African & Indigenous Theology · Religion · Igbo Culture · Social Reflection Reimagining narratives,one story at a time. The iPriest explores faith, history, language and justice through African and Igbo ways of knowing—written by Nnaemeka Ali, O.M.I. Featured reflection...
The Alienation and the Creator’s Call to Sacred Spaces We’ve long neglected one vital aspect of theology: how our liturgical songs can alienate us from indigenous spiritual sources. Many fail to grasp the urgency of connecting to the Creator...
We All Need the Wisdom of African Traditional Religion African Traditional Religion (ATR) has recently been the subject of hot debate among young Nigerians on social media. The debate pits two groups against each other, both shaped by the...
While I may not have the gift of prophecy, I am convinced that change is coming. The era of European theology is ending, paving the way...
For some time now, Synodality has become the new Areopagus for the Catholic Church. The church authority recently appeared to view it as...
For a while now, I have become passionate about decolonization theology. I have concluded that it’s now for me the locus or the position...
There is this false impression that when people dance or exhibit certain forms of bodily movement during Holy Mass or any other liturgical prayer, they are not praying well enough. The idea is theologically absurd and bereft of a...
On January 23, 2021, the General Administration of the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate presented its third Laudato Si Webinar. In this third edition, entitled “Emerging from the COVID-19 Pandemic: Guidance from Laudato Si”, we had two different presentations....
According to James C. Spalding, et al., “Protestantism is the movement that began in Northern Europe in the early 16th century as a reaction to medieval Roman Catholic doctrines and practices”[1]. It was then called the Reformation, as the...
What this is not: It is not the history of Catholicism nor is it a trial of history of civilization. It is not even an evaluation of Nigerian Catholicism, etc. It is, simply, a personal historical-social analysis of why...
