POPE FRANCIS’ HOMILY AT CANONIZATION OF MOTHER TERESA OF CALCUTTA (04-09-2016)
POPE FRANCIS' HOMILY AT CANONIZATION OF MOTHER TERESA OF CALCUTTA (04-09-2016) “Who can learn the counsel of God?” (Wis 9:13). This question from the Book of Wisdom that we have just heard in the first reading suggests that our life is a mystery and that we do not possess the key to understanding it. There are always two protagonists in history: God and man. Our task is to perceive the call of God and then to do his will. But in order to do his will, we must ask ourselves, “What is God’s will in my life?” We find the ...
Homily for First Sunday of Advent
Homily for First Sunday of Advent By Fr. Emmanuel Abbey-Quaye , Asst. Secretary General - NCS Today is the day the Lord has made, let us rejoice and be glad in it. We have at least 3 reasons to rejoice today.1. Because we have life2. Because today is 1st December, we begin another month; the last month of 20133. We begin a new Liturgical Year, with the celebration of the First Sunday of Advent.Let us thank God for all His blessings and rejoice. Let us pray to Him for his mercy.Reflection on the ReadingsFrom Jan. 1 to December 31 ...
A SHORT REFLECTION ON THE WORK OF GOD ON THE OCCASION OF THE GOLDEN JUBILEE CELEBRATION OF THE NATIONAL CATHOLIC SECRETARIAT
A SHORT REFLECTION ON THE WORK OF GOD ON THE OCCASION OF THE GOLDEN JUBILEE CELEBRATION OF THE NATIONAL CATHOLIC SECRETARIAT (NCS) – 2ND AUGUST, 2012 “Praise the Lord, O my Soul,I will praise the Lord all my life;I will sing praise to you GodWhile l live”(Ps. 146:1)My Dear Brother Archbishops and Bishops,My Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,Today is a great day in the life of the Catholic Church in Ghana. We are remembering the time 50 years ago when the Bishops’ Conference became a legal entity and therefore we have every reason to rejoice. The Psalmist in Psalm ...
HOMILY PREACHED AT THE VIGIL FUNERAL MASS OF MOST REV. JOHN MARTIN DARKO
HOMILY PREACHED AT THE VIGIL FUNERAL MASS OF MOST REV. JOHN MARTIN DARKO, BISHOP EMERITUS OF SEKONDI-TAKORADI, STAR OF THE SEA CATHEDRAL, 19 FEBRUARY 2013BY MOST REV. JOSEPH OSEI-BONSUBISHOP OF KONONGO-MAMPONG ANDPRESIDENT, CATHOLIC BISHOPS’ CONFERENCE “For we know that if the earthly tent we live in is destroyed, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens” (2 Cor. 5:1).My dear brothers and sisters in Christ, we are gathered here today to say goodbye to Most Rev. John Martin Darko, Bishop Emeritus of Sekondi-Takoradi. In the brochure prepared for his funeral, there is ...