2018 – Page 21 – Archdiocese of Ndola

Bishop Banda’s Homily, Wednesday, 4th Week, Year 2

January 31, 2018

Our Gospel passage today narrates Jesus’ experience in His hometown. When He came to His hometown, people could only see a carpenter’s son in Jesus. They identified Him only as a son of Mary, the brother of James and Simon and as a carpenter etc. They failed to see the divinity in Him as the […]

New Metropolitan Archbishop of Lusaka.

January 30, 2018

Resignation of bishop of Lusaka, Zambia and appointment of successor The Holy Father has accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the archdiocese of Lusaka, Zambia, presented by H.E. Msgr. Telesphore George Mpundu. The Pope has appointed as archbishop of the same see H.E. Msgr. Alick Banda, currently Bishop of Ndola. Read-more……………Bulletin of […]

Bishop Banda’s Homily, Tuesday, 4th Week, Year 2

January 30, 2018

Our readings today call to mind the frailty of our life and the pain that we must go through from time to time. Our first reading reveals the loving attachment between parent and child. Even though Absalom rebelled against his father David, yet when he was killed, David wept openly for him. David grieves for […]

Bishop’s Homily, Monday, 4th Week, Year 2

January 29, 2018

Our first reading takes us into the memory lane of David’s life. His family history is long and complicated; at times it is distasteful and dismal, and other times brilliant and successful. David’s troubles go back to his crimes of adultery and murder in the case of Bathsheba and Uriah. What seemed a smoothly managed […]

Bishop’s Homily 4th Sunday, Year B.

January 28, 2018

In today’s gospel we see the people of Capernaum recognizing Jesus as a great teacher different from the many other teachers they were used to. His teaching made a deep impression because, unlike the scribes, He taught them with authority. They exclaimed, “Here is a teaching that is new and with authority behind it”. As […]

Bishop’s Homily on the Memorial of Sts. Timothy and Titus

January 26, 2018

Today we celebrate the memorial of Sts. Timothy and Titus, disciples and co-workers of St. Paul. Timothy and Titus were young men of great zeal in the apostolate, young men of deep communion in Christ and warm in personal friendship with Paul and above all passionate in spreading the Gospel. At a tender age, the […]

Year: 2018