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FIRST SUNDAY OF ADVENT: STAYING AWAKE
What Difference Does Advent Make? Here comes another Advent! But what difference does it make? For some, it may feel like “just another year,” another cycle of Christmas lights, cooking, buying gifts, and decorating the house. These little details can be good and attractive, but they can easily weigh us down and make us lose the true meaning of Advent. For instance, some people do not cherish Christmas because of the burden of having to fix so many things for their family. Im
THE SOLEMNITY OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST, THE KING OF THE UNIVERSE: JESUS, REMEMBER ME IN YOUR KINGDOM
Each year on this feast of Christ the King, I recall the story of a six-year-old boy who once sat determined to draw a picture of God. His mother said, “But no one really knows what God looks like.” The boy replied, “Once I finish this drawing, they will know.” Wouldn’t it be wonderful if our lives were that kind of picture—if people could look at us and finally see what it means to proclaim Jesus as King? The feast of Christ the King is more than an annual event. It is the c
FEAST OF THE DEDICATION OF THE LATERAN BASILICA: “YOU ARE GOD’S BUILDING” (1 Cor. 3:9)
Personal Witness: Encountering the Lateran Basilica Earlier this year, I was in Rome for the funeral rites of Pope Francis, and one of the profound moments during that pilgrimage was visiting the Lateran Basilica —the Mother and Head of all churches in the world. I was struck by its beauty, its history, and its sacred atmosphere. Today’s feast is a reminder that the Church is not just a building—it’s us . The Lateran Basilica is the Mother Church because it symbolizes the un
Vincent Arisukwu
Sep 63 min read
23RD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME: FAITH AND THE SCANDAL OF GRACE
THE CONTRADICTION OF DISCIPLESHIP Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s insight that “discipleship is both costly and grace” sets the tone for today’s...
Vincent Arisukwu
Jul 194 min read
16TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME: ANXIOUS AND WORRIED ABOUT MANY THINGS
Aren’t we all guilty of being anxious and worried about many things? Are we less like Martha and more like Mary? Jesus cautions Martha in...
Vincent Arisukwu
Jul 123 min read
15TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME: JESUS HOLDS ALL THINGS TOGETHER: "Go and do likewise."
The Law Is Near: God’s Word Within Us Moses prepares the Israelites to enter the Promised Land, not with distant laws or abstract...
Vincent Arisukwu
Jul 53 min read
14TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME: The Paradox of Scarce Laborers for the Lord
Mission Begins with God Christ’s instruction to the seventy-two, “I am sending you out like lambs among wolves” is a powerful reminder...
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