I AM A CATHOLIC PRIEST. THUS, WISH ME HUMILITY & RIGHTEOUSNESS, NOT OPEN DOORS

The greatest ‘door’ God has ever opened for me is the ‘door of salvation’ in his eternal priesthood. That ‘door’ didn’t open because I am worthy; it opened because He is worthy (Psalm 145:3). It didn’t open because I am the best of the best; it opened because my God offers nothing but the best […]

THE WEAK OLD LION AND HIS TRICKS (SAME TACTICS USED BY NIGERIAN LEADERS)

By Rev Fr Angelo Chidi Unegbu (cangelo123@yahoo.com) An aged and weak Lion noticed that it was losing strenght and vigour which adversely affected it’s hunting skills. What he was left to survive on were the wounded, trapped, sick and unsuspecting animals. These were however rare to come by in the jungle. Fearing for its life, […]

50 YEARS AFTER THE EXPULSION OF THE CATHOLIC MISSIONARIES FROM NIGERIA (FEBRUARY 18, 1970 – FEBRUARY 18, 2020): LESSONS FOR THE CHURCH TODAY

By Rev Fr Angelo Chidi Unegbu (cangelo123@yahoo.com) The foreign mission of the Holy Ghost Fathers (Catholic missionaries) to Nigeria that began in December 1885 and ended in February 1970 recorded great successes. Yet, the mission was chequered with suspicion, quarrels, litigations, imprisonment, sickness, death and deportation. 1) Their prophetic stance on justice and equality of […]

IGBO BU IGBO: HOW NDIGBO CAN RESTORE THEIR LOST IDENTITY

By Rev Fr Angelo Chidi Unegbu 1) The phrase Igbo bu Igbo literally meaning ‘Ndigbo that are Ndigbo’ is usually used in addressing and greeting an Igbo audience. This three-word phrase, however, addresses a more fundamental issue, namely, the Igbo identity. Above all, it points out that though being born in Igboland or by (an) […]

WORK: IGBO BU IGBO VERSUS EFULEFU

1) Unoka, the father of Okonkwo, made yearly sacrifices to Ani (earth goddess) and Ifejioku (the god of yam) to guarantee rich farm harvest, yet his yearly harvest remained poor. For this reason, he went to consult the oracle called Agbala. He hoped that the oracle would tell him the spirits or persons that were […]

THE WORD WAS MADE FLESH – AND DWELT AMONG US: JESUS AS A MODEL FOR IGBO BU IGBO

1) The Christmas, the celebration of the incarnation of Jesus, is here with us again. The word incarnation is derived from the Latin word “caro” – “flesh” and the prefix “in” meaning “to make into flesh” or the passive form “to be made flesh”. This means that the Word (of God) did not become man […]

51st ANNNIVERSARY OF THE EXPULSION OF THE CATHOLIC MISIONARIES FROM NIGERIA BY THE NIGERIAN GOVERNMENT (18th FEBRUARY 1970 – 18th February 2021): THE NIGERIAN CHURCH TODAY AND THE GOSPEL OF FEAR

1. Precisely this day, 51 years ago, 18th February 1970, few days after the Nigeria- Biafran war that ended with the slogan of “No Victor No Conquest”, the Nigerian government deported all of the Catholic missionaries that were working in Biafraland at that time. Their crime was that they broke the Nigerian government’s (Road-Land-Sea) blockade […]