Revitalising our consecrated life

Revitalising our consecrated life

From 9 to 12 January 2025, 27 young sisters from several Congregations present in Cameroon and Chad met at the John Paul II Pastoral and Spiritual Centre in Garoua for their usual formation session on the theme: ‘Abuse in the Church and consecrated life’. We were 4...
Annual retreat for staff

Annual retreat for staff

On Saturday, 11th January 2025, the Catholic schools in Oyo Diocese Nigeria held their annual Retreat for all teaching staff in all the catholic Primary and secondary schools across the diocese. This Retreat took place on zonal basis, to usher the teachers into a new...
Subsistence farming

Subsistence farming

The value of Mother Earth can never be underestimated! Every human being depends on the gift of the earth for their survival.  Every one of our basic needs has its basis in the earth. Agriculture is one of the practices that help us to recognise and strengthen the...
My experience with the league of st ignatius

My experience with the league of st ignatius

One of the things that gives me joy is having the privilege and grace to serve the Church of God in His people especially in the young. The Catholic Diocese of Oyo is one of the dioceses in Nigeria so blessed with a great number of people of good will; the Clergy,...
Christmas Carols 2024

Christmas Carols 2024

At Maryland Catholic Nursery and Primary School in Ogbomoso, Nigeria, it is traditional to celebrate Christmas with carols before the holidays. The children were very excited to start rehearsing the different carols, supported by their teachers. Everything was...
Towards a more synodal Church

Towards a more synodal Church

Shortly after the end of the Synod of Bishops in Rome on 24 October 2024, a meeting1 on the theme of Synodality was held at Ile Blanche in Brittany, France. Led by Fr Charles Delhez2, a Belgian Jesuit, journalist, sociologist and parish priest, the meeting was...