When people get married, everyone expects pregnancy to occur right away, and when there is a delay in this, anxiety and questions begin to set
Sometimes we think of a prophet as someone who walks angrily on the streets, with a long hair and a big bell warning people to
The season of Advent is a season set aside for Christmas preparation. Usually, there are four Sundays of Advent before Christmas. The scripture readings selected
There is a well-known Latin expression, ‘Ut saepe summa ingenia in occulto latent’, which means: often the greatest talent lies unseen. So, what talent have
The people of Thessalonica were eagerly expecting the second coming of Jesus and it was their hope that Jesus would meet all of them alive
A king summoned the professors in his kingdom to come and write a summary of the whole wisdom in the world. They started work immediately
Some Nigerians came to ask: “Is it right to join the ongoing street protests against police brutality?” I responded: “Stand up for justice, stand against
A middle-aged man died and found himself before the judgment throne. There, he was so uncomfortable, knowing that he was not good enough to be
What is your opinion? Is a change from evil to good better than a change from better to worse? Here is the Prophet Ezekiel’s opinion
In Jonathan Swift’s famous book Gulliver’s Travels, the Lilliputians have a law against the vice of ingratitude: Ingratitude is reckoned among them a capital crime;
During night prayer, six-year-old John paused before his brother’s name and said to his mother, “I will not ask God to bless Paul. He gave
When Christ completed His ministry on earth and returned to Heaven, the angel Gabriel asked Him: “What plans have You made for Your good works
He who has no friend, has God, says an Egyptian proverb. We run to God when we find ourselves in desperate situations. Therefore, it is
The year 2020 that would be remembered in the history of the world as the year in which the coronavirus ravaged people and nations, and
An English proverb says, the highest treasures (values) cost no money and are priceless. Some years ago, some men were on their way home, and
Often we pray for the gift of wisdom, but we forget that wisdom is the companion of patience. These two cannot be separated. A proverb
I was surprised to discover that the Chinese bamboo takes a period of five years to grow. Usually, after tilling the soil, planting and fertilizing,
Can you define the word humility in your own words? Every religion and culture preaches or encourages humility, but philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche refers to the
‘Stranger Danger’ is an expression that warns people about the danger of receiving or speaking with unfamiliar people. Usually, we teach our children to be
In many African cultures, a boy is initiated into adulthood only after he’s able to stay in a forest all night and alone. In the
A saintly priest had a devout parishioner who developed a habit of leaving the Church before the end of Mass. One day, while the parishioner
