A KEYNOTE ADDRESS PRESENTED BY THE RECTOR, BIGARD MEMORIAL SEMINARY, ENUGU, ON THE OCCASION OF THE SOLEMN INAUGURATION OF THE 2014/2015 ACADEMIC AND FORMATION YEAR ON THIS DAY, OCTOBER 27, 2014. Our Father-Bishop, Most Rev. Dr. Godfrey Igwebuike Onah, Revered …
Pope Francis in his message to all Catholics on World Mission Sunday held on Oct., 19, 2014, dwelt on the joy of the mission, while reflecting on the Gospel of St. Luke, Chapter 10:21-23. The disciples returned from the mission …
An Igbo proverb goes thus: “Izubundu” (communal dialogue cum deliberation is life). It was on this note that the Bigard family gathered together on 6th Oct., 2014, for her annual colloquium. It was an ample time for stock taking, while …
BIGARD MEMORIAL SEMINARY, ENUGU ANNUAL COLLOQUIUM FOR 2014/2015 ACADEMIC AND FORMATION YEAR THEME: TOWARDS A RESPONSIBLE USE OF ICT IN THE SEMINARY FORMATION IN BIGARD TODAY Introduction In his message for the 48th World Day of Social Communication, 2014, Pope …
Spiritual formation occupies a pride of place in the formation of candidates for the priesthood. Consequently, Bigard Memorial Seminary, as a formation house, begins and ends her academic/formation year with a retreat. Thus, the end of the year retreat for …
In her rich exhortations on the formation of the candidates to the priesthood PASTORES DABO VOBIS divided the formation of the priest into two: The initial formation (formation before ordination) and ongoing formation (formation after ordination). In an honest obedience …
Akwusie Onyedikachi, in his work ‘The Holy Week Commentary’, wrote: “In the Christian liturgical calendar there is a week that is unique; it is called ‘Holy Week’. It is so named not for the mere sake of conceding such a …
“On the 13th April, 1742, the music hall in Dublin resounded to the applause of an enthusiastic audience. For the first time in history, the great musical oratorio, Messiah, had been presented; and the conductor on that occasion, was none …
The biological as well as agricultural concept pollination is as interesting as it is vital. It is defined as the process by which pollen is transferred in the reproduction of plants, thereby enabling fertilization and reproduction. In like manner, crosspollination …
A KEYNOTE ADDRESS PRESENTED AT BIGARD MEMORIAL SEMINARY ENUGU, DURING THE 2014 NIGERIAN FEDERATION OF CATHOLIC STUDENTS (NFCS) WEEKEND, MARCH 29, 2014 By.Stanley Ekwugha  Introduction I wish to begin by congratulating and thanking the organisers of this forum. You searched …