Five Plus Two Does Not Equal Seven

The story of the two fishes and five loaves of bread is the only one that appears in all four gospels, although there are some slight differences. For example, John 6:9 mentions the involvement of the small boy. This story happened just after the death of John the Baptist. When Jesus heard that his cousin was beheaded, he did what some of us do when a friend or relative dies-he went off to a quiet place to think, pray and grieve. Jesus wasn't the only person who was mourning the death of John the Baptist. His followers were also in mourning. They...

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Who Owns Nigeria - Christians or Muslims?

Who Owns Nigeria - Christians or Muslims? Nigeria, a country blessed by the Almighty God, is made up so many parts. All of these parts are associated with one form of religion or the other. However, there are two prominent religions that are practiced by the larger population of the country - Christianity and Islam. For obvious reasons, these religions have been struggling to maintain a leadership position or superiority over the others. The government at the centre has always been watching the religious drama as it unfolds on...

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Blessed John Paul II...A little drop in the ocean

Six years ago, millions of people gathered at the St. Peters basilica for the burial of Pope, John Paul II. Today, about 90 heads of state including Robert Mugabe, Zimbabwean president and other dignitaries attended his beatification. I was surprised that Robert Mugabe is a Roman Catholic. Today is a memorable day in the catholic world-Pope, John Paul II’s, official beatified....

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John Paul II beatified in Vatican ceremony

Pope, John Paul II, has been officially beatified at a ceremony at the Vatican in front of hundreds of thousands of Catholic faithful.   Among those at St Peter's Square is French nun Marie Simon-Pierre, who says she was cured of Parkinson's Disease. Her apparently miraculous cure is part of the case for the beatification, the last stage before sainthood. It comes amid criticism of the Church for the speed of the beatification and the clerical child sex abuse scandal. Much of the abuse occurred while John Paul II was Pope, from...

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You will live to tell your own Easter story...

They were divided among them. One group said let us kill him while the other said no, he is our king. Why should we kill our king? So they deliberated until in the end the group of death killed him. But God had other plans. The difference between God and man is that we always think of the present while God thinks not of the present but of tomorrow. He knew He had conquered man. He had performed miracles after miracles among them. There is, then, only one final ground, one final test, “that is the underworld”. He had to prove to death that...

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In Christ we stand...IN AND OUT OF SEASON

we have come to the time, as Nigerians, when we present ourselves and show our selves to be truly patriotic, with the love of our father land moving us all. we ought to engage in this patriotic show with the influence and the mindset of our religious background. am I saying that we should engage in the politics of religion? No, I am not saying that. what I am saying is that our partriotism should flow from who we are- christians. our christinianity should not be that of the fanatic, that of a fanatic, that of a jihadist. we should look upon Christ...

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Isaiah 55:8-9

reading through this text, you would come to know how infinitely distanced we are to God. and yet He is closer to us than we can ever imagine. how is that possible? it is possible because there is nothing impossible for him to do. God would never allow those that are His, to be far off. even when such an individual desires to go far off, he is always chasing behind, pleading but never compelling that individual to turn around and come His way. this is not a homily on this text, it is rather to restate a fact which is that in the midst of your confusion,...

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The Shepherd who Became king...

Yet another long reading so long that one is tempted to sit down while the reading was going on. Samuel a great judge, prophet and king maker chosen while he was still a child came to Bethlehem to offer sacrifice. At noon the field was filled with people and the elders had got everything ready. Jesse and all his sons were invited. When Samuel arrived for sacrifice, the crowd became silent because he Samuel came with a horn of oil in his prophet belt. That means a special coronation service which no one knew of will take place. After the...

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The Story of the Ascetic

Hi all… I hope you had a wonderful week? Thanks for all the messages I have being receiving, I can’t thank you all enough. It shows we are all trying to build a true catholic community. You, therefore, must be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect (Matt: 5:48) Holiness is a value every Christian must strive for. The Gospel of this week reminds me of a young boy who wrote a letter to God saying "Dear God, I want to be just like my Daddy when I get big, but with hair on my head." we all want to be holy...

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The “Angel of the Trans-Amazonia”.

Six years ago this month, more than 2,000 poor Brazilian farmers walked to the remote jungle town of Anapu for the funeral of a catholic nun whom they called the “Angel of the Trans-Amazonia”. The angel had being murdered on a forest path after being intercepted by two gun men who fired six bullets at her. Dorothy was involved with the Pastoral land Commission, an organization of the Catholic Church that fights for the rights of rural workers and peasants and defends land reform in Brazil. She worked on a local sustainable development...

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The boy who played piano for his mother

In difficult times, stories of heroic endeavor always hearten us. But sometimes what motivate us are the everyday acts, things so simple that we can easily contribute. Everyone, after all, has the power to give kindness. in helpothers.org there was a story that illustrates this best. It was the story of Robby. He was a young boy who lived with his elderly mother. His mother wanted him to learn how to play the piano because she longed to hear her son play for her. She sent her son to a piano teacher who took Robby in under her guidance. ...

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The Soldier's Story

In the catholic world, the story of Pope John Paul II will re-echo again as on May 1 will be the beatification of the late pontiff. This will be a historic event in the life of the church. The lord is my light and my help, whom shall I fear? The lord is the fortress of my life, whom should I dread? This was the responsorial psalm for last Sunday readings. A very good verse of the bible remaining us of the need to keep faith even in dark moments. As I was reading this psalm, I remembered the story of a war time soldier. It was during World...

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Sad Story From Jos-Nigeria

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The Story of Jesus' Baptism

The story of Jesus’ baptism reminds us of what happens when one has a clear defined goal and purpose of existence; heaven is open to such a fellow’s vision. Jesus was one such being… who constantly is showing us through the gospel a way to live. Do you realize that everyone was going to john to be baptized because john’s preaching was fierce; warning them of the messiah who...

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2011

Hi all…. I hope you enjoyed your Christmas? As the year comes to close, different organizations like yahoo, msn and Google reviewed their sites and published the leading stories of 2010 as well as the general expectation for next year. 2010 is a great year to reflect on. So much has happened in our lives that I think we need to review to see the things we have done and a...

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bomb blast in nigeria

Nigeria, one of Africa’s largest countries has witnessed three bomb blast in less than 4 month. on Friday, October 1 Nigeria’s Independence Day there were two bomb blast in which people lost their lives. There was news of another bomb blast in Jos on the 24th of December 2010, Christmas eve was a shock to everybody. As was reported there were casualties. A group named Mansoorah...

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new year around the world by Cnn

new year around the world by Cnn URBI ET ORBI - Christmas 201...

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