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Bishop Banda’s Homily, Wednesday, 4th Week of Lent

March 14, 2018

Our readings today call us to fidelity and love in the same measure of our Lord’s fidelity and love for mankind. God Himself compares His love to that of a mother, saying: “Can a woman forget her baby at the breast, or show no compassion for the child of her womb? Even though these may […]

Bishop Banda’s Homily, Tuesday, 4th Week of Lent

March 13, 2018

Life is like a jigsaw puzzle. In order to put those little pieces of life together, we need first and foremost to look at the whole big picture. Unfortunately, we tend to look at life in a selfish, pessimistic and narrow-minded way. As a result we end up making uproarout of nothing but purely on […]

Bishop Banda’s Homilies, Monday, 4th Week, Lent

March 12, 2018

1. Today, we celebrate Youth Day, a day of our young people. We honour them as the future of our nation and indeed the Church. As we celebrate Youth Day, we pray that God may bestow on them initiative and wisdom, humility and diligence and indeed the fear of the Lord. 2. In our Gospel […]

Bishop Banda’s Homilies, Sunday, 4th Week, Lent.

March 12, 2018

1. Nothing about our lives is an accident. Although God’s plan is the best possible path, it’s not always the easiest. We may have to climb a few mountains and walk through some dark valleys. If we listen attentively to His calling, we will discover the rewards of living according to His will. That’s why […]

Bishop Banda’s Homily, Saturday, 3rd Week of Lent

March 9, 2018

Our gospel reading today calls upon each and every one of us to sincerely look within ourselves and especially our attitude during prayer. Prayer is not so much the good we have done and the bad we have avoided but acknowledging of God’s sovereignty, our utter nothingness and our appeal for mercy and love. This […]

Bishop Banda’s Homily Friday, 3rd Week of Lent