Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
By Fr. Maurice Emelu | | 2 Comments
Any feast of the Blessed Mother Mary fills my heart with joy, so is the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Holy tenderness of the Mother of God spurs in my heart a prayerful contemplation of the ...
Saint Dominic and Effective Communication
By Fr. Maurice Emelu | | 1 Comment
Many Catholics complain about boring homilies at their parishes. In their survey report published in the April 30, 2012 edition of America magazine, William Byron and Charles Zech, demonstrated that the complains are widespread in the United States. A number of solutions ...
Some Thoughts on the Price of Greatness
By Fr. Maurice Emelu |
What is the cost of greatness? Two friends were recruited for the USA Marine Corps. Like any other elite military corps, the Marines pride themselves as the most rigorous, the toughest to graduate, and rightly so. Twelve weeks of intensive ...
Saint Mary Magdalene: Pure Love
By Fr. Maurice Emelu | | 2 Comments
Mary Magdalene is one of the most mischaracterized figures in biblical history. Among the false claims was that she was a public prostitute. The impression grew around the 6th century. Unfortunately, there is no clear biblical evidence to justify this claim. ...