Posts by Fr. John Opara
Abraham‘s Example
Abraham Lincoln, one of the most revered figures in American history, is widely remembered for his pursuit of reconciliation and unity during a time of deep division in the United States. Despite the immense challenges and pressures of the Civil War, he consistently sought to bridge the gap between conflicting factions. He understood that in…
Read MoreFollowing Him My Own Way
We notice that among children in the family, when the parent praises one of them for his/her achievement or good behavior, the others also want to know the parent‘s opinion about them. They appear to be jealous of the favored one and wished to be praised and loved like their sibling. Not only children. All…
Read MoreA Cause of Joy
The moment of baptism is always a moment of Joy. Joy for the mother church. Joy for the candidates for baptism and their families. The mother church rejoices in the reception of new members, who are to assist in living and spreading the message of the Gospel. The candidates for baptism rejoice for the new…
Read MoreHe Died That We May Live
There was once a terrible war on the River Kwai, and the Japanese had many prisoners of war. At the end of a hard day’s work, a Japanese guard insisted that a shovel was missing. He ranted and raved, but no guilty party stepped forward. Finally, in his anger he shouted, “All die! All die!”…
Read MoreOur Oneness with God
The mystery of the incarnation, which we celebrate at Christmas, has much significance for us Christians’. One important aspect is the fact that Christ, who is one with the Father and the Holy Spirit (Jn 14:9), takes our human nature and becomes one with us, in order to save us. The God who created us…
Read MoreThe Wonder in the Waiting
We live in an instant world. All of us feel the pressures, but most of the time we enjoy the pleasures of the instant and the immediate. Through computing and Internet access, we get what we need in the virtual world in seconds. News networks bring information immediately from everywhere on the globe, 24 hours…
Read MoreDeepening the Christmas Joy
We know the feeling of helplessness and anxiety when something unexpectedly occurs in our lives. We know also about certain moments when we can sit back and see the various pieces of our life falling into its place and we can now understand the reason for certain occurrences in our live. The effect of this…
Read MoreThe Hour Has Come
Time is one of the most expensive commodities on earth. We notice this when we are about to organize a meeting. We see how difficult it is to get people to agree on a fixed date, because everyone is busy looking at his or her calendar, checking whether the time for the meeting is suitable…
Read MoreThe Strength to Witness
When we are faced with challenges in life, we react in different ways. Either we lose hope, thinking that God and friends have deserted us and as a result abandon our goal. On the other hand, there is the possibility that we still hold on, with the belief that God is a faithful friend, who…
Read MoreLetting Go
Sometimes when we feel wronged by someone, the feelings of revenge sets in. Revenge comes from feeling diminished by the person who has offended us and it goes along with the feeling of shame over the whole situation. We ask ourselves why we allowed it to happen. Most of the time, we think that retaliating…
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