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 …
Days keep turning and turning, and as the tick-tack of the clock keeps going, day dissolve into night, which unfolds into day and as always, history is made. History is of event, event is a creation of man, and event …
A VALEDICTORY SPEECH PRESENTED BY ANTHONY EZEOKEKE (BIGARD VALEDICTORIAN, CLASS OF 2013) AT THE 43RD CONVOCATION CEREMONY OF BIGARD MEMORIAL SEMINARY, ENUGU, ON THIS DAY 19TH OF MARCH, 2014. Your Excellency, Most Rev. Augustine T. Ukwuoma, the Bishop of Orlu …
In human events whatever has a beginning has an end. Bigard memorial seminary Enugu on 14th march, 2014 brought to a close this year’s Inter-House Games Competition. The grand finale started exactly at 2:00 PM after the welcome address presented …
In the list of the first things desirable in life, the Roman satirist and poet, Juvenal, locates “mens sana in corpore sano” (a healthy mind in a healthy body). Toeing a similar line, Pope John-Paul II, in Pastores Dabo Vobis, …
Very Rev. Fr. Rector, My Brother Priests, the Formators, And My Dear Students, I want to let you know that I am very happy and privileged to be with you this evening. Many thoughts well up in my heart as …