2013

Year-end Review 2013

It was the Year of Faith, during which Pope Benedict suddenly resigned and Pope Francis launched a new style of papacy, the reform of the Roman curia...

Video: Highlights of 2013

2013 has come to an end and so it’s time for an year-end-review. What are the highlights of this past year? What stands out the most in...

A Christian campaign for peace

This month I take a break in the series on the Church’s social teachings and introduce you to a remarkable ecumenical campaign for justice, peace and reconciliation...

Mass readings December 29 – January 5, 2014

Liturgical Calendar Year A Weekdays Cycle Year 2 Sunday, December 29, The Holy Family Sirach 3:2-7, 12-14, Psalm 128:1-5, Colossians 3:12-21 or 3:12-17, Matthew 2:13-15, 19-23 Monday,...

Annunciation central to Christmas

Fr Bonaventure Hinwood OFM, Pretoria Our liturgical calendar, following the gospels, emphasises Easter and Jesus’ death and resurrection. In the gospels and writings of the New Testament...

The real Nelson Mandela

The tributes to Nelson Mandela have been delivered and the glow of another burst of national unity, this time with us brought together in grief, is slowly...