Wits Corner

By Fr. Pat Amobi Chukwuma There is a proverbial story of how a bird called Nwa-nza challenged God. It is a little and clever specie of bird on the air. One day, it attended a banquet at the palace of the King of birds. After overeating and overdrinking, it boasted that God cannot do it anything. God looked down from ...

By Fr. Pat, Amobi Chukwuma There is a certain young man whose nickname is Mr. Green Bottle. If you ask him what brand of beer you can offer him, he replies, Anything in green bottle. He always puts on green clothes, green shoes, green stockings, green underwear, green handkerchief, green watch, etc. Even the house he lives in is painted  ...

By Fr. Pat Amobi Chukwuma My memory is not yet moribund. Few years ago, one of my primary school friends approached me in my first place of assignment as a pastor. I had just celebrated the morning Divine Sacrifice and morning Divine Office of Prayer. Then, I went to the refectory to perform the office of the stomach in order ...

By Fr Pat Amobi Chukwuma Learning is a continuous process. Every day new ideology comes on board. At creation, God gave mankind the mandate to conquer this world. Indeed Science and Technology have reduced the vast world to a global village. In the Old Testament, some curious men started to build the ill-fated Tower of Babel whose height was aimed ...

By Fr Pat Amobi Chukwuma Appearance can be deceptive. Reality is always constant. The causes of high blood pressure are diverse. Some are man-made while some are acquired. To be on safer side, one must maintain both human and natural equilibrium. Tension can put someone off and render him or her useless. In all human and natural circumstances, it pays ...

By Fr Pat Amobi Chukwuma There is an ancient puzzle which is yet to be solved. Scientists keep us in suspense. Philosophers are still philosophizing. Agriculturists are still postulating. Historians have not come to a logical conclusion. Soothsayers are silent. Prophets have not prophesied yet. Men of God are still praying over it and waiting for divine revelation. But the ...

By Fr Pat Amobi Chukwuma A certain inquisitive young man approached me casually and asked, “Father, can there be Easter without Good Friday?” I looked at him pitifully and asked in return, “Young man, what type of question is that? Are you in your senses or is there a knot missing from your medulla oblongata?” He replied, “I just want ...

By Fr Pat. Amobi Chukwuma Wonders shall never end. A certain wretched and childless couple gave birth to a bouncing cheerful baby girl (BCBG) after waiting for fifteen years. Could you believe that the baby was smiling as it was coming out of the womb? As soon as it came into the external world the smile changed into laughter. The ...

By Fr Pat. Amobi Chukwuma During my primary school days, we usually had first term, second term and third term (promotion) examinations. The third term or so-called promotion examination was the climax of each academic year. The results were normally announced publicly class by class. The pupils who made the first, second and third positions were given special recognition and ...

By Fr Pat Amobi Chukwuma On the front and rear plate numbers of the vehicle conveying an intending couple to the church where they would tie their marital knot and promise themselves fidelity and love, is placed a tag which reads: ‘About to wed’. This means that every preparation has been made. But the climax action at the Altar of ...