School for TheologiPastoral Education-Dominican Istitute, Nigeria

Easter Catechism Palm Sunday In this Easter Catechism, we explore the rich lessons of the Palm Sunday celebration which leads us into the Holy Week.

The 7th Matriculation Ceremony of the Dominican University, Ibadan held at the Tom and Carolyn Walker Hall of the Dominican University, Ibadan.

Rev. Fr. ChukwuEmekalum Nwosuh, OP Plato is dear to me, but still dearer to me is truth – Aristotle, Nicomachean Ethics (1096a11-15). Show me who your friends are, and I will tell you who you are– A popular adage Besides the Covid19 pandemic, nothing has, in recent times, generated much animated interest and comments as Mr. Geoffrey Onyema’s panegyric for his late “friend” Abba Kyari. [ 1,447 more word ]

Loyalty Without Truth is Pernicious: A Response to Abba Kyari’s Apologists Geoffrey Onyema’s panegyric for his his supposed life long friend, Abba Kyari raises the important question about truth and loyalty vis-a-vis friendship. Can there be real or true friendship …

Homily of the 5th Sunday of Lent, Year A. March 29, 2020Rev. Fr. ChukwuEmekalum Nwosuh, OPDominican Institute, Samonda, Ibadan Readings from Ezekiel 37: 12-14; Resp. Psalm 129 (130); Rom. 8: 8-11; John 11: 1-45 As we draw closer to the end of the Lenten season and edge closer to what Origen, one of the early church Fathers, called the Mother of all Festivities, that is, the Easter celebrations, the readings point, not only to the mystery of Christ’s suffering and death but the mystery of his resurrection. [ 2,083 more words ]

“Lord, if You Had Been Here, My Brother Would Not Have Died” (John 11: 21, 32) Jesus Christ could have prevented the death of Lazarus by coming to Bethany immediately Martha and Mary sent out a message to him that their brother was sick. Jesus deliberately delayed and came tw…

Rev. Fr. ChukwuEmekalum Nwosuh, OP At Mass, this morning the presiding priest, following the directive of the local ordinary, skipped the kiss of peace. This as we all know is part of the preventive response to the raging corona virus. Although this is not the first time this is happening, but for some reasons, the theological circuit was triggered off in my head. [ 1,681 more word ]

On the Dispensation of the Kiss of Peace: Seeking Creative Liturgical Solutions The emergence and spread of the corona virus has upset so many aspect of our societal life and in fact leading to almost a total shut down of our common life. the church is not left out in this. bu…