June 3, 2026

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Rev. Fr. David Okolie is a Priest of the Catholic Diocese of Okigwe, Imo State, Nigeria. He is a prolific writer, retreat preacher and social media evangelizer.
Reflections By Rev. Fr. David Okolie

I LOVE BIRTHDAY CELEBRATIONS BUT…

Dearest friends, it is obvious that nowadays, a lot of persons are becoming more conscious of their BIRTHDAY and the need to celebrate it.

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21ST SUNDAY CATECHESIS: THE AUTHORITY TO TEACH

Dearest friends, one of the problems facing our world today is the lukewarmness or even utter rejection of the AUTHORITY of the Church to

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THOSE THAT DESTROY MARRIAGES

Dearest friends, at wedding ceremonies, we often hear those powerful words of Jesus Christ thus: “… What God has joined together, let nobody

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20TH SUNDAY CATECHESIS: FAITH SUSTAINS VIRTUES

Dearest friends, Thomas à Kempis was actually right when he affirmed that: ‘What one is at the beginning of one’s conversion, is not

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BUT WHAT MAKES IN VITRO FERTILIZATION (IVF) SINFUL?

Although a number of married couples who have not had a baby of their own seem to resort to In Vitro Fertilization, but is

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SOME CONTEMPORARY VICES

Dearest friends, with the help of the GRACE of God, you and I would always say *NO* to the following prevalent *VICES* in

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ASSUMPTION CATECHESIS: THE ARK OF THE NEW COVENANT

Dearest friends, it was on November 1, 1950, in the Apostolic Constitution ‘Munificentissimus Deus’ (The Most Bountiful God), that Pope Pius XII declared

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19TH SUNDAY CATECHESIS: WHEN FAITH IS THREATENED

Dearest friends, can you and I truly say that we have FAITH in God; especially in the face of relative COMFORT? Well, you

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MY EXPERIENCE ON PRAYER BEFORE AND AFTER MEALS

I began a Catechism class today with some children in the parish where I am currently serving. One of the central questions to

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WHEN HUNGRY, I FORGET TO PRAY: Praying before and after meals

Dearest friends, the Church made it possible that everyone of her members should pray for the dead at least 1095 times every year. Do

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