Solemnity Of The Assumption Of The Blessed Virgin Mary

The Fathers of the Church, the great Doctors, in the sermons they preached on the feast of the Assumption of the Mother of God, had as their theme a doctrine which all the Christian world already knew and accepted; it was for them to elaborate it, to bring out the essential meaning of it, beyond […]

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Meaning Of Christ’s Ascension And Its Implications For Christians

When Jesus rose from the dead, he was seen to be alive physically (Acts 1:3).  He presented himself to the women near the tomb (Mt. 28:9-10); to his disciples (Lk. 24:336-43); and to more than 500 people (1 cor. 15:6). Later he taught his disciples about the Kingdom of God (Acts 1:3). Forty days after […]

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Life History Of St. Francis Of Assisi

To be saintly is not the same as being sanctimonious. To be saintly means to be holy, and this can only be possible with God; being sanctimonious involves making a show of sanctity or pretending to be holy. The former is what God commands us to be (cf. Lev. 19:2; Matt 5:48), the latter is […]

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Blessed Are Those who mourn; They Shall Be Comforted (MT.5:40)

During his Sermon on the Mount, Jesus says, “Blessed are those who mourn; they shall be comforted” (Mt. 5:4). This is one of the statements of Jesus as contained in the “Beatitudes.” “… a beatitude is an exclamation of congratulations that recognizes an existing  state of happiness, beginning with the Hebr noun asre or the […]

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Prayer Points For 2019

We welcome our readers to the New Year 2019.  Every year, people pray for prospects in the in-coming year and for God’s choicest blessings.  This is precisely the meaning of the phrase “Happy New Year.” Whenever a person utters the expression “Happy New Year,” such a person is wishing the beneficiaries good things or goodies […]

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Imitate God’s Generosity At Christmas And Beyond

Human beings are naturally selfish.  For instance, a child who refuses to give a share of his meal to his father is exhibiting the vice of selfishness.  That is how we are with God.  God has blessed us with whatever possession we have.  He now asks us to give a little share of our possessions […]

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Peace Of Soul: An Antidote To War

It was St. Augustine of Hippo who remarked, “O God, you have made us for Yourself…and our souls are restless, until they rest in you.” This saying of St. Augustine obviously expresses the reality of our earthly existence. Ours is generally a world of restlessness. St. John Bosco, Apostle of Catholic Youth, corroborates this fact […]

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Follow The Direction Of The Holy Spirit, And You Shall Be Saved!

Their esteemed readers, I welcome you to the June Edition of The Light Newsletter! This edition is a special one, because its editorial tells us what to do to go to heaven in our journey through life.  The earthly life of each one of us has a beginning, and that life is always moving towards […]

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Living The New Life Of The Resurrection In Our Time

The event of the resurrection is about a young man in his prime, birthed by a virgin in a dramatic mystery. By human reckoning he is of a humble background, the son of a carpenter. But there is more than meets the eye. He is both divine and human, the second person of the Holy […]

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True Repentance: A Necessity For Positive Change

The season of Lent is a holy season, because it is a period set aside by the Church to enable her members partake of the sufferings of Christ in a special way, and thereby renew their lives.  It is a moment of spiritual renewal, a spiritual rebirth, a very suitable period of repentance, a time […]

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The Reality Of The Word Among Us

Referring to Jesus, the only-Begotten Son of God, the Saviour of the world, St. John states categorically that “…the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us….” (John 1:14).  Prophet Isaiah describes the same Jesus, the Son of God, as “Wonder, Counsellor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace (Is. 9:6). If it is true […]

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Our Lady Queen Of Peace

  As the Marian Year celebrations come to a close, it is not out of place to make a recap of what the entire celebration entails.  Why the Apparitions of the Blessed Virgin Mary whose centenary is also being commemorated within this Marian Year?  The six apparitions of the Blessed   Virgin Mary in 1917 alone […]

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Role Of Mary In The Mission Of The Church

There was this traditional entertainer (a musician) in my place, now late, who said “There is no mistake about motherhood; a child can say ‘this man is not my father’; but no child can say ‘this woman is not my mother’.  If a woman who carried you in her womb for nine months is not […]

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The Message Of Fatima (II)

Still within Marian Year, we continue our reflection on the Message of Our Lady, which she gave to the whole world, through the three shepherd children: Lucy, Francisco and Jacinta,            during her apparitions at Fatima in Portugal. It was the same message she repeated during her apparitions that took place monthly for six consecutive months, […]

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The Message Of Fatima (I)

As the Marian Year celebrations continue, we find it pertinent to reflect on the Message of Our Lady, which she gave to the whole world during her apparitions at Fatima in Portugal to the three shepherd children: Lucy dos Santos age 9, and her cousins, Francisco and Jacinta Marto ages 8 and 6, respectively. It […]

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