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Fr. Michael's Thoughts on Biblical Imagery: Cura Animarum
Posted by Debbie Faith Formation on 9/11/22
FR MICHAEL BOAKYE YEBOAH
CATHOLIC ARCHDIOCESE OF KUMASI, GHANA
CURA ANIMARUM
Cura animarum is a Latin expression which simply means “Cure of Souls.” Technically the term is applied to the exercise of a clerical office involving the instruction by sermons, admonitions, and sanctification through word the sacraments.
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Father Michael's Thoughts on Biblical Imagery: It Takes Grace!
Posted by Debbie Faith Formation on 9/05/22
FR MICHAEL BOAKYE YEBOAH
(CATHOLIC ARCHDIOCESE OF KUMASI, GHANA)
IT TAKES GRACE!
On this 23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year C), Mother Church gives us three readings for our reflection and meditation. Carefully reading through them line by line and word for word, I discovered three Christian characteristic ... Read More »
Fr. Michael's Thoughts on Biblical Imagery: Humility
Posted by Debbie Faith Formation on 8/28/22
FR MICHAEL BIBLICAL IMAGERY
(Fr Michael Boakye Yeboah: Vice Rector of St Gregory Seminary, Kumasi-Ghana)
HUMILITY
Looking at the first reading and the gospel passage closely I remember an event that happened recently. I visited US for my summer vacation and on 24 July I was scheduled to ... Read More »
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 »