Do Catholics believe in the ‘Rapture’?
I have a non-Catholic friend who belongs to a Bible-study group. She believes in what she calls the Rapture. This...
May 2012
Living the consecrated life
MINISTERIAL JOURNEY: Unveiling the Joys and the Challenges of Priestly/Religious Life Today. By Fr Innocent Mabheka SCJ. Published by the...
Mary and Christian unity
‘Catholics worship Mary, not Jesus,” you hear many Christians say, particularly evangelical and Pentecostals. “No we don’t,” we reply. But...
Hoaxed by a fake Bible verse
When I was doing research for the next Day by Day with God and Family booklet, thinking up 115 reflections...
Majesty and power of God
From Frank Bompas, Johannesburg In reference to Mario Compagnoni’s letter (April 8), I am convinced that the beliefs Catholics have...
Mary and our faith
Catholics have a very special relationship with the Blessed Virgin Mary, the mother of our Saviour Jesus Christ  a relationship...
Getting to know God is like getting fit
The other day I jumped on my bike to go for a ride around where I live. The golden leaves...
Hitler, Mussolini and two Popes Pius
HITLER, MUSSOLINI AND THE VATICAN: Pope Pius XI and the Speech That Was Never Made, by Emma Fattorini, Polity Press,...
Half a century later, still answering Fatima questions
By Francis X. Rocca Catholic News Service The feast of Our Lady of Fatima, May 13, is the occasion every...
