Shikrot Mpwi – Sunday Synopsis with Fr. Justine J. Dyikuk

Twelfth Sunday of the Year - C: June 19, 2016.
Readings: Zec. 12:10-11; 13:1; Responsorial Psalm Ps  63:2, 3-4, 5-6, 8-9; Gal. 3:26-29; Gospel Lk. 9:18-24.
Theme: Answering the Question of Faith!
Jesus' twofold question of "who do people say that I am" and "who do you say that I am" reveals the importance of the question "Who?" as one of the five "Ws" of journalism. The question is crucial to an in-depth knowledge of who Jesus was and re-awakening of faith. These questions illicit both intellectual and spiritual understanding of Jesus' messianic role. Except for the Maccabaean Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs which give evidence to the belief in a Messiah from the tribe of Levi as contained in the Dead Sea Scrolls, there was no single Messiah in Judaism.

June 12th Annulment: Making a Case for a Martyr of Democracy & Democracy Day By Justine Dyikuk

                                  
In history, 12th June is a day to reckon with as many remarkable events took place around the world. On 12th June, 1941 for instance, the Inter Allied Declaration was signed in London. This was the first step towards the establishment what is today known as the United Nations.
That is not all; it was on 12th June, 1963 that the Civil Rights leader, Medgar Evers was fatally shot in front of his home in Jackson, MS.
Incidentally US President Reagan publicly challenged Mikhail Gorbachev to tear down the Berlin wall on June 12, 1987.
It is also on June 12, 1990 that the parliament of the Russian Federation formally declared its sovereignty.

Kano Murder: What the Emir Should Learn From the Governor By Justine Dyikuk

Like it or not, Northern Nigeria has become a potentially dangerous place to live in. From the activities of the marauding Boko boys to gun-wielding herdsmen and incidences of an army of belligerent youth ready with the knife for a slaughter, the region is no stranger to spilling of blood.                                
Recently, the North has been in the news for unwholesome activities by few elements. Barely few days after a mob attacked and killed an elderly woman, one Mrs. Bridget Agbaheme for alleged blasphemy in Kano, a 41- year old carpenter, identified as Francis Emmanuel, was on Tuesday, June 7, 2016 stabbed by unknown youths for eating during the fast of Ramadan along Sokoto Road, Kakuri in Kaduna State.