“I missed you” is something we say to someone we love, someone whose presence brings meaning, comfort, and joy, especially after the person has been gone for a while. In a sense, we can imagine the disciples seeing the risen Christ with excitement: “Master, we missed you.” After his death, their world had collapsed. The Gospel tells us that “the doors were locked, where the disciples were, for fear.” That image of locked doors says a great deal. It speaks of fear, grief, conf

Happy Easter, friend! Our April Vol. 1 newsletter is here. This time around, our media crew dug into a sad reality that confronts marriage within Nigerian society: Why do Nigerian Women Stay In Abusive Marriage? Obviously, it's not only in Nigeria since marital abuse is a global phenomenon. Studies show that depression is one of the most common mental health outcomes of intimate partner violence and that some victims feel trapped, isolated, or betrayed, especially because th

Easter Vigil begins with the Service of Light. As the Paschal Candle is lit, the minister says: “May the light of Christ, rising in glory, dispel the darkness of our hearts and minds.” And that is the heart of this holy night: God’s light shatters the darkness of sin and death. At the beginning of the Vigil, only the light of the Paschal Candle appears. And then the Church sings in the Exultet: “Rejoice, O earth, in shining splendor, radiant in the brightness of your King! Ch