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Paris Hilton – Paris
CD REVIEW
Time was when Paris Hilton was famous for being famous. Her extracurricular activities on the Internet and a TV series that turned idiocy into a supposed virtue changed that. Now the hotel heiress is famous for doing everything-including music. Read more…
How we evangelise
IF this year is as any other, Social Communications Sunday—September 3—will pass with most Catholics being unaware of it. Read more…
A question of justice
South African Catholics will have been disturbed, in one way or another, at the latest round of articles in newspapers taking up the sensitive subject of sexual abuse by clergy and the way allegations of these have been handled. Read more…
Fight human trafficking before 2010
Human trafficking is our era’s equivalent of old-time slavery. People–mostly women and children–are tricked, coerced, sold or abducted to work in bondage in foreign lands. Like the slaves of the past, many never see their homeland and their families again. Read more…
Is excommunication forever?
A Catholic serial killer is sentenced to death. He calls for a priest, confesses, is absolved and then receives the Eucharist. According to our belief, if he is truly sorry he is completely exonerated and forgiven. But if a Catholic woman, with no danger to her life, has two abortions, would the same divine mercy apply to her if she is truly sorry, or would her excommunication remain a life-long sentence? Read more…
To build a nation
The findings reported this week that we are beginning to see ourselves as South Africans first, rather than as members of a particular race group, is encouraging. Read more…
A ‘reciprocal’ liberty
IN recent months we have on several occasions highlighted the deplorable persecution of Christians in Muslim Pakistan. Read more…
Communion for the divorced
There seems to be a lot of confusion and opinion about whether a divorced person may receive Communion or not. In 1970 my wife left me for another man. I was the innocent party, and we got divorced. I applied for a canonical annulment in Pretoria and was told I could not receive Communion until the annulment was granted. The concerned priest passed away and nothing more was done. Years later I wanted to marry again and reapplied for my annulment, which I received, and could go to Communion again. Any comment? Read more…
