Mortal betrayal and hypocrisy in marriage, by Francis Ewherido
Trust is one of the major legal tenders of marriage. Take away trust from marriage and what is left is carcass. Hypocrisy is another major drawback in marriage. Both can cripple a marriage like a pack of cards. I am a reality TV person. Recently, I have been watching one programme on Facebook, The Honour. Some of […]
Happy Easter
Since Ash Wednesday on February 10, 2016, many Christians have undergone one Lenten observance or the other. Lent is over and tomorrow is Easter. In the euphoria of Easter, we should not sweep under the carpet the lessons we learnt in the last 40 days. They are meant to strengthen and make us better human beings?
The birthday coup
About a month before, I decided not to celebrate my 50th birthday for some reasons; I just wanted it to pass by like a beautiful yacht at night: unnoticed, and I made this very clear to my wife severally. She never argued. While I felt she was sensitive to my feelings, I also decided to be on my guard just in case she decided to be “mischievous.”
Re: family reconciliation
I was at St. Peter and Paul Catholic Church, Baruwa, Iyana Ipaja, Lagos, on Sunday, February 28, 2016, at the instance of the Priest-in-Charge, Rev. Fr. Theodore Martinos, to give a talk to kick start the parish’s Family Reconciliation Week. The talk was a cocktail of Conflict Resolution, Marital Communication and Forgiveness, three topics we have treated in this column.
Uberrima fides
Insurance contracts, unlike most commercial contracts, are governed by utmost good faith (uberrima fides). Most other commercial contracts are governed by caveat emptor (let the buyer beware). Caveat emptor places the onus on the buyer to examine, judge and test a product before parting with money. Caveat emptor places the buyer at a disadvantage, especially when dealing with dubious sellers, even though laws have been enacted to redress the lopsidedness.
Forgiveness
I have always wanted to write on forgiveness since this column started, but never did. The opportunity came when I was chosen as the guest speaker at this year’s “A Day with the Archbishop” to mark the St. Valentine Day in the Catholic Archdiocese of Lagos. The topic: The Importance of Mercy in a World Searching for Love. Since forgiveness is a major component of mercy, I spent time reflecting on it. It then occurred to me why I have been unable to write on it. Writing on forgiveness is just as difficult as forgiving unless you are a hypocrite.
