Rev. Fr. Courage Dogbey to launch maiden book

The Saint Dominic Catholic Church, located at Taifa-Burkina will be filled beyond capacity this weekend as it has been marked as venue for the launch of the maiden book of Rev. Fr. Courage Senam Dogbey, a priest of the Catholic Archdiocese of Accra .

The Author : Rev. Fr. Lt. Courage Senam Dogbey

It is expected that thousands of individuals, comprising friends, family, parishioners and social media pals of the affable priest will throng the venue for the launch of his maiden book titled “In His Presence”. Also expected to be present at the function is Rev. Fr. Derick Eyram Senanu, author of “The Sun at Midnight” and priest of the Koforidua Diocese, Frs. Hillary Agbenosi, Emmanuel Obeng Codjoe, and Michael Kodzo Mensah  among other dignitaries and groups.

The launch of the book marks the author’s 3^rd priestly ordination anniversary and will be held during a Eucharistic celebration slated for 2^nd September 2018 at St. Dominic Catholic Church Taifa.

About the book

The book, “In His Presence” is Fr. Courage’s maiden publication and could be described as a spiritual work. The six chapter work is designed to accompany the reader instructionally to explore the theme of the presence of God in the life of the Christian.

In the first two chapters, the author lays the basis of the question of the presence of God by examining a number of Biblical texts both from the Old Testament and the New Testament. These chapters show that God always desired to be present in the lives of his people though the experience of this continual presence was sometimes frustrated by sin and disobedience. The Incarnation of Christ was however the one action that definitively established and guaranteed the presence of God in our midst.

The third and the fourth chapters delve into the question of how we might experience the presence of God using prayer as the vehicle for such an experience. Drawing again from scripture and from the writings of the saints and contemporary writers, he leads the reader to explore how prayer leads the Christian to experience God’s presence and further suggests ways in which today’s Christian could grow in the practice of prayer. 

In Chapter five, Fr. Courage discusses adoration of the Blessed Sacrament as a unique opportunity for encountering the presence of God. The author is keen on expanding our understanding of adoration beyond the traditional context of the exposition of the Blessed Sacrament to other occasions which provide us the same opportunity, such as during the celebration of the Holy Eucharist.

 The last chapter ends with interesting perspectives on how the experience of God’s presence could be a daily activity, not limited to the parish or the oratory but an experience lived everywhere and principally in the home.