If discipleship was about being perfect Jesus wouldn’t have chosen Peter – he denied him If Apostleship was all about holiness He wouldn’t have thought of Judas – he was a traitor Did he want his words swallowed hook, line and sinker Maybe he would have thought twice before inviting Thomas But maybe he doesn’t really call only the perfect For he wouldn’t have chosen them differently Some very young, others…
Priesthood is a vocation And not in anyway a career Some admire it but do not have the call Others become it, though, so it oughtn’t have been But always bear in mind that priests are all human. Sometimes, priests are thought to be extraordinary But as human beings, they are nothing but ordinary. For food and all bodily desires, priests as well hunger And can likewise be dominated when these needs…
One of the things that the Nigerian Church has always been accused of, is her nonchalant attitude towards politics. In fact, she had always sat on the fence, claiming not to interfere with political activities. Such attitude has no doubt caused more harm than good, as any cleric that opened his mouth was reminded that he should be praying, and not speaking about politics in Nigeria. The clerics who speak up or…
All those telling you priests should not speak; that they should only pray have no knowledge of either the Bible or the Church history. Did Jesus not speak against the politics of his time? Was Saint Paul not judged in Rome (the centre of the World) for his outspokenness against the powers that be? Was Peter and the Apostles not killed for their opposition to oppression of the ruling gangs? How many…
