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Fr. Michael's Thoughts on Biblical Imagery: The Few
Posted by Debbie Faith Formation on 8/20/22
FR MICHAEL BIBLICAL IMAGERY
(Fr Michael Boakye Yeboah: Vice Rector of St Gregory Seminary, Kumasi-Ghana)
THE FEW
The whole of scripture is glued or laced with interconnectivity. One text always finds connectivity with another and I see that at play in today’s three readings. In today’s first reading, ... Read More »
Fr. Michael's Thoughts on Biblical Imagery: The Jeremiah Lane
Posted by Debbie Faith Formation on 8/14/22
FR MICHAEL BIBLICAL IMAGERY
(Fr Michael Boakye Yeboah: Vice Rector of St Gregory Seminary, Kumasi-Ghana)
THE JEREMIAH LANE
Many priests, religious and lay Catholics walk on “the Jeremiah lane”. What is “the Jeremiah lane”? I coined this phrase for my ministry as a formator. It is a ... Read More »
Fr. Michael's Thoughts on Biblical Imagery: You're Safe
Posted by Debbie Faith Formation on 8/09/22
FR MICHAEL BIBLICAL IMAGERY
(Fr Michael Boakye Yeboah: Vice Rector of St Gregory Seminary, Kumasi-Ghana)
YOU’RE SAFE
If the Lord has no intention of keeping us safe, he will not let us rise from our beds to see the day’s light. Once we sense breath and life, then ... Read More »
Fr. Michael's Thoughts on Biblical Imagery: Desires
Posted by Debbie Faith Formation on 8/02/22
FR MICHAEL BIBLICAL IMAGERY
(Fr Michael Boakye Yeboah: Vice Rector of St Gregory Seminary, Kumasi-Ghana)
DESIRES
One of the things that makes all of us living beings is our desires. The dead have no desire and that may have been the reason why Dante wrote: “abandon all hopes ... Read More »
Fr. Michael's Thoughts on Biblical Imagery: The Defense Attorney
Posted by Debbie Faith Formation on 7/25/22
FR MICHAEL BIBLICAL IMAGERY
(Fr Michael Boakye Yeboah: Vice Rector of St Gregory Seminary, Kumasi-Ghana)
THE DEFENSE ATTORNEY
Who will speak for the accused? Many people have been wrongfully accused. There has been recent reports of people who have released from prison after spending decades behind bars. Their ... Read More »
Fr. Michael's Thoughts on Biblical Imagery: The Miracle of Mamre
Posted by Debbie Faith Formation on 7/18/22
FR MICHAEL BIBLICAL IMAGERY
(Fr Michael Boakye Yeboah: Vice Rector of St Gregory Seminary, Kumasi-Ghana)
THE MIRACLE OF MAMRE
Have you been waiting for the visitation of the Lord because of some special need(s)? We all can attest to the fact that there are some situations in life ... Read More »
Fr. Michael's Thoughts on Biblical Imagery: "If Only..."
Posted by Debbie Faith Formation on 7/11/22
FR MICHAEL BIBLICAL IMAGERY
(Fr Michael Boakye Yeboah: Vice Rector of St Gregory Seminary, Kumasi-Ghana)
“IF ONLY…”
Do we pay attention to the little things around us? In our search for the presence of God, some of us have wandered far away to mysterious places. Once in a ... Read More »
Fr. Michael's Thoughts on Biblical Imagery: Divine Romance
Posted by Debbie Faith Formation on 7/05/22
FR MICHAEL BIBLICAL IMAGERY
(Fr Michael Boakye Yeboah: Vice Rector of St Gregory Seminary, Kumasi-Ghana)
DIVINE ROMANCE
In all avenues of life that human nurturing is at play, there is more advocacy for flexibility. Some years ago, parents, teachers, priests and all other agents of child formation thought ... Read More »
Fr. Michael's Thoughts on Biblical Imagery: The Principles Beneficence and Benevolence
Posted by Debbie Faith Formation on 6/27/22
FR MICHAEL BIBLICAL IMAGERY
(Fr Michael Boakye Yeboah: Vice Rector of St Gregory Seminary, Kumasi-Ghana)
THE PRINCIPLES BENEFICENCE AND BENEVOLENCE
Firstly, we are told by the author of the First Book of Kings how God through the Prophet Elijah called Elisha to ministry. The inspired writer stated: ... Read More »
Fr. Michael's Thoughts on Biblical Imagery: My Offerings...
Posted by Debbie Faith Formation on 6/08/22
FR MICHAEL BIBLICAL IMAGERY
(Fr Michael Boakye Yeboah: Vice Rector of St Gregory Seminary, Kumasi-Ghana)
MY OFFERINGS…
Melchizedek, king of Salem, brought out bread and wine and submitted it to Abraham in reverence. The gesture of Melchizedek comes in two-fold: it is a religious gesture and at the ... Read More »