The Catholic Conscience
As we approach the penitential season of Lent, we are called to purify ourselves in anticipation of the Resurrection. To prepare for this, we ought to reflect...
February 2012
Care for the ill must involve all of us
BY SAMUEL FRANCIS IMC “I have come so that they might have life and have it more abundantly.” (Jn 10:10). What does the abundance of life that...
Seamlessly for life
In some circles the “seamless garment” approach to life issues is perceived to be inadequate, almost a “relativising” of Catholic pro-life teaching. This, I suggest, is a...
I believe in God, the Father almighty
My six-year-old son came back from school—he is in Grade R—telling me that the teacher wanted to know if they knew who created the world.
Christ came to redeem us from original sin
From Lewis Berry CO, Port Elizabeth –Â In reply to Bernard Straughan’s letter Time to reassess the doctrine of original sin (January 18), it’s always important to reflect...
No place for corruption
Allegations that there has been corruption in the Vatican and that an official who had pulled the Vatican City finances straight was shifted aside, require forthright clarification.
If a football club had a feast day
If football clubs had a feast day which in the case of saints is usually fixed by the date of their death and heavenly resurrection Manchester Uniteds...
Is Lefebvrist Eucharist valid?
What is the Church’s official position on the Society of St Pius X (SSPX), and are the sacraments (in particular the holy Eucharist) of the SSPX valid?...
Communism and the Church
In December we looked at the impact of the scientific revolution on the Church. This month we reflect on a struggle between Christianity and two powerful ideologies:...
Catholics worldwide
From John Lee, Johannesburg Your report “Almost a third of world’s population is Christian” (January 4) refers. Figures can be misleading. In Matthew 24:14 we read that...
