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The Wisdom of God
Dear brothers and sisters, “This is the day the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it” (Psalm 118:24). The Wisdom of God in Creation Today, the Church celebrates the Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity, the Triune God, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, the three Persons in one…
Read MoreWhat’s Wrong with Oaths?
In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus tells his followers not to swear oaths. He is not talking about legal oaths in court, or the solemn promises made in a wedding ceremony, those have their place. What he is warning against is the casual or manipulative use of oaths to convince others we are telling…
Read MoreYes, Yes, and Everlastingly Yes
I often listen to the musical score from The Passion, and the one piece I love most is the final song, “Resurrection.” It is unlike any other piece I have ever heard. With its dramatic swell of loud drumbeats, it brings an explosive quality to the end of the Passion. For me, it conjures to…
Read MoreFig Leaves
The ancient systems of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) and Traditional Indian Medicine (TIM), or Ayurveda, tackle the whole human person. Key to both systems and their focus is the person and not the disease. Both systems begin with a model of all organic and inorganic matter, including the human person, as in a combination of…
Read MoreAs the Father Has Sent me, So I Send You
On Pentecost Sunday, the Church celebrates not only the descent of the Holy Spirit but also the birth of the Church as a sent community. The passage from the Gospel of John 20:19–23 captures a moment of profound transition – between the resurrection and the mission of the Church. It is Jesus’ first appearance to…
Read MoreOn Our Present and Expected Salvation
Pentecost, like Easter, has a solemn vigil liturgy. This liturgy includes a large number of Old and New Testament readings foreshadowing the coming of the Holy Spirit upon the Church. They highlight His role as unifier of all nations in the Church (Genesis 11:1-9), as God dwelling with His people (Exodus 19:3-8a, 16-20b), as the…
Read MoreSimon and Peter
In today’s Gospel, we change gears. Over the past several weeks, the Gospels have come from Jesus’ Last Supper discourse. Now, we instead have a passage taken from the ending of the Gospel according to John, and, in particular, we have the conversation between Jesus and Peter. While there are many noteworthy things in this…
Read MoreSpeeches
The rapid evolution of digital media technologies presents unique opportunities and challenges for the Church in the digital landscape. During a theological conference (April 2-5, 2024) organized by a premier theological group in Nigeria (the Catholic Theological Conference of Nigeria, CATHAN), Fr. Maurice Emelu was invited to present a commissioned paper. He argued that transitioning from tool dependency to innovation is the surest way to advance the Church’s place and relevance in the digital ecosystem. Watch the presentation and be motivated.

GVM Mission and Vision
Mission Statement
We equip and empower people to become living agents of God’s love, healing, and grace. Through God's vision for mission (GVM), we commit to being active agents of Divine Grace in our everyday lives—at home, at work, and within every community we encounter.
Join us in this mission as we live out our Catholic faith and bring God’s grace to the world, one step at a time. Together, we make His love visible and His grace tangible.
Vision Statement
To be a leading Catholic global center where individuals and communities draw inspiration, accessibility, and high-quality tools to live God's grace of love and healing in their everyday lives.


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I waited patiently for the Lord; he inclined to me and heard my cry. He drew me up from the desolate pit, out of the miry bog, and set my feet upon a rock, making my steps secure. He put a new song in my mouth, a song of praise to our God—Psalm 40:1-3