Learning to love the bible
Today, every day around the country, Catholics are engaging scripture in their communities, homes, parishes and education centres and it is supposed to be fun!The fact...
Hope&Joy / Mathieson / Perspectives
by Claire Mathieson · Published February 29, 2012 · Last modified October 28, 2013
Today, every day around the country, Catholics are engaging scripture in their communities, homes, parishes and education centres and it is supposed to be fun!The fact...
More than at any other time in the liturgical year, except perhaps Christmas, on our Lenten journey we turn our minds to the Holy Land.
Do you believe in gremlins? Wikipedia gives a handy definition for a gremlin which might even be a little too impish. It describes an imp as an...
From Collette OSullivan, Cape Town I take great umbrage to a number of erroneous statements in John Lees letter, Evangelised catechism needed (January 25), not least of...
I was disturbed to read that at the recent consistory Pope Benedict had addressed the new cardinals as “Lord Cardinals”. “Lord” is the word we use for...
A decade ago the abuse scandal in Boston broke, setting off a seemingly endless domino effect of allegations and revelations of Church personnel molesting minors, and Church...
Perspectives / Sacraments / Shackleton
by Michael Shackleton · Published February 19, 2012 · Last modified September 30, 2020
In my home parish, when receiving Communion we are allowed to dip the sacred host into the chalice (with the permission of the local bishop). I was...
by Judith Turner · Published February 19, 2012 · Last modified February 28, 2012
Last week, as I write, I took a leaf out of the book of a two year old boy with regards to being in the moment, relaxing...
By Dominee Mike Smuts One day in the 1960s I travelled by car from Pretoria to Durban. Along the way I picked up a young hitchhiker. When...
From Colin Arendse, Cape Town Land is Gods gift to all of which we as human beings are responsible as custodians. This poignant statement issued recently by...
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