Year-end Review 2012
It was the year in which Pope Benedict opened the Year of Faith, the world’s bishops discussed the New Evangelisation and the Church celebrated the 50th anniversary...
December 2012
Dump the bad news. Let’s build a new Africa
BY ANTHONY GATHAMBIRI IMC A story is told of a certain zoo somewhere in Africa. In this zoo, there are many beautiful animals. The environment is wonderful.
Keeping the family traditions going
How do you grow family traditions or instil family values in children when they can’t even sit still long enough to hear a Christmas carol being sung?
Mass readings 30 December, 2012 – 6 January, 2013
Liturgical Calendar Year C Weekdays Cycle Year 1 Sunday, December 30, The Holy Family Sirach 3:2-7, 12-14, Psalm 128:1-5, Colossians 3:12-21 or 3:12-17, Luke 2:22-40 or 2:22,...
Who killed Gandhi?
GANDHI AND THE UNSPEAKABLE: His Final Experiment With Truth, by James W Douglass. Orbis Books (New York). 2012. 168pp. ISBN: 978-1570759635 Reviewed by Paddy Kearney
Consider a ‘just contraception’
From Derek Bayman, Durban No practising Catholic would deny that your correspondents defending the principles of Humanae Vitae are correct—but are they helpful?
Our Prayers for 2013
In his missionary prayer intention for August, Pope Benedict asks us that the churches of Africa, faithful to the Gospel proclamation, may promote the building of peace...
What it means to be a real friend
Saint Thomas Aquinas wrote: “There is nothing on this earth to be prized more than true friendship.” And I deeply echo his words. True friendship is beautiful,...
Mass readings 23 December – 31 December, 2012
Liturgical Calendar Year C Weekdays Cycle Year 1 Sunday, December 23 Micah 5:1-4, Psalm 80:2-3, 15-16, 18-19, Hebrews 10:5-10, Luke 1:39-45 Monday, December 24, Christmas vigil 2...
Movie reviews – Life of Pi/ Here comes the Boom/End of Watch/The Master
Life of Pi By John Mulderig, Catholic News Service Religious themes are central to director Ang Lee’s visually artful screen version of Yann Martel’s best-selling novel “Life...
