24TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME: "BE PATIENT WITH ME": FILLING THE EMPATHY GAP
The central message for this weekend is forgiveness, but we can go deeper to ask, “What exactly drives the engine of forgiveness?” What...
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Vincent Arisukwu
- Sep 9
- 5 min
23RD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME: PAYING OUR DEBTS OF LOVE
The readings of this weekend invite us to the importance of community, to identify that the foundational element for building a healthy...
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Vincent Arisukwu
- Sep 2
- 5 min
22ND SUNDAY: SOLUTION, NOT PALLIATIVE
Look up the meaning of the word, Palliative. How does it differ from solution? Cambridge English dictionary defines palliative as...
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Vincent Arisukwu
- Aug 26
- 4 min
21st Sunday: WHO ARE YOU, LORD?
The caption for this homily is taken from one of the stories about St. Francis of Assisi which relates how a brother watched the saint in...
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Vincent Arisukwu
- Aug 12
- 6 min
19TH SUNDAY: WHERE IS GOD AT WORK IN YOUR LIFE?
Introduction Today’s readings present us with another theophany experience or manifestation of the divine as witnessed in two different...
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Vincent Arisukwu
- Aug 5
- 4 min
Feast of the Transfiguration of the Lord: LORD, GOOD THAT WE ARE HERE
The transfiguration narrative is all about the theophany. God manifests himself in Christ Jesus. The images in this episode include the...
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Vincent Arisukwu
- Jul 29
- 5 min
17TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME: GOD’S KINGDOM, MY PRICELESS TREASURE
Many of us immigrants can connect with today’s parables, to find a treasure buried in the field, hide it, go off with joy, sell all that...
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Vincent Arisukwu
- Jul 15
- 5 min
15TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME: THAT RICH SOIL IS YOUR FAMILY
The parable of the sower in today’s gospel uses tangible elements to connect with Jesus’ message: the seed, the path, the rocky ground,...
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Vincent Arisukwu
- Jul 8
- 5 min
14TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME: WILLING TO GRAB YOUR HAND
One of my favorite images is watching this young Spanish mom pass my office about three times a week. With her are her 4 year-old son and...
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Vincent Arisukwu
- Jul 1
- 5 min
13TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME: ONLY A CUP OF COLD WATER
Jesus does not ask so much from us, “only a cup of cold water.” I remember growing up in our poor village. Usually, it was a little rough...
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Vincent Arisukwu
- Jun 24
- 5 min
12TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME: GET OFF THE GRID OF FEAR
Jesus speaks this warning in the gospel of today, “Fear no one… And do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul…...
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Vincent Arisukwu
- Jun 17
- 5 min
11th SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME: JESUS’ HEART WAS MOVED WITH PITY
This 36th verse of Matthew Chapter 9 is beautiful but offers great resources for deeper reflection -the heart of Jesus was moved with...
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Vincent Arisukwu
- Jun 10
- 4 min
THE MOST HOLY BODY AND BLOOD OF CHRIST (CORPUS CHRISTI): I AM THE LIVING BREAD
The feast of the solemnity of the Body and Blood of Christ calls to mind the preeminence of our faith in the Blessed Eucharist, an...
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Vincent Arisukwu
- Jun 3
- 4 min
SOLEMNITY OF THE BLESSED TRINITY
Paul issues this powerful greeting, “May the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be...
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Vincent Arisukwu
- May 27
- 5 min
SOLEMNITY OF PENTECOST: "Receive the Holy Spirit"
The solemnity of Pentecost is a great feast for several reasons, particularly based on the encounter of Christ’s disciples and of Jesus’...
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Vincent Arisukwu
- May 13
- 5 min
6TH SUNDAY OF EASTER, 2023: I WILL NOT LEAVE YOU ORPHANS
Christ’s statement in the gospel stands out for several reasons, “I will not leave you orphans; I will come to you.” This is an...
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Vincent Arisukwu
- Apr 29
- 4 min
4TH SUNDAY OF EASTER: THE GOOD SHEPHERD, THE GATE, AND US.
How come that Peter’s words have such a penetrating impact on the crowds who listen to him in the first reading of this weekend? How come...
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Vincent Arisukwu
- Apr 8
- 3 min
EASTER VIGIL: CHRIST CONQUERS, GLORY FILLS YOU
Easter Vigil begins with the service of light. The Paschal candle is lit up and the priest says, "May the light of Christ, rising in...
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Vincent Arisukwu
- Apr 1
- 4 min
PALM SUNDAY: THE ROAD LESS TRAVELED
We are beginning the greatest week in the life of the church. The passion narrative presents a snapshot of the last hours of Jesus on...
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Vincent Arisukwu
- Mar 25
- 5 min
5TH SUNDAY OF LENT: FREED LIKE LAZARUS
What if I start by asking you this question, “What does it mean to say that something is real?” We’ll be encountering this in the...
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