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A Life-Changing Christmas Moment

By Fr. Maurice Emelu | December 24, 2024 |

It was a quiet Christmas morning, one of those days when the world feels still like it’s holding its breath. I was 17 years old, serving at the bishop’s residence in the small town of Orlu, Nigeria. Orlu, in the warm eastern part of the country, is a place where smiles are easy, voices are…

Saint Thérèse of the Child Jesus: How Family Makes Saints

By Fr. Maurice Emelu | October 1, 2020 |

A blurry image of a statue with a heart in it.

Thousands of pilgrims attended Saint Peter’s Square in Rome on Sunday, October 18, 2015, to witness the canonization of Marie-Azelie and Louis Martin, the parents of Saint ThÃ©rÃ¨se of the Child Jesus. Canonization of the Holy Spouses During the homily in the serenity of the solemn Eucharistic celebration, the Holy Father Pope Francis stated: “The…