The conflict between Fulani herdsmen and Tiv farmers over use of a grazing land reserve is a major concern for the local community in Benue State. The Tiv people depend on agriculture, while the Fulani are herdsmen. Unfortunately the tension over…
Hop Hop Hop Once I saw a little bird Come hop, hop, hop; So I cried, Little bird, Will you stop, stop, stop? I was going to the window To say ‘How do you do?’ But he shook…
One of the greatest way to teach kids is through poems. I hope to propose few of them, in Children’s Corner, with time for children’s consumption. Watch out for the series. They might be the ones your kids already know but…
If you knew the gift of God The readings Ex. 17:3-7 Ps. 95:1-2.6-7abc.7d-9 Rm. 5:1-2.5-8 Jn 4:5-42 Today’s Sunday is a special one from the point of view of the choices of the readings. The first reading for example tells the…
Saint Joseph, Spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary One of the most important personality in the soteriological history is Saint Joseph, the chaste spouse of Virgin Mary. But he is also one of the less known individuals among the minds behind…
Cameroon’s protest singer dies http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-26617430
The readings of the day: Ezekiel 18:21-28 Matthew 5:20-26 God’s desire for man is that he be saved. His intention for him is that his situation be ameliorated. But he however wants him to make the first step in response to…
The readings of the day 1st reading: Isaiah 1:10.16-20 Resp. Psalm: Psalm 50:8-9.16b-17:21.23 Gospel Matthew 23:1-12 One of the major and ancient problems of humanity is to distinguish between religiosity and spirituality. The ambiguity that exists between them is without doubt…
The readings of the day Daniel 9: 4b-10 Psalm 79:8.9.11.13 Luke 6:36-38 The two major adjectives that better qualify the Theo-Israelite relationship in the Old Testament could be summarized in maternal and paternal care. The paternal aspect of this relationship made…
The readings of the day : 1st Reading Genesis 12:1-4a, Responsorial Psalm Ps 33:4-5, 18-19, 20, 22 2nd Reading 2Tim 1:8b-10 The theme of this Sunday could be God’s call and man’s response. In the first reading, the author of Genesis…
