Posts by Fr. Sylvanus Amaobi
Called to Imitate Our Lord
Dear brothers and sisters, “This is the day the Lord has made, let us rejoice and be glad in it” (Psalm 118:24). Swimmers know that it is easier to swim along with the flow of the water (river) than to swim countering the flow of the water (river). Hence, swimming against the current is difficult…
Read MoreThe Profundity of God’s Love
Dear brothers and sisters, “This is the day the Lord has made, let us rejoice and be glad in it” (Psalm 118:24). IncredibIe Love The mystery of the Incarnation of our Lord Jesus Christ is a great act of God’s love to humanity as the Scripture says, “for God so loved the world that he…
Read MoreWe Must Obey God Rather than Men
Dear brothers and sisters, “This is the day the Lord has made, let us rejoice and be glad in it” (Psalm 118:24). “We must obey God rather than men” was the answer Peter and the apostles gave when they stood before the Sanhedrin. They were in defiance of the Sanhedrin’s strict orders not to preach…
Read MoreA Promise of New Things in Our Lives
Dear brothers and sisters, “This is the day the Lord has made, let us rejoice and be glad in it” (Psalm 118:24). When we are besieged with life difficulties and problems, we long for solutions that will bring them to an end. When we are met with ugly situations and conditions, we long for a…
Read MoreAre We Our Brother’s and Sister’s Keeper?
Dear brothers and sisters, “This is the day the Lord has made, let us rejoice and be glad in it” (Psalm 118:24). I recall my childhood memories with nostalgia. I remember several times I went out with my younger brother to visit a friend, go hunting, fishing, or take a stroll on a cornfield or…
Read MoreGod’s Favors are for the Strengthening of Our Faith
In the desert of Massah and Meribah, there was no water for the people to drink. There in the wilderness, the Israelites were thirsty, and they grumbled against Moses and Aaron, saying, Why have you brought us out of Egypt into this wretched and horrible place for us to die with our livestock (Ex. 17:3,…
Read MoreOur Words Should Match Our Actions!
Dear brothers and sisters, “This is the day the Lord has made, let us rejoice and be glad in it” (Psalm 118:24). The story Jesus told in the Gospel reading of today was directed to the Pharisees, Sadducees, Scribes, and Spiritual leaders of His time. A man had two sons. He told the first son,…
Read MoreVigilance and Stewardship
The readings of today have the tone of an end time. This is not surprising since we are gradually approaching the end of the Church’s liturgical calendar. But more importantly, the readings also remind us of the reality of the end time or the eschatology. The Church teaches that three last things await everyone, namely, death,…
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