Posts by Fr. Tony Ohaekwusi
How Can We Know the Way?
A young priest was assigned to work in a new parish with many stations. On his way to celebrate Mass at one of these churches, he lost his way, but saw some children playing in the street and approached them to ask for directions. When he asked one of the children: “which way to the…
Read MoreWhat Side Are You On?
The whole story of Good Friday speaks about loyalty to the truth. Loyalty is not about what happens when things are good, but more about what you do when things get difficult. The call to discipleship is a test of loyalty. We can find this element in the readings today, when Jesus calls for faithfulness…
Read MoreLet Us Talk This Over
God is always merciful, and there is no sin that He cannot forgive. Sin distances us from God, but God does not abandon us because of our sins, he invites us to make amends, not because he owes us forgiveness, but because he does not want to lose us. This invitation is real and permanent.…
Read MoreAre We Exploring or Exploiting?
God created man to watch over all creation. He created us in His image and likeness to care for everything in the world. And man has fulfilled this duty for generations. In response to our mandate to grow and multiply, to fill the earth and conquer it, we have mastered the world in such a…
Read MoreThose Who are of God Listen
What makes us children of God is not dependent on something ordinary or arbitrary. It is not by chance, but by providence that we can count ourselves among God’s children. This is because our relationship with God is not by our initiative, we did not choose God, God chose us (John 15:16). Hence, it is…
Read MoreIn the Lord We Find Rest
Every activity has a break time, and every work has a recess. Nothing in life works non-stop, because we exist in a time that never ends, even if we cease to exist. In life we work very hard to have comfort and reap the fruits of our labor. However, each of us has time to…
Read MoreThe Simpler, The Better
In a science exam, students were asked to list the characteristics of a human being. Some of them thought it was a joke because they were expecting difficult questions, so they decided to answer the question with additional explanations. Only a few listed answers without explanations. When the results came in, those who only listed…
Read MoreThe Rosary: A Chain of Prayer Discipline
Growing up, I belonged to a popular pious society of young children known as the Bloc-Rosary Crusade. This is a movement that brings together children from our local villages and communities every evening after dinner to pray the Rosary, in line with the Fatima message. It was in this association that I learned all the…
Read MoreAre We All Celibates?
A priest went out to dinner with a group of friends; one was married and other was single. The one who was single said to him: “I know that for you priests, it must be difficult to remain without a woman in your life.” And he replied: “the same as it is for you.” In…
Read MoreFaith: Assurance in Hope
What is the need for our faithfulness and loyalty in the face of an uncertain future? If the world is limited and time-bound, and the future of that temporality remains uncertain, what should be our best attitude? Should we choose a life of indifference and recklessness, or take the path of loyalty and discipline with…
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