There is more than enough of everything to go around in the world. The poverty, of all forms, we see around us today is not so much because of a lack of resources, but a lack of a mentality of abundance within.

If we look back over 2011, I think it was a year of mixed happenings for most of us, locally, nationally and internationally. Reflecting on the year that was is a natural tendency we have around this time. And rightly so; we are going forward and we need to look back first, examine the past, [...]

Christmas time is family time. I think a lot of people will agree with this. Around this time you will always hear people say something like: “I don’t like going away for Christmas, it’s a time to be with my family. I always stay home for Christmas.”

‘The first thing that a person finds in life and the last to which he holds out his hand, and the most precious that he possess, even if he does not realise it, is family life.” These are the words of Bl Adolph Kolping (1813-65).

What is a saint? There are many ways in which we can describe a saint. A saint is someone who knows they are a sinner. A saint is someone who follows Christ and always lives according to his teaching. A saint is a holy person, and so on.

Spring is in the air. It is now the transition period between winter and summer. Springtime is also commonly associated with the idea of new growth and renewal. It’s where we get the notion of the “spring clean”. During spring we get rid of the old and dirty and make our places new and clean [...]

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