June 4, 2026
Reflections By Rev. Fr. David Okolie

TRANSFIGURATION CATECHESIS: LISTEN TO HIM

Dearest friends, one of the greatest challenges of our world today is the difficulty of choosing from the cacophony of voices, the one to actually LISTEN TO. Thus, a number of persons have chosen to listen to voices that have RUINED their lives; of which they are regretting today. These VOICES which constitute difficulty for us

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17TH SUNDAY CATECHESIS: HEAVEN: THE SUPREME GOOD

Dearest friends, I hardly can imagine what else any of us would desire that is more than GOING to HEAVEN. Again, do you really think that there is any effort that is put in towards the attainment of Heaven that does not worth it? The above two points should always be our motivation and inspiration

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BIG BROTHER NAIJA

Dearest friends, it was towards the end of April, 2021, that a Chinese University (Tsinghua-University) was all over the news because of a dance that was termed ‘Vulgar‘ and ‘Pornographic‘ by its citizens, which some ladies displayed during the university’s 110th anniversary celebration. The news can be accessed through this link:(https://newstral.com/en/article/en/1188381378/-vulgar-and-pornographic-dance-to-celebrate-tsinghua-university-anniversary-lambasted-online). Reading through the news

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BEGETTING FEW CHILDREN IN MARRIAGE (The other side of the Coin)

Dearest friends, recently, we have seen a brand of Responsible Parenthood that encourages very few children in marriages (even as few as 1 or 2 children); especially among some tribes in the country. My question is: Is that really the holistic understanding of RESPONSIBLE PARENTHOOD? Well, I would beg you to try and read to

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REGULATING BIRTH/BIRTH CONTROL (Responsible Parenthood)

Dearest friends, kindly read the entire post and then feel free to make your contribution or ask your question. We will try our best to compress the presentation. Indeed, we have a MORAL OBLIGATION to constantly present to the world the authentic teaching, so that having been well informed, they will make life choices in accordance

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16TH SUNDAY CATECHESIS: THE WHEAT OF HOLINESS AND THE WEED OF SIN

Dearest friends, in the parable of the WEEDS (Cf. Matt 13:24-30), Jesus laid bare the wisdom of the Father in our relationship with him. He is not always quick to treat us the way we deserve, but he offers us opportunities to change for good. Thus, none of us would deny the fact that he/she

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IS MASTURBATION ALSO A SIN?

Dearest friends, there is no doubt that MASTURBATION is a serious issue in our world today; which is largely marked by an unbridled quest for FREEDOM. However, inasmuch as our bodies belong to us, we are not free to treat it in ways that are contrary to the Will of God, who has given us

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INTIMACY AND THE PRIESTHOOD

Priests and priestly candidates should not run away from relationships, both with the same and the opposite sex. However, they should seriously avoid INTIMACY (Exclusive Relationship). Intimacy hardly goes without bodily expressions and that brings in the whole idea of carnal pleasure. It may start at the initial stage with gentle patting, hugging and before

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15TH SUNDAY CATECHESIS: BEYOND MERE HUMAN ABILITY

Dearest friends, the mistake that a number of persons make is the erroneous assumption that the WORD of God is like any other sound or literature that can easily be understood, retained and obeyed by mere human ability. Far be it from the above! On the contrary, to understand, retain and obey the the WORD of

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‘SEX SELLS’

Dearest friends, recently, we have seen many self-proclaimed teachers on the social media. These teachers teach on variety of topics but the one that seems to be very common is SEX. The above explains the saying that: ‘Sex sells.‘ Today, many persons FOLLOW these individuals, media pages, bloggers, etc.; without taking into consideration the negative

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