Where would Jesus Stand?
It would require a very peculiar reading of the Gospel to locate Jesus anywhere else but at the side of...
December 2009
Vatican to decide fate of woman who knocked down pope
By Carol Glatz VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The Vatican will decide how to proceed with the young woman responsible for...
Why three Masses on Christmas Day?
I have often wondered why there are three Masses prescribed for Christmas Day. The first Mass is indicated for midnight,...
The reaper’s merciless scythe
If happiness matters, that particular Christmas was significant. We had hired a car to travel as far as we could...
Mary’s tears for the lonely and sad
CRY ME A RIVER: Mary’s Tender Tears, by John O’Brien OFM. Children First, Athlone, Ireland. 2008.114pp Reviewed by Michail Rassool
Struggle against ‘a blasphemy’
ANGLICANS AGAINST APARTHEID 1936-1996, by Bob Clarke. Cluster Publications, Pietermaritzburg. 2008. 594pp Reviewed by Paddy Kearney
