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Simon Aihiokhai Blogs
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SimonMary Aihiokhai The turn to the apophatic that helps to bridge the gap between the God that is beyond language is never a rejection of embodiment. In fact it frees the body from the reduction of surplus that leads to a turn to scarcity in the authenticity of being fully human. This is what I ..read more
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SimonMary Aihiokhai. A synodal church means a church that wrestles. It also means a church where some will get something and others will get nothing at each epoch. But what is most relevant is that in such a church, true discernment and total surrender to the Holy Spirit is the norm. While I am not ..read more
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SimonMary Asese Aihiokhai In my younger years, I have always understood the Solemnity of Ascension Thursday to simply mean ten days before the big day, which is Pentecost. I never gave it any theological reflection except that it is the day the risen Christ went straight to heaven. My confusion further increased when I read ..read more
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SimonMary Asese Aihiokhai We are creatures of words. Words help us to vocalize what the heart speaks in the gentle space of warmth. Yet, words are themselves empty and devoid of meaning in a saturated manner. Sometimes, the best words to be spoken are the words of silence. Silence is its own language and conveys ..read more
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A SHORT REFLECTION ON THE SOLEMNITY OF THE ANNUNCIATION SimonMary Asese A. Aihiokhai As the Christian world celebrates the Solemnity of the Annunciation in commemoration of the visitation by Angel Gabriel to Mary to announce the desire of God to choose her to be the vehicle through which the drama of love between God and ..read more
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SimonMary Asese Aihiokhai The totality of human life can play out within a day or over a generation. The ups and downs of life; the aspirations of the heart; the desire to find meaning; and the realities of nihilism can all play out in a moment or for a while. This is the truth of ..read more
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SimonMary Asese Aihiokhai. I planned on doing some formal writing today on a talk i am giving next week. Talk about me being a procrastinator. (humor never kills). But I chose to put a pause to it until my ideas mature a little more in my head. Maybe two more days are needed for it ..read more
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SimonMary Asese Aihiokhai. One of the greatest achievements of humanity after WWII was the decision first articulated at the Nuremberg Trial banning forced human experimentation that goes against the will of an individual (Nuremberg Code). This was finally solidified by the Declaration of Helsinki. This creative foresight of humanity has led to such basic protection ..read more
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SimonMary Asese Aihiokhai. During the presidential debate last night, the former president, Donald Trump, in an attempt to address a specific sector of the country made the following claim, that immigrants in the country are busy eating America’s treasured pets, dogs and cats. While many may laugh at this comment and maybe the absurdity of ..read more
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SimonMary Asese Aihiokhai. When you read the stories of healing found in the gospels, especially in the Gospel of Mark, you notice the following; intimacy is a mark of healing in the ministry of Jesus. Jesus creates an intimate bond with the one he is about to heal as though healing cannot be possible unless ..read more