The gift of reconciliation
The sacrament of reconciliation, or confession, is one of Church’s great gifts to the faithful. Properly conducted, by confessor and...
July 2009
Refugees of superior fibre
I applaud your editorial “South Africa’s great failure” of July 1 regarding our lack of charity towards those people from...
Growing up with kids
Whenever your children are out of control, you can take comfort from the thought that even God’s omnipotence did not...
St Paul’s leadership challenge
God calls people in the circumstances of their lives, and every person has a duty to discover their purpose in...
Zimbabwe and a new Constitution
By Clutton Patsika The Zimbabwean crisis which has led to a recession spanning nine years is usually blamed on a...
Betting to lose
The emergence of Internet gambling should give us cause for alarm, especially in light of suggestions that on-line casinos are...
It’s not a sin to criticise the Church
The Vatican Letter by Cindy Wooden (“A safer, healing Church”) concerning child abuse in Ireland refers. Ideas concerning acceptable physical...
Mortal and venial sin – the difference
My very Catholic mother (a convert) taught me that sin was sin, and Jesus never graded it into mortal and...
Those old school days
Ever since I can remember, my three older siblings have insisted that while they were all born in maternity hospitals...
