(FIRST READING 1KG 19:9,11-13; RESPONSORIAL PSALM PSM.84:9-14; SECOND READING RM.9:1-5; GOSPEL ACCLAMATION cf. LK19:38, 2:14; GOSPEL MATT.14:22-33) Theme: Faith That Trusts Christ in the Midst of Life’s Storms By: Rev. Fr. Jude Nwachukwu Today, the Church invites us to discover that God is often encountered not in dramatic displays of power but in the quiet
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Faith Formation
Tasks Priests, Catechists, and Parents on Stronger Catechetical Formation The Catholic Bishop of Ahiara Diocese, Most Rev. Simeon Okezuo Nwobi, CMF, has expressed concern over what he described as a decline in faith formation among some of our youths, charging priests, catechists, and parents to take the teaching of catechesis more seriously, especially among our
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Faith Formation
(FIRST READING EX. 19:2–6; RESPONSORIAL PSALM PSM. 99 (100):2-3,5; SECOND READING ROM. 5:6–11; GOSPEL ACCLAMATION JN. 10:27; GOSPEL MTT. 9:36–10:8) THEME: FROM DIVINE ELECTION TO MISSIONARY SERVICE BY: Rev. Fr. Jude Nwachukwu My dear brothers and sisters in Christ, Divine election means God’s free and loving choice of a people for a special relationship and
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Faith Formation
(FIRST READING EX.34:4-6,8-9; RESPONSORIAL PSALM DAN.3:52-55; SECOND READING 2COR. 13:11-13; GOSPEL ACCLAMATION cf.RV1:8; GOSPEL JN. 3:16-18) THEME: WHY GOD IS A TRINITY BY: Rev. Fr. Cletus Imo Today, the Church celebrates the Solemnity of the Holy Trinity, which expresses the doctrine of three persons in one God. The Trinity is undivided, with each person equal
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Faith Formation
(FIRST READING ACTS 1:12–14; RESPONSORIAL PSM. 26:1, 4, 7-8; SECOND READING 1 PTR 4:13–16; GOSPEL ACCLAMATION cf. JN. 14:18; GOSPEL JN. 17:1–11) THEME: “THAT THEY MAY BE ONE” BY: Rev. Fr. Julian Nwachukwu The Seventh Sunday of Easter occupies a unique and spiritually rich place in the liturgical calendar. The Church stands between two great
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Faith Formation
BY: Udo J. M. Iwuji, Tel: 08156198851 Short Prelude It was St. Pope John Paul II who made this expression on Mary being present in our liturgical celebrations: “Mary is present in the memorial because she was present in the event!… She is continuously united both with Christ the High Priest and with the Church,
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Faith Formation
Rev. Fr. Jude Thaddeus Osondu, the manager of Mater TV, has charged Catholics to aspire towards heaven. This was an injunction he gave during the mass of the Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord into heaven on Thursday, May 14, 2026, at the Holy Family Chaplaincy, Aboh Urban. Traditionally, Catholics all over the globe
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Faith Formation(FIRST READING ACTS 6:1-7; RESPONSORIAL PSALM PSM. 32(33):1-2, 4-5, 18-19; SECOND READING 1PT. 2:4-9; GOSPEL ACCLAMATION JN. 14:6; GOSPEL JN. 14:1-6) THEME: STRENGTHENED FROM WITHIN BY: Rev. Fr. Cletus Imo In a nation like ours, we know what it feels like to live with pressure on every side. Insecurity, injustice, persecution, unemployment, and hunger weigh
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Faith Formation
“Live measured by its fidelity to the salvation of souls,” Fr. Anyanwu charges. On Monday, 27 April 2026, priests of the Ahiara Diocese ordained from 2019 to date, together with deacons ordained in March this year, gathered at the Secretariat Hall for a seminar organized by the diocese with Very Rev. Fr. Dr. Anthony Nwachukwu-Odu
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Faith Formation(FIRST READING ACT 2:14, 22-33; RESPONSORIAL PSALM PSM. 15:1-2, 5, 7-11; SECOND READING 1PT. 1:17-21; GOSPEL ACCLAMATION cf. LK 24:32; GOSPEL LK 24:13-35) THEME: THE RISEN CHRIST WALKS WITH US: FROM BLINDNESS TO RECOGNITION! By: Rev. Fr. Jude Nwachukwu A story is told of the great theologian Karl Barth. While riding in a tram, a
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