Fare thee well, brave brothers Commissioned to fight ghosts In a war dedicated to the gods With nothing indeed godly Sleep well dear comrades Freshly plucked from the pride And sent to the infested gallows To feed the rotten cackle of the Sambisa castle Rest in peace, valiant soldiers The pride of our peaceful motherland Boldly sacrificed at the shameless alter Of a cracked nation without leadership Cry no more spouses of...
Africa is blessed with varied languages and cultures, but her diversity has never been transformed into richness. She has been bleeding since she was fragilized by the colonial system and its post-colonial mismanagement. The blatancy of her fragility is so aberrant that she cannot even define her stand on issues like literature and religion. She has been so dealt with that she ignores how to value her cultures and languages. In his...
Last week I questioned the methodology of our «Katikizim Nke Okwukwe Nzuko Katolik N’Asusu Igbo» and I was told it has been upgraded. But from all indications, it was only furbished and nothing more. Now that I have a copy of the latest edition, I’m beginning to think that this Catechism is based on a 19th Century methodology (more than 100 years now). It is everything except adapted to the pastoral exigencies...
The Igbo of Nigeria believe that an eloquent speaker speaks not many words but garnishes his speech with proverbs and anecdotes. They are also excellent at passing information with short and sometimes witty stories. They fondly express it with the saying: “ilu bu manu eji eri okwu” which could loosely be translated into “Proverbs are ingredients used in cooking speeches”. For example, this popular story –The Wooden Bowl – could be reduced...
“I wanted to shoot a politician, but not seeing any of them, I then shot Police officers”, said Luigi Preiti, who yesterday opened fire before an Italian Parliamentary palace. The young Sicilian said he was motivated to do so after losing his job and being left by his wife and children. From all indications, the 49-year shooter, who had no past criminal record, is said to have bought his gun four years...
How many minutes does it take to make a good homily? This is a typical question that normally divides theological students at the end of every mass. The question is sometimes asked not only by theological students, as we can always read it in the faces of many Christians whenever they are liberated after being trapped in a long and unending homily. Which unfortunately characterizes most of our liturgical activities nowadays. Occasionally,...
United States Marines have been deployed to Nigeria to help fight Islamic militants known as Boko Haram, sources have told Sahara Reporters. The Special Forces, consisting of 10 units from Fort Carson in Colorado, will move into Nigeria through the borders of Chad and the Niger Republic. Our sources said the US military gave the Special Forces only 48 hours’ notice to deploy. That narrow timeline suggests some urgency in the operation....
“Therefore, stay awake, for you know neither the day nor the hour” (Mt 25:13) Jesus has just come out of the temple. The disciples proudly point out to him the grandeur and beauty of the building. He says to them in reply: “You see all these things, do you not? Amen, I say to you, there will not be left here a stone upon another stone that will not be thrown down”...
Introduction Dans la philosophie d’Emmanuel Levinas, le problème philosophique se pose en terme d’éthique et pas en celui d’ontologie. La question centrale chez lui est celle de savoir la relation que le moi entretient avec l’Autre. Dans cette démarche levinassienne, le moi n’est authentique qu’au moment qu’il se reconnaît chez soi, autonome.Et c’est pour cela que la situation qui entourait l’existence de l’être dans la philosophie occidentale d’avant et d’après la deuxième...
Introduction Après le paradigme introuvable de Pascal, le paradis perdu de J.J. ROUSSEAU, vient le paradigme perdu d’Edgar Morin, tous traitant du postulat de la nature humaine pour définir l’homme et se positionner par rapport à plusieurs autres théories soutenues par d’autres auteurs : notamment la théorie de l’évolutionnisme.En effet, E. MORIN dont nous nous intéressons particulièrement, dans le cadre notre exposé, développe sa pensée dans ouvrage intitulé le paradigme perdu :...
