March 29, 2022
by Catherine Onyemelukwe
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My Favorites

I tell you about a major crisis in our church. Then I share some of the things I would buy in Kano Market.

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October 10, 2019
by Catherine Onyemelukwe
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To Be Resilient, Compose!

Ode to Fallen Emails The ministers at our Unitarian Church have recently begun sending weekly emails to encourage our spiritual development. The latest was from Rev. Dr. Ed Thompson, our minister and Director of Music. He said, “About an hour ago … Continue reading

October 6, 2019
by Catherine Onyemelukwe
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Andrew Young, Michelle Obama, and Chimamanda Adichie

Remember Andrew Young? If you are close to my age, you probably recall Andrew Young as Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King’s partner in the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s. If not, here’s an intro. He was critical in legislative … Continue reading

September 29, 2018
by Catherine Onyemelukwe
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Cincinnati Notes, Shrinking Lake Chad

Final Notes from Cincinnati Visit; Our House  Do you ever go back to the house where you lived long ago? From 7th grade, age 12, to leaving for Nigeria in 1962, my home was 224 South Grand Avenue, Fort Thomas. I … Continue reading

January 31, 2016
by Catherine Onyemelukwe
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Food, Drink, and Letting Go

Contours of Life This morning Rev. Dr. John Morehouse talked about “The Path of Least Resistance,” the final sermon on his month’s theme of resistance. He has asked us to demonstrate resistance when we confront injustice. But today he said there … Continue reading