Posts by Fr. Christian Amah
The Faith That Moves Mountains
The apostles prayed to God, “Increase our faith.” Our Lord’s response to their request shows they already have what they were asking for. They weren’t asking Jesus to grant them some bit of the gift of faith. They asked for an “Increase”! Does anyone feel a need for an “increase” in some aspects of their…
Read MoreStewards of the Mysteries
Stewardship is related to responsibility. And it is sometimes used interchangeably with servanthood. The root meaning of “steward” as used in the New Testament Greek means literarily, a “house-distributor”; that is, a manager of a house (and or the resources being housed) in which sense, an overseer, in a sense of an employee. The striking…
Read MoreTouch Only the Tassel on His Cloak
When I read the Gospel of today, I continue to wonder why the people at Gennesaret wanted to touch only the tassel of Jesus’ clothing. I read a commentary that referred to such desire as a “pious humility.” Indeed, the people were humble to have asked for only a “touch” just like the hemorrhaging woman…
Read MoreWhy We Fast
We fast to enable a good atmosphere of prayer. Of course, we are talking about spiritual fasting. Some people fast for physical health reasons. Whatever be the reason, fasting as giving up a certain satisfaction for a higher good has great benefits. It is almost impossible to have a healthy spiritual life without fasting. Jesus’…
Read More“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…
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