No Cross! No Victory!

No cross, no victory! The cross was an instrument of terror and horror in the ancient cultures and civilisation around the Mediterranean. Subsequently, it came to be known as a symbol of the Roman might against its colonies and enemies. The crucifixion was the most ex-cruciating pain possible inflicted as a capital punishment on criminals,

SYNCRETISM: CHRISTIANITY AND SACRIFICE IN AFRICAN NEO-PAGANISM

IntroductionSyncretism is popularly attributed to the historical unity of the Cretans against an external threat or danger. Yet the evolution of its usage in English has transformed into a negative fusion and intermarriage of two or more (often opposing) views in the face of a perceived danger of identity destruction. Thus, in its modern usage

THE CHURCH IS THE GUARDIAN OF MORAL CONSCIENCE

The rise of the ‘woke’ culture or the ‘do-not-judge’ mentality or political correctness, prevalent in the contemporary society, is a heightened realisation of the principles of subjectivism, individualism and relativism, first initiated by the by the Age of Enlightenment and currently amplified by the postmodernism, both of which have one singular intention, that is to

ZIKORA AND THE MALE INSENSITIVITY

Chimamanda’s Zikora came at a time when the Nigeria youths needed some fruitful break from the noise of the internet filled with dashed hopes and harsh comments in retaliation. It was a necessary diversion to reflect on something different, something important in our culture we take for granted, some other human sorrows we fail to

ENDSARS: THE HOPE OF A DECAYED NATION

There is a collective Force rising up among us now;An Energy of a reborn Consciousness. She is a natural mystique.She is going around every corner of the nation and beyond : Opening our sleeping eyes to see the truth.Opening our waxed ears to hear the mournful cries.Opening our gagged mouths to speak for our freedom.Freeing

Dairy On Communion To The Sick

6 August, 2020So, I stared down at the golden pyx balanced on the bleached-white linen, the corporal, partly avoiding the gazes of the late risers, partly watching my steps on the dusty bumpy untarred pedestrian side of the road, then I saw the clearly capitalised inscription, SHIP (without the letter ‘P’), which reminded me of

Threats to our Traditional Musical Culture (1)

Globalization, that is, the philosophy or movement that the world is but a little village, a little society with one ethical standard that realizes the greatest highest possible potential of humanity while keeping in view, the ultimate good of man in the pursuit of these potentials. The major troubling issue with this movement lies in

THE AGONY IN THE GARDEN

The month of May is traditionally a month dedicated to the veneration of the Blessed Virgin Mary; the history of which is suspiciously a sudden realization of the homophonous relationship, or a saintly figure’s prayerful pun play – perhaps, perhaps not. The month of May comes with a lot of convergence with several cultural and

Dignity in Labour

Today, the first of May, is the feast of St. Joseph the Worker. It is Workers Day; and a good day to celebrate the toils of our villagers. We pray that they may find fulfilment in their work and see in it a means of helping humanity and a service to their Creator.

Lockdown Brutality on the Village Square

There are many indications that sometimes compel one to believe that history is indeed circular or helical, with the same circle of events repeating themselves but with different actors and settings. The past weeks and months have see the world torn apart by the plague of the Covid-19, which according to some historians or pseudo-historians,