July 7, 2025

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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

PRIESTS’ ANNUAL RETREAT

Rev. Fr. David Okolie When I was about embarking on this year’s *annual canonical RETREAT,* one of our students asked me thus: ‘Please,

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PRAYER: A LENTEN POWERFUL ARM

Rev. Fr. David Okolie INTRODUCTION Dearest friends, I welcome you all to this Lenten talk on the topic: PRAYER: A Lenten Powerful Arm.

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‘LISTEN TO HIM’: FAITH VS SCIENCE (CATECHESIS FOR THE 2ND SUNDAY OF LENT (B)

Rev. Fr. David Okolie Dearest friends, at the *TRANSFIGURATION* scene, we have an affirmation of the person of Jesus Christ from God the

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WHY PRIESTS BLESS WITH THE CRUCIFIX DURING LENTEN STATIONS OF THE CROSS

  Rev. Fr. David Okolie Beloved Catholics, you must have observed that the priest blesses the faithful with a *CRUCIFIX* after the Stations

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‘NOAH’S ARK AND THE CHURCH’ (CATECHESIS FOR THE 1ST SUNDAY OF LENT- B)

Rev. Fr. David Okolie Dearest friends, do you know that the same role that NOAH’S ARK played in helping to save some persons

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LOVE VS ASH, 2024

Rev. Fr. David Okolie Dearest friends, this year, 2024, we experienced a RARE CONVERGENCE of Valentine’s Day and Ash Wednesday; a convergence of

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LENTEN SEASON REMINDER

Rev. Fr. David Okolie Dearest friends, you must have known that this year’s LENTEN SEASON would commence on Wednesday, February 14, 2024; which would

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‘CHARITY WITHOUT HOOK’ (6TH SUNDAY CATECHESIS (B)

Rev. Fr. David Okolie Dearest friends, you and I know that CHARITY is a Christian virtue that is most enduring. Thus, the Scriptures

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‘PREACHING AT ALL TIMES’ (CATECHESIS FOR THE 5TH SUNDAY (B)

Rev. Fr. David Okolie Dearest friends, In our world today, a number of Christians no longer see the need to keep PREACHING the

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SAME-SEX: THE AFTERMATH OF ‘FIDUCIA SUPLICANS’

Rev. Fr. David Okolie Dearest friends, amidst the many reactions that have followed the publication of the document ‘FIDUCIA SUPLICANS‘ (i.e the document

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