February 2011
Cellular confession
I was fascinated to read in The Southern Cross earlier this month that some techno-savvy Catholics in the United States have taken to heart what Pope Benedict...
Let love overcome power
I was hurt and upset the other day when a priest phoned me. It was in connection with the family calendars issued by MARFAM and the resources...
Pray, Fathers pray!
BY: MGR PAUL NADAL What exactly do we mean by shared or collaborative ministry? Time and time again we have spoken of ministerial priesthood as one of...
The road to truth
From: Arthur Sierra, Johannesburg I refer to the Open Door column by Michael Shackleton, wherein he replies to Tommy Hartley’s “Challenge to the Catholic Church”. I write...
Egypt’s new start
The popular pressure that has, in some cases, led to the collapse of autocratic regimes in the Arab world has been compared to revolutions that brought on...
Psychotherapy and faith
GOING TOWARD YOUR TRUTH, by Robert Boulle. Melrose Books, UK, 2010. 114pp. Reviewed by Michael Shackleton Psychotherapy in general is aimed at trying to understand what is...
Travels with my parents
I have been meaning for many years now to write a book called “Travels with my parents” but due to all manner of circumstances, such as laziness...
People’s spiritual hunger
Someone recently hit out at priests. Well, that is not news. Pillorying priests goes back to the days of the prophets.
