Laughter is the expression of joy in the presence of God. Before God, laughter seeks connection with the gift of joy that God can bestow upon the poor and the exploited. Before the public, laughter is used as a surviving … Continue reading Laughter

Ikenna Paschal Okpaleke ‘Active love’ is an expression that is often used to insist on the need to witness through deeds. In particular, protecting the victims of violence may also be seen as Christian resistance to outbreaks of violence. Protection … Continue reading Active Love

A young priest in the Czechoslovak Hussite Church has been pleasantly surprised by the welcome and openness she has experienced at the Synod of Bishops on young people, she told America in an interview. A fraternal delegate, Rev. Martina Viktorie Kopecká, 32, … Continue reading Female Cleric among Catholic Bishops!

Buddhism has led me to reflect deeply about desire. To try to eliminate desire is, in a way, to reduce, to limit the quality of human life. Unlike Buddha I do not believe that desire is in itself an obstacle … Continue reading To Desire

Ikenna Paschal Okpaleke What is unity? What is uniformity? Is unity uniformity? And is uniformity the same as unity? Can there be uniformity without unity? Could there be unity without uniformity? Let us take these questions down to something we all are familiar with, and to which we all belong: Family. Think of a typical family where everything is in order, where there is love, peace, and …unity! Oh unity in the family. In what does this family unity consist? I could hear someone saying that it consists of family members doing things in common. Oh yeah. That is probably … Continue reading Unity versus Uniformity

Ikenna Paschal Okpaleke In the riverine area of Niger Delta, fishing was the normal activity of the peace-loving people of Egbemma community. Before the sun sets and at the approach of dawn, little boats paddle across the length and breadth of the great river of Ubasi as farmers do their business. Everyone is in the game. Some very experienced old fishermen, with larger boats, have over the years mastered how to get a good haul. There are also many new comers. Each striving to make a catch. That is the story of Onyeka and Jekwu. On one of such fishing … Continue reading From the Neighbour’s Boat