Catholic Church

Black Out Loud—A Celebration of Regional Capital Territory's Black Identity and Cultural Heritage

Nnaemeka Ali, O.M.I

14 hours ago
2 min

Black Out Loud—A Celebration of Regional Capital Territory's Black Identity and Cultural Heritage

They say the Black History celebration begins when the February jamboree ends. For this reason, the Students' Association of Saint Paul's...

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Annunciation of the birth of Jesus, God’s (subtle) Subversion of the Divine History

Nnaemeka Ali, O.M.I

2 days ago
2 min

Annunciation of the birth of Jesus, God’s (subtle) Subversion of the Divine History

Since I started enjoying narrative analysis of the Bible, I have come to appreciate Mariology better. For example, two things strike me...

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Synodal Process and the Danger of Manifest Destiny

Nnaemeka Ali, O.M.I

7 days ago
6 min

Synodal Process and the Danger of Manifest Destiny

For some time now, Synodality has become the new Areopagus for the Catholic Church. The church authority recently appeared to view it as...

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Nnaemeka Ali, O.M.I

Mar 16
1 min

Une Foi Solide comme la Montagne

Madame Laurette Grégoire, Innue de la communauté de Uashat sur la Côte-Nord, se livre au micro de Mathieu Lavigne de l'émission de Radio...

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Nnaemeka Ali, O.M.I

Mar 7
3 min

The Locus of Decolonization Theology

For a while now, I have become passionate about decolonization theology. I have concluded that it’s now for me the locus or the position...

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Le Mois de l’Histoire des Noirs à Sacré-Cœur d’Ottawa

Nnaemeka Ali, O.M.I

Feb 28
2 min

Le Mois de l’Histoire des Noirs à Sacré-Cœur d’Ottawa

En février, aux États-Unis et au Canada, on célèbre le Mois de l’Histoire des Noirs. Ainsi, tout au long du mois de février, les...

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Nnaemeka Ali, O.M.I

Feb 26
2 min

Une Fête de Famille Oblate à Ottawa

Le 17 février 2023, les missionnaires Oblats de Marie Immaculée ont célébré le 197ᵉ anniversaire de l’approbation pontificale de leur...

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Those Teachers Who Made Us Who We Are, Today

Nnaemeka Ali, O.M.I

Feb 23
2 min

Those Teachers Who Made Us Who We Are, Today

Teachers are the best gifts God can offer each one of us. They occupy a significant part of our growing years. This is more beautiful for...

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Ecumenism, the New Areopagus for Western Christians

Nnaemeka Ali, O.M.I

Feb 22
4 min

Ecumenism, the New Areopagus for Western Christians

On 19th February 2023, I was privileged to worship at All Saints Anglican Parish. It was a special Eucharist in honour of Black History...

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Fellow Nigerians, Please Shine Your Eyes

Nnaemeka Ali, O.M.I

Feb 21
2 min

Fellow Nigerians, Please Shine Your Eyes

If you want to understand how heartless Nigerian elected officers are, see how they fight whenever a policy doesn’t favour them. How many...

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Nnaemeka Ali, O.M.I

2 days ago
2 min

Annunciation of the birth of Jesus, God’s (subtle) Subversion of the Divine History

Since I started enjoying narrative analysis of the Bible, I have come to appreciate Mariology better. For example, two things strike me...

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Nnaemeka Ali, O.M.I

7 days ago
6 min

Synodal Process and the Danger of Manifest Destiny

For some time now, Synodality has become the new Areopagus for the Catholic Church. The church authority recently appeared to view it as...

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Nnaemeka Ali, O.M.I

Mar 16
1 min

Une Foi Solide comme la Montagne

Madame Laurette Grégoire, Innue de la communauté de Uashat sur la Côte-Nord, se livre au micro de Mathieu Lavigne de l'émission de Radio...

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Bakhita, the Unfortunate Named Fortunate

Nnaemeka Ali, O.M.I

Feb 8
3 min

Bakhita, the Unfortunate Named Fortunate

This morning, our community celebrated the feast of saint Josephine Bakhita. An optional memorial in the Canadian and Roman calendars...

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Nnaemeka Ali, O.M.I

Feb 4
2 min

Contextualization of Religious Symbols

Allow me to start by clarifying this: images and symbols are essential to communicating our faith. We all know the quality of respect we...

