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What is going on?

What is going on?Something is wrong somewhereEverybody is pretending to be silentOur leaders are fooling themselves again. The same people who chose to fight corruption have been victims of the same corruptionThey took their share of […]

Nigeria is not a home

Nigeria is not a homeIt has taken away my nationality and made me a stranger in my father’s houseIt has deprived me of my brighter futureNo! It can never be a home for any reasonable […]

Where then is my freedom

A preacher told me, freedom is part of my lifeHe prepared my mind to believe in liberty of religionYet, I had a record of great men and womenthat have died practising what their faith. Another told […]

They are gone

I’m grieving because my strength is losing My life is melting away like a lighted candle I’m not just happy with my world Everything about me is turning upside down. My joy is fading […]

My pocket is dry

Everyone needs a pocketeven though an ideal pocket does not existAn imperfect pocket gives you just a lessonThere is no doubt you may lose what you put on it. Pockets are a necessity for dressesThe pocket […]

The return of evil

The world is full of good and evilIn politics, a man’s downfall is the rise of anotherThe evil in the world is real and presentWhen virtue is suppressed, then arrives darkness.They told us he was […]

Don’t forget my story

Many things in life have caused me painas the battle of life gets tougher each dayLife is a struggle for the strongthe weak have no share or heritage in it. I find life comparable to a […]

Ignorance, an unseen enemy

They came out in large number and asked for our votesWe gathered thinking that we are dealing with friendsIn reality, they were wolves in sheep clothingTogether we gathered our votes and gave them. We gave them […]

The world is divided into colours

At first, God moulded man from the soilHe created animals of various speciesHe divided the planet into different cultures, customs and traditionsIn knowledge, He shared them differently. He bestowed in man the grace to see, reflect […]

What they did to us

They came and saw us as an enormous familyThey separated us and made us hate each otherThey divided us into regions, tribes and cultureThey overcame us because we were no longer united. They discovered the natural […]

About me

Prisca Onyinye Nwokorie is a Roman Catholic Nun in the Congregation of the Oblate Sisters of St Benedict Joseph Labre based in Italy. She is a writer and poet, with BSc. degree in “Information and Communication Technologies for the Production of Software”, and an MSc. degree in “Computer Science”, both obtained from the University of Bari in Italy. Presently, she is working towards creating a forum to promote e-learning in every field of life for the youths in underdeveloped countries.

Poem by Sr Prisca

NOW THAT THE KNIFE IS ABOUT TO FALL

A tragic event occurred in the land of RicafaA poor man was condemned to death for stealing,being at the end of his resourcesto save his only son from starvation and death. He had begged his [...]
Lives of Saints

Life of Saint Prisca

Saint Prisca was a young martyr in the early days of the Roman Church. Born to wealthy Christian parents, she grew up during the reign of Emperor Claudius. While Claudius did not actively persecute [...]
Daily digest

The garden of life

The human heart is comparable to a gardenYou reap only what you sow as some produce a distinct amount of fruitsAll depends on your choice of plantGuard the good things growing in your heart. In [...]
Advent and Christmas

The Christ of Christmas

Christ came into a world that had problems The problems of that day were similar to ours To the Herods of our time, Jesus is saying, "I have come that you may have life". When [...]
Advent and Christmas

A RAINBOW OF GREAT JOY

From the little village of BethlehemThe tidings of Christ's birth sounded a new song in the air;To the poor shepherds who guarded over their flocks,God's voice was heard through His angels. The good news [...]