the Catholic Church in modern time. A Pope who knew what to say and how to say it....

I would like to wish everyone a Happy Feast of the Queenship of the Blessed Virgin Mary! I am Godwin a Catholic convert living in Ghana, West Africa and I am privilege to be part of the contributors of this august Catholic youth ministry’s site called Virtuous Planet. I think that it is...