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Nnaemeka Ali, O.M.I

Jan 23
3 min

The Power of Representing One’s Faith

Often when I write about the importance of contextualizing our religious expression, people think I’m asking for a revolution. Some even...

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Nnaemeka Ali, O.M.I

Jan 21
7 min

Mary, Favoured Among Us

While we celebrate the birth of Christ, let’s question some popular narratives about the Virgin Mary. This reflection is the fruit of...

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Nnaemeka Ali, O.M.I

Oct 31, 2022
2 min

Catholic, A Church With Many Colours

One of the beauties of the Vatican II Council is this opportunity for the Catholic Church to take different colours while remaining...

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A Beautiful Thanksgiving Mass at Sacré Cœur Parish, Ottawa

Nnaemeka Ali, O.M.I

Oct 8, 2022
3 min

A Beautiful Thanksgiving Mass at Sacré Cœur Parish, Ottawa

Thus begins the narrative of the Thanksgiving celebration of two Catholic Parishes in the Diocese of Ottawa-Cornwall. It was a beautiful...

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The assumption of Mary is proof of God’s boundless love for us

Nnaemeka Ali, O.M.I

Aug 16, 2022
1 min

The assumption of Mary is proof of God’s boundless love for us

The mystery or the beauty of God’s love is that it does not follow our human category of meritocracy. Astonishingly, the two parties in...

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Nnaemeka Ali, O.M.I

Feb 27, 2022
1 min

La Parole de Dieu en une Minute: Dimanche, le 27 février 2022

Dans l’évangile de ce dimanche, Jésus enseigne que la foi est une expérience d’amour. À son temps, comme encore aujourd’hui, les gens ont...

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Nnaemeka Ali, O.M.I

Feb 27, 2022
1 min

Parole de Dieu en une Minute: Samedi, le 26 février 2022

Dans l’évangile d’aujourd’hui, Jésus réitère la place de la foi dans la vie d’un croyant. En effet, Richard Doulière en paraphrasant...

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Nnaemeka Ali, O.M.I

Feb 27, 2022
1 min

Parole de Dieu en une Minute: Vendredi, le 25 février 2022

Dans l’évangile d’aujourd’hui Jesus dénonce l’hypocrisie des pharisiens. D’ailleurs, nous aurons déjà constaté que le Nouveau Testament...

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Nnaemeka Ali, O.M.I

Feb 7, 2022
2 min

This God that Suffers in our Head

Have you ever imagined why some people have this tendency of seeing God as always suffering, the world always sinful, and humanity...

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Nnaemeka Ali, O.M.I

Jul 25, 2021
2 min

Vous avez fait de moi un prêtre heureux

Aujourd’hui, on pouvait voir visiblement que, malgré ses 86 ans, le père oblat Laurent Desaulniers reste toujours un homme du cœur....

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The Book of Genesis and the Problem of Original Sin

Nnaemeka Ali, O.M.I

Jun 29, 2021
4 min

The Book of Genesis and the Problem of Original Sin

Today, I want us to look at one crucial theory of origin in the book of Genesis. We will concentrate our reflection onGenesis Chapter...

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Nnaemeka Ali, O.M.I

May 28, 2021
3 min

What if Fr Adolf Poll was a Nigerian

All of you are now canonizing Fr Adolf Poll for his heroic attitude towards material things. I’m not saying that you are wrong. The truth...

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Réssuscités, Recherchons les réalités d’en haut

Nnaemeka Ali, O.M.I

Apr 7, 2021
3 min

Réssuscités, Recherchons les réalités d’en haut

Pour la Pâque de cette année, j’ai été amené à regarder la résurrection non pas comme un évènement ponctuel, mais plus tôt comme un...

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Did Jesus Wash the Feet of His Disciples?

Nnaemeka Ali, O.M.I

Apr 2, 2021
2 min

Did Jesus Wash the Feet of His Disciples?

And if Jesus didn’t wash the feet of his disciples, would it have made his Holy Thursday message on service and humility invalid for you...

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OMI-JPIC: À la Rencontre du Développement et Paix

Nnaemeka Ali, O.M.I

Mar 26, 2021
2 min

OMI-JPIC: À la Rencontre du Développement et Paix

Le 22 mars 2021, les membres du comité JPIC des Missionnaires Oblats de Marie Immaculée, Province Notre Dame du Cap ont tenu une séance...

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