Nigerian missionary oblate, doctoral student, theologian, research assistant, and part-time professor at Saint Paul University in Ottawa.
With over eight years of missionary experience among the Innu First Nation in Quebec, he explores how Indigenous wisdom, postcolonial identity, and storytelling can renew theology and mission. His work seeks to listen deeply to the Echoes of the Spirit from the Forest and in “all our relations.”
Nigeria’s Independence Day has come and gone, and once again, we are back to business as usual. Around a confused president, politicians and their allies gathered to sing praises and pretend that the nation is thriving, when in truth, we are only shadows of our early glories. On the same day, many Nigerians gathered in their churches and mosques to…
On September 19, 2025, Fr. Matthew Eya, a young priest of the Diocese of Nsukka in Enugu State, was ambushed while returning from a pastoral assignment. Gunmen on motorcycles forced his car to stop by shooting its tyres and then shot him at close range. The Enugu State police later announced arrests and promised investigations. However, the grim reality is…
This past Sunday, as we celebrated the Triumph of the Cross, many in our pews were singing of victory. But in the hills of Africa, many Christians are still hanging on crosses of a different kind—massacres in church halls, funerals turned into killing fields. In Komanda, DRC, a community held a vigil toward morning, only to be torn apart by…
❝ This gives me great hope, not only for Africa, but for the future of the Church throughout the world.” — Fr. Dowling The III PACTPAN Congress in Abidjan transformed into a vibrant intercontinental dialogue, drawing together Church leaders, theologians, clergy, and laity from Africa, Europe, and North America. Far more than a reunion, the event became a crucible for…
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire – August 09, 2025 The Church in Africa, through the voices of the members of the Pan-African Catholic Theology and Pastoral Network, has once again raised its voice in prayer and commitment to proclaim that it is not just a Church that carries the weight of history but also the promise of the future. After five days…
“When the ancestors dreamed of the continent, they dreamed of us—not as shadows of their past, but as the living fire of their hopes, and the witnesses of all the past heroes.” Across Africa, we walk on lands watered by tears, cultivated with prayers, and guarded by the spirits of those who came before us—men and women who stood tall…
During the inauguration Mass of Pope Leo XIV, one detail stood out for me: the visible presence of Black Catholics. Of the six people serving directly at the altar, three were Black — a gesture that perhaps nods to the rising number of vocations in Africa. Yet one must ask: does this visibility amount to genuine inclusivity? In business, numbers…