LETTING GO OF HURTS!
Beloved Friends and Colleagues!
Our brief reflection today is on letting go of hurts! Each of us is a social being. We live in communities and among our neighbours. No one is an isolated monad. Our actions and inaction
MUST YOU GET MARRIED?
Beloved Friends and Colleagues! Today I found time, in our reflections to ask you the above question, assuming you are a young male or female member of our Organisation? We do not intend to underate the sublime importance of marriage, an institution ordained by God himself. Marriage is an important part and parcel of our life in the society. Especially for an African, it is taken for granted that everyone, male or female should marry at one time or the other. In fact, there would be no gainsaying that we are all products of marriage and members of different families. We are happy and proud of our families. We are proud of our parents for the roles they have played and are playing in our lives. Expectedly our experiences of family and family life are varied and different. Some have good and enriching experiences while some do not. In all the family should be a home to all its members. It should be the community of love of parents and siblings, a true place of love, and mutual support. Unfortunately, today, it seems that things have changed. There seem to exist more troubles, conflicts and wars in some of our families. The whole family ecosystem seems to be infected with one virus of hate or the other. Is it any wonder that today many marriages are at the brink of total collapse. The love that bound couples together in mutual respect and trust seem to be getting weaker and unsustainable. The centre is no longer able to hold. Despite the ugly situations of hate and wars in some families and among so many couples, marriage remains an important life engagement without which society cannot grow and thrive. Marriage and family life hold still wonderful attractions. And society should support young people to respond to the intimate feelings of being called to a life of union with one’s heart throb. As foundational as it is, the question remains valid, whether everyone, male and female adults are called to the state of married life? Is it possible today, to believe that not everyone is called to the vocation of marriage? Yes, a good number of our young men and women seem to be desperate to get married, while some are obviously indifferent about marriage. But for those who are desperate, especially young women, who think that times are no longer on their sides, should spend some time in thoughts about the question, whether one must get married? Is it absolute that one must marry? Yes, when one finds one’s missing rib? But if the rib has actually been lost in the vicissitudes of time and history, is it still possible to be married? It is our considered opinions that marriage is a noble vocation, but it is not open for everyone. Those who have the vocation should be encouraged to find their lost ribs and establish happy and enduring families. But for those who do not have the vocation should not be desperate about that great call to union. One would ask, what then is life for such people? Your guess is as good as mine. Experience has taught us that it was better to remain single, unmarried and happy, than to be desperately married and remain in hell on earth. Being married for the wrong reasons and to wrong persons is the simplest definition of hell on earth. We can spare ourselves the agony of such a situation when we are open to the discernment processes, to ascertain where and how the unseen hand of destiny directs the course of our being. Shalom Uchechukwu Fr Obodoechina The Executive Secretary/CEO Caritas Nigeria
Welcome to our website: Message from the ES
On behalf of the Board of directors and staff, I welcome all our friends, partners and supporters all over the world to the official web platform of Caritas Nigeria and our growing community in Nigeria. The word ‘caritas’ is derived from the Latin word for love or charity which is what we represent. We extend the love of Christ to humanity by taking development to the lives of all people irrespective of their class, colour, status or religion. At the back of our hearts, we aim to see a “society where everyone enjoys fullness of life”. On this website you will get information on what we do across our core thematic areas, the impact we are making in our target communities and beneficiaries. As you connect with our work, and our story, feel free to tell other people.
Statement of Arch bishop Matthew Ndagoso at the 2021 AGM
NATIONAL SECURITY: CHALLENGES FOR CHURCH AND SOCIETY IN NIGERIA
Statement by Most Rev. Matthew Man-Oso Ndagoso, Episcopal Chairman of Church and Society Department, Catholic Secretariat of Nigeria, Abuja, at the 2021 Annual General Meeting of Church and Society
ADVENT MESSAGE CARDINAL TAGLE 2020
Dear Friends of Caritas,
As 2020 draws to a close, our world needs more than ever the promise of God’s presence among us through the birth of His son.
World Humanitarian Day 2020: Real-life Heroes!
A message from the Executive Secretary/CEO of Caritas Nigeria on the occasion marking the World Humanitarian Day, August 19, 2020