ETERNAL WORD OF LIFE MINISTRY (EWLM)

TODAY'S HOMILY IN BRIEF. Jesus Himself gives us the basis for a good prayer. Beyond being the ideal model or pattern of true Christian prayer, it is further designed to help keep us in the path of righteousness, peace and blessings. Be guided against every false prayer and Christian living as these would only increase one's sorrow. Kindly listen to today's episode of my podcast for details of toda...

TODAY'S HOMILY IN BRIEF. As Christians, we're called to serve God in sincerity of heart and live a life worthy of emulation. We must avoid the danger of living a lifestyle targeted at impressing others and gaining human approval. Being a Christian shouldn't be reduced to a mere public show or social life. Be an authentic Christian irrespective of life circumstances. Kindly listen to today's episod...

TODAY'S HOMILY IN BRIEF. Every act of genuine generosity pays; the generosity coming from a right disposition of heart. Generosity is not the public show of wealth or the giving out of one's excess resources in a bid to get disposed of them. Genuine act of generosity is carried out in a bid to share in the pain of the needy/beneficiary and/or the quest to participate in God's act of kindness towar...

TODAY'S HOMILY IN BRIEF. God gives us the grace to be saved at all times. However, this free gift must never be taken for granted. On the contrary, the question of our salvation must be treated as a matter of urgency and immediate necessity. In fact, no matter what comes our way in life, our salvation must be treated with utmost priority and guarded jealousy. Kindly listen to today's episode of my...

TODAY'S HOMILY IN BRIEF. Reconciliation with God simply implies the restoration of the sinner to an immaculate and innocent state of life. By this fact, the individual becomes a child of God who is in full communion with God. Once reconciled, we're charged with the responsibility of remaining in this immaculate and innocent state in virtue and to be unto others an agent of this reconciliation, rec...

TODAY'S HOMILY IN BRIEF. In celebrating the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, we celebrate the love of God for humanity. Just as God's love for humanity is expressed in concrete terms in Jesus Christ, we too are charged with the responsibility of making God's love concretely felt and experienced by our fellow human beings through us as our heart ought to be made like unto the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus....

TODAY'S HOMILY IN BRIEF. Though religions rituals, ceremonies, gestures, actions and words are imperative and indispensable parts of every religion, when they are devoid of the presence of the Holy Spirit (in Christianity particularly) they are empty and meaningless. Our Christian life must be animated, inspired and guided by the Holy Spirit for He is the source of our enlightenment and the one wh...

TODAY'S HOMILY IN BRIEF. Though the law has no power to save humanity from eternal condemnation, our desire and actual efforts to do the will of God as His true children brings about our fulfilling the law and the prophets. This explains why Jesus Christ tells us in today's Gospel that He has come not to abolish the law and the prophets but to fulfil them. As God's children, following the example...

TODAY'S HOMILY IN BRIEF. You and I are indeed the salt of the earth and the light of the world. Christ Jesus is our elder brother and model in this special mission. Hence, to be truly Christians and as such, to retain our saltiness and preserve our light, we must model our lifestyle after His and anchor our existence in Him. We're called today to add the needed flavour to the human society and pro...

TODAY'S HOMILY IN BRIEF. We're indeed comforted by God in all our afflictions so as to become sources of comfort to others who are afflicted themselves using the help andante comfort we ourselves have received from God. In comforting others, we create a society in which we're in turn comforted by God using our fellow human beings. In this way, we create a world of mutual comfort even amidst the tr...

TODAY'S HOMILY IN BRIEF. Indeed faith without good work is dead and prayer without righteousness is empty words. In as much as we may have great faith in God to do exploits, as God's children, we must have good works to show. Our faith and prayer are good but best when accompanied with clarity, almsgiving and righteousness. Kindly listen to today's episode of my podcast for details of today's homi...

TODAY'S HOMILY IN BRIEF. Indeed, there are a lot of things keeping us away from experiencing and enjoying the glory of God's light in our lives. We're, to that extent, blind and out of tune with the glory of God in our lives. To experience and enjoy the glory of the light of God, we must live our lives guided by the Word of God. For our NINE-DAY-BEGINNING OF THE MONTH INTENSIVE PRAYERS AND NOVENA...

