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The Beacon International Magazine is a laity publication on the Catholic faith and the African Church.

The Beacon International Magazine has as its primary aim the dissemination of vital Catholic information on doctrine, faith, health and every day life. Ours is one of the first laity efforts in Catholic publication for local and international markets on the African continent covering diverse areas such as faith, the Church, doctrine, everyday life experiences.

The Beacon team is drawn from an enviable group of international writers and commentators who contribute essays and articles on a wide range of issues.
We shall continue to live up to our promise of giving a well packaged magazine to our readers while maintaining the highest level of professionalism, aesthetic values, respect for human dignity and a wholesome representation of the Catholic Faith.

This Edition

Front Page

Welcome to 2019!

I wish you all a Happy New Year. I hope that you had a restful holiday filled with fun, peace and joy with family and friends. The pressure of spending more time in Nigeria for Coat of Many Colours coupled with catching up with work back log left me working non-stop!
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Christmas and My Prophetic Imagination

Christmas, the celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ the promised Messiah, is for me the triumph of prophetic imagination. Prophetic Imagination is a major plank of the Judeo-Christian religion.
Our Faith

Feast of the Epiphany »

A few years ago, when I served as bishop of Bridgeport, Conn., I celebrated the Feast of the Epiphany in a large multi-cultural parish with parishioners from Mexico, Central and South America and there were also parishioners from various countries in Africa as well as a small community of Iranian Christians.


Catholic Living

Can a Catholic Be a Freemason? Part 2 »

Many regard Freemasonry as a benevolent and charitable organization, somehow similar to the Rotary and Lions Clubs, the Knights of Marshall, the Knights of St. John International or the Knights of Columbus.

More Articles: Living

Winning Family

Lessons From Christmas »

I greet you with great joy which comes with the season of Christmas. Christmas in Latin means “Gathering together for Christ.” Mass is a Latin word meaning “gathering together.” Christmas is the very essence of humanity. During the few days of Christmas everyone and everywhere is filled with an air of relief, joy, charity, hope etc.

Faith & Business

6 Secrets to Success Only Early Birds Know »

It’s been proven time and time again that the most successful people tend to be early risers. The person you spy out your window going for an early morning jog while you’re still in your pyjamas probably knows some secrets to success.


Young & Catholic

The Law of the Gift: Understanding the Two Sides of Love (Part 2) »

How does a person know if he is in a relationship of authentic, committed love or just in another disappointing romance that will not stand the test of time?


Tonic For The Soul

Extra Catholic New Year Resolutions Tips »

January is here, and it’s time to make the annual New Year’s resolutions again. We need to let the freshness of a new year be our impetus to make new strides in our walk with God! Here are some ideas to add to our list a spiritual.

More Tonic For The Soul


Saint Of The Month

Saint Josephine Bakhita »
Feast Day: February 8
Patron Saint Of: Sudan
Saint Josephine Margaret Bakhita was born around 1869 in the village of Olgossa in the Darfur region of Sudan. She was a member of the Daju people and her uncle was a tribal chief. Due to her family lineage, she grew up happy and relatively prosperous, saying that as a child, she did not know suffering.



Videos Of The Month


Catholics Must Fast More Intensely This Lent»

The Norbertine Canons of St. Michael's Abbey have created this digital Lenten retreat so that you can journey through this holy season alongside them. If you want to have one of your best Lenten seasons yet, join us in our Lenten Program "The Great Fast" - https://theabbotscircle.com/the-great-fast-join


When Your Faith Is Put to the Test - Bishop Barron's Sunday Sermon»

Friends, we come now to the Second Sunday of Lent, and we’re on both dangerous and very holy ground with the first reading from the twenty-second chapter of Genesis. The ancient Israelites referred to it as the “Akedah,” which means the “binding”: Abraham binds and is ready to sacrifice Isaac at God’s command.


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