March 2013

Can we do with less?

In his famous book, The Road Less Travelled, the US psychiatrist M Scott Peck argues convincingly that suffering and facing problems are necessary for mental and spiritual...

Mass readings 31 March – 7 April, 2013

Liturgical Calendar Year C Weekdays Cycle Year 1 Sunday, March 31, Easter Sunday Acts 10:34, 37-43, Psalm 118:1-2, 16-17, 22-23, Colossians 3:1-4 or 1 Corinthians 5:6-8, John...

Movie Reviews – Parker

Parker By Joseph McAleer,Catholic News Service NEW YORK (CNS) — It’s a safe bet that when a film opens with the lead character masquerading as a priest...

Cut power of Roman curia

From Brian Gaybba, Grahamstown The election of Pope Francis was a breath of fresh air, and he reminded me of John XXIII: elderly, with diminishing energy and...

Jesus is indeed risen

One Friday afternoon before the Jewish feast of Passover almost 2000 years ago there died a leader of a religious movement, crucified by the Romans. As the man’s...

A Jesuit Pope Named Francis

The election of Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, formerly Archbishop of Buenos Aires, Argentina, as Pope Francis is an extraordinary event in the history of the church. The...