TODAY'S HOMILY IN BRIEF. Cry to God and call upon His name in your needs and trials and God will come through for you. St. Paul tells us in his letter to the Romans (10:13) for, "Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved." Similarly, God assures us in Psalm 50:15; "and call upon me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you will honor me." Our God is ever faithful and too fa...

TODAY'S HOMILY IN BRIEF. Fulfilling our responsibilities towards God do not negate our responsibilities towards the state just as we must make efforts to deliver on our responsibilities towards our families and communities just as we must make all efforts to fervently deliver on our religious responsibilities. As God's children, we must be consistent in our quest to meet up with both our religious...

TODAY'S HOMILY IN BRIEF. It pays to persevere in righteousness and acts of charity. Though being righteous and charitable may come with a whole lot of trials and persecutions, persevering in these virtues indeed brings about the vindication of the individual. Be persistent in virtue come what may for the rejected stones are still being made into the corner stones by God. For our NINE-DAY-BEGINNING...

TODAY'S HOMILY IN BRIEF. Be guided by the Spirit of wisdom if you must escape the errors of our time, overcome temptation, persevere in times of persecutions and enjoy the rewards of serving God fervently. The Spirit of wisdom is the Spirit of God and as such helps us understand the mind of God, follow His will and bring His will and purposes to reality in our life and in the life of others. For o...

TODAY'S HOMILY IN BRIEF. Though this epoch may celebrate vicious way of life, the life of the virtuous is immortalised by virtue of their righteousness as their good works are forever remembered. Your good works live beyond you and keep your name alive even long after you've left this world. Be good no matter what life brings your way as your virtue will outlive your earthly possessions. For our N...

TODAY'S HOMILY IN BRIEF. Like Bartimaeus, many of us; as individuals, families, communities, nations, races and even our entire generation may be feeling so helpless and desperately in need of God's helpless, given the unhealthy circumstances prevalent around us and in our life today. Nevertheless, we're not to despair nor get overwhelmed by challenges for our help shall come from the Lord God, th...

TODAY'S HOMILY IN BRIEF. Humility is the foundation and mother of all virtues. Mary's humility and righteousness distinguished her so much so that she recognises that her exalted state is all thanks to God and not in anyway a function of her own uprightness. Nevertheless, given that she was uniquely honoured and exalted by God, she was fervent in righteousness and humility. The greeting of the Arc...

TODAY'S HOMILY IN BRIEF. Dearly beloved of God, there will always be every reason to do evil rather good if one looks up to human beings and human establishments rather than to God. Nevertheless, it pays to do good and you must never get tired of doing good. Indeed, those who live in virtue and do good are ever rewarded by God, who is ever faithful. Righteousness pays. By all means, do good and av...

TODAY'S HOMILY IN BRIEF. Unlike the disobedience or Eve and Adam that severed the relationship of God with humanity and the subsequent expulsion of humanity from the garden of Eden (the old church), the obedience of Mary marked the beginning of the realisation of the salvific work of God in Christ Jesus. Haven reconciled humanity and the universe to God, Christ Jesus hands over His newly founded C...

TODAY'S HOMILY IN BRIEF. The fool sacrifices the hope of the future on the altar of immediate and transient gains while the wise undertakes self discipline, self denial and hardwork to secure the hope of the future. Do not sacrifice the glory of tomorrow for the pleasures and gains of today. Kindly listen to today's episode of my podcast for details of today's homily.                              ...

TODAY'S HOMILY IN BRIEF. Dearly beloved of God, today Jesus Christ gives us the charge to care for all people with a view to ensuring the integral and holistic salvation of all. Our love for Jesus Christ is demonstrated most concretely by our love, kindness, care and compassion for others. This is the best way to respond to the invitation to follow Jesus Christ the Good Shepherd. Be another Good S...

TODAY'S HOMILY IN BRIEF. Just as it's literally impossible to break a bundle of broom but the individual sticks of the brooms that make up the bundle can all be broken one by one within seconds, so too when united in God we can hardly be broken but always succeed. Division would only bring about our downfall and failure in our Christian calling. No divided group makes significant positive impacts...

TODAY'S HOMILY IN BRIEF. Our Lord Jesus Christ prays passionately for the oneness of the Christian people today; a unity that is not meant to be limited to a common nomenclature, uniform, ritual, colour or race. It is a unity that is rather grounded in knowing and doing the will of God; a unity founded in and sustained by the Holy Spirit. Let us be one in virtue and in the pursuit of values of the...