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 penitent, it is a grace-giving ritual.
The sacrament of reconciliation, or confession, is one of Church’s great gifts to the faithful. Properly conducted, by confessor and penitent, it is a grace-giving ritual.
I applaud your editorial “South Africa’s great failure” of July 1 regarding our lack of charity towards those people from other countries seeking a better life in...
Whenever your children are out of control, you can take comfort from the thought that even God’s omnipotence did not extend to his own children.
God calls people in the circumstances of their lives, and every person has a duty to discover their purpose in life. The American Republican politician and Christian...
By Clutton Patsika The Zimbabwean crisis which has led to a recession spanning nine years is usually blamed on a flawed constitution that has been abused by...
The emergence of Internet gambling should give us cause for alarm, especially in light of suggestions that on-line casinos are an increasing threat to stability in marriages.
The Vatican Letter by Cindy Wooden (“A safer, healing Church”) concerning child abuse in Ireland refers. Ideas concerning acceptable physical punishment have changed in the past 50...
by Michael Shackleton · Published July 20, 2009 · Last modified July 2, 2017
My very Catholic mother (a convert) taught me that sin was sin, and Jesus never graded it into mortal and venial categories. Jesus declared to the woman...
Ever since I can remember, my three older siblings have insisted that while they were all born in maternity hospitals and then taken home after a few...
There’s a dictum which, if I’m not mistaken, is ascribed to Franz Kafka: In the battle between yourself and the world, support the world. I’ve always been...
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