Posts by Fr. Christian Amah
“We find nothing wrong with this man…”
St. Paul was arrested, we are told, in the first reading of today and was questioned. His examiners found his supposed crime to be that he believed in the supernatural realities—the Resurrection, angels and saints. He faithfully preached Christ the risen Lord. It happens that belief in the Resurrection aligns with some tenets of the…
Read MoreWhy We Seek God
People have different reasons why they seek God. For some people, God is needed when there is a problem while others try to have Him in their lives as a personal friend, Father, and God. There are many others who do not want to be bothered about God but yet cry out to Him in…
Read MoreNever Before Has Anyone Spoken Like This Man
Jesus speaks differently than anyone else. Notice that: – The Lord Jesus communicates the Truth (John 14:6) We desire the truth and would not want to be told a lie, although we do not always live up to the standard of truthfulness. In the case of the officers sent to arrest Jesus, did they know…
Read MoreA Call to Return to God
Ash Wednesday—The Beginning of Lent Thus says the Lord God, “return to me with your whole heart” (Joel 2:12). Do you feel distanced from God? Feel you need to see more of God? Do you need peace? Are you struggling with habitual sins which you do not seem to break off with? Do you feel…
Read MoreThe Feast of the Presentation of the Lord Jesus Christ in the Temple
The key word in today’s event is Presentation. Jesus was presented to God in the temple in observance of the law that requires every male that opens the womb to be presented to God. God is always present to us. When we present ourselves before Him, we are accepting His Presence. Permit me to share…
Read MoreThe Feast of the Epiphany
The Feast of Epiphany calls for a thanksgiving celebration to God for revealing Himself to humanity. One of the prophetic voices that would prepare us to receive God echoes: “Arise and shine! Your light has come” (Cf Is. 60:1). While this call may seem to be for the “initial elect,” it will come to be…
Read MoreWhat We Say vs. What We Do
We are very familiar with the saying, “Action speaks louder than words.” God’s word speaks the loudest in and through His incarnate Word, Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior. I consider the Scripture verse, John 1:14, as one of the most succinct and powerful presentations of the Christian faith. The verse reads: “…the Word became…
Read MoreAll Souls: The Commemoration of the Faithful Departed
There can be a sense of loss that marks today’s memorial because we commemorate the departed. I want to assume that a good number of people have experienced the loss of a loved one and the experience is not an easy one to handle. I have wrestled with the reality of death for a long…
Read MoreGuardian Angels
We all want to feel safe, at all times and every place. Today we celebrate Messengers of God, whose role is to keep us safe until we attain full salvation—the blessedness of beholding the face of God. The Catechism teaches that, “From its beginning until death, human life is surrounded by their watchful care and…
Read MoreHow to Catch Men for Christ
In today’s Gospel, the highlight of the story might seem to be the great shoal of fish which Peter and his colleagues hauled in at the instruction of Jesus. By the end of the story, we begin to see the highlight is actually Jesus’ applying the miracle of catching fish to giving the disciples the…
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