Church / Feast Days / Mary / Our Lady / Prof Michael Ogunu
by Michael Ogunu · Published September 15, 2020
Today the Church marks the solemnity of Our Lady of Sorrows. PROF MICHAEL OGUNU explains the devotion. In the Middle Ages, Catholic theology concentrated mostly on Christ’s Passion—at the side of the Man of Sorrows,...
Church / Church Teaching / Prof Michael Ogunu
by Michael Ogunu · Published August 10, 2020 · Last modified August 6, 2020
What is an indulgence? Prof Michael Ogunu examines this treasure of the Church An indulgence is a remission before God of the temporal punishment due to sins whose guilt has already been forgiven,which the faithful...
Church / Mary / Our Lady / Prof Michael Ogunu / Sin in our Lives
by Michael Ogunu · Published June 20, 2020 · Last modified August 6, 2020
The Church celebrates the Feast of Immaculate Heart of Mary on June 20. Prof Michael Ogunu suggests various ways in which to make the devotion meaningful. A major theme in the message of Our Lady of...
Church / Church Teaching / Feast Days / Mary / Our Lady / Prof Michael Ogunu
by Admin · Published March 24, 2020 · Last modified March 22, 2020
On March 25 we mark the feast of the Annunciation, the moment when the story of the Incarnation begins. PROF EMMANUEL OGUNU explains what lessons we can learn from that event. The feast of the Annunciation...
Church / Prof Michael Ogunu / Saints
by Michael Ogunu · Published February 19, 2020 · Last modified August 6, 2020
February 20 marks the centenary of the death of the youngest of the three visionaries of Fatima, St Jacinta Marto. MICHAEL OGUNU looks back at the life of this little girl of big faith.
Church / Church History / Church Teaching / Prof Michael Ogunu
by Michael Ogunu · Published January 28, 2020 · Last modified August 6, 2020
Why do Catholics venerate images, and doesn’t the Bible forbid this? Over two weeks, PROF MICHAEL OGUNU will address these and other questions about images in the Church. An image is an imitation or likeness of...
Christian Living / Church / Prof Michael Ogunu
by Michael Ogunu · Published May 2, 2019 · Last modified August 6, 2020
Catholic teachings give a blueprint for good governments. As we approach the May 8 elections, Prof Michael Ogunu explains how. The Church views politics as an important aspect of human life. The human person belongs...
by Michael Ogunu · Published January 29, 2019 · Last modified August 6, 2020
In the second part of his article on Pentecostalism, PROF MICHAEL OGUNU discusses what attracts Catholics to Pentecostal churches, and what the Church can do about it. Last week we looked at the origins of...
Christian Unity / Church / Prof Michael Ogunu
by Michael Ogunu · Published January 25, 2019 · Last modified August 6, 2020
Pentecostal churches are spreading rapidly in Africa. In the first of a two-part series, PROF MICHAEL OGUNU examines Pentecostalism and the origins of the Catholic Charismatic Movement. The word Pentecostalism can be understood in two...
Church / Mary / Prof Michael Ogunu
by Michael Ogunu · Published December 8, 2018 · Last modified August 6, 2020
The Immaculate Conception is, according to Catholic doctrine, the conception of the Virgin Mary without any stain (immacula, in Latin) of original sin. Hence Mary is sometimes called the Immaculata, or the Immaculate One.
Church / Feast Days / Prof Michael Ogunu
by Michael Ogunu · Published October 30, 2018 · Last modified August 6, 2020
By Michael Ogunu – According to the Catechism of the Catholic Church, all those who die in God’s grace and friendship, but still imperfectly purified, are indeed assured of their eternal salvation; but after death they...
Easter / Good Friday / Prof Michael Ogunu
by Michael Ogunu · Published March 27, 2018 · Last modified August 6, 2020
During Lent, the faithful practise the devotion of the Stations of the Cross. Prof MICHAEL OGUNU explains the history and purpose of that devotion. Stations of the Cross is a devotion, especially during Lent, which...
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