KNOWING YOURSELF By Prof. Sylvester Idemudia Odia Professor of Philosophy (Epistemology & Philosophy of Culture), University of Benin, Nigeria (Founder/CEO Epistemic Concept: ) Email: sylvester.odia@uniben.edu Phone: +234-8037192977 Introduction: Our ancestors in ancient Egypt were very wise people. With their wisdom…
A CHRISTIAN APPROACH TO GROWING WEALTH IN A PERVERSE SOCIETY Catholic Pharmacy Students Association of Nigeria (CAPSAN), University of Benin Chapter, CAPSAN GRACE & GRIT SERIES – SCROLL 2, JULY 26TH 2025 By Prof. Sylvester Idemudia Odia Professor of Philosophy…
INTRODUCTION TO CHURCH DOCUMENTS By Prof. Sylvester Idemudia Odia, KSP Church documents are written materials that address issues in the Catholic Church. There are three (3) categories of Church documents: (i) Papal (ii) Ecumenical Councils (iii) Regional Bishop Conferences. This…
WORK AS PRAYER IN THE LIFE OF THE KNIGHT By Prof. Sylvester Idemudia Odia, KSP Introduction Work can be defined as any legitimate thing we do to earn a living. Thus, work is a means of livelihood, a means…
LEADERSHIP AND ITS FUNCTIONALITY A talk delivered to the Church Wardens of Benin City Deanery, at Good Shepherd Catholic Church, Evbuabogun, on Sunday, 27th April, 2025 By Prof. Sylvester Idemudia Odia, KSP (Prof. of Epistemology and Philosophy of Culture, Dept.…
CHURCH WARDEN: A MINISTRY OF SERVICE IN THE CATHOLIC CHURCH A talk delivered to the Church Wardens of St. Paul Catholic Church, Airport Road, Benin City, on Saturday, 21st June, 2025 By Prof. Sylvester Idemudia Odia, KSP (Prof. of Epistemology…
Introduction From Aristotle’s view that virtue lies in the middle, we can infer that to every virtue there are two corresponding vices. So, taking the virtue of charity for an instance, we can infer two corresponding vices of stinginess and…
PROFESSIONAL ETHICS SERIES An Introduction to the Ethics of the Research and Teaching Profession An Introduction to the Ethics of the Medical Profession An Introduction to Business Ethics An Introduction to the Ethics of the Judicial Profession An Introduction to…
CATHOLIC VOCATION In the Catholic Church, vocation is a call to a state of life: Single Life, Marriage, Priesthood, and Religious Life. Knowing Your Gifts/Talents: Knowing your gifts/talents is paramount to discerning your vocation. Gifts of the Holy Spirit (of…
THE VIRTURES: BUILDING A STRONG MORAL FORMATION A talk delivered to the members of the Pages of the Blessed Sacrament, Archdiocese of Benin City, on the occasion of the 15th Pages Annual Retreat, on Friday 8th August, 2024, at St…