Do I subscribe to the “Pick ‘n Pray” phenomenon?
I sat, intrigued, and watched the closing mass of WYD in Madrid. It is an amazing moment to see over...
2011
Darwinism excludes God
From Tony Sturges, Johannesburg Responding to Pat Dacey’s letter “Darwin’s contribution to humanity” (August 10), I don’t know what it...
Spread the Good News
When Christ sent out his apostles to evangelise the world, the means of communication were their powers of verbal persuasion....
Can Africa escape its misery?
By Raymond Mwangala OMI In May 2000, the cover page of The Economist proclaimed Africa a “hopeless continent”. Such negative...
Navigating the church pew
There is nothing that appeals more to my innate sense of laziness than receiving e-mails from fellow Catholics who are...
Praying in the Congo
BY PULENG MATSANENG In June I travelled to Congo for an Apostleship of Prayer meeting in which representatives from 17...
The comfort of silence
I have always had this need for silence. It’s more like a need for isolation, not necessarily physical isolation, but...
Saint’s family lives in South Africa
From Andre Martinaglia, Cape Town Few people know that relatives of St Alphonsus de Liguori, founder of the Redemptorist order,...
Follow the word
With past experience as a benchmark, it is likely that Bible Sunday on August 28 will go by unnoticed in...
