May Religious Brothers Preach?
Persons conducting a communion service in the absence of a priest need to be trained for their ministry. Does a...
2012
Sweeping call for reforms not theology
A LAYMAN’S THEOLOGY, by Bernard Straughan. Coppinger Press, Cape Town, 2011. 132pp. Reviewed by Michael Shackleton In his preface the...
On Ignoring the Sunday Readings
At the liturgy which I attended this past Sunday the priest ignored the readings of the day, including the beautiful...
Church and the workers
Responding to the “new” question of workers’ rights and organised trade unionism in the 19th century did not come easily...
He was conceived and born
He was conceived by the power of the Holy Spirit and born of the Virgin Mary. The highest consciousness of...
The rosary can transform society
BY BR DAMAZIO NGOMA In the second part of his reflections on the power of the rosary, Dominican Brother DAMAZIO...
Beauty of baptism by immersion
From Fr Louis Anthony Padua, Cape Town I found the question regarding baptism by immersion and Michael Shackleton’s answer in...
Bullying: zero tolerance
A new American documentary titled Bully is currently making international news, bringing to the forefront a social problem that is...
How to become even more awesome
YOU’RE AWESOME: Living a Fulfilled Life, by Di Smith (with photographs by Terrence Mtola). Awesome SA Publishers, 2011. 131pp. Reviewed...
