April 2013

Mass readings 28 April – 5 May, 2013

Liturgical Calendar Year C Weekdays Cycle Year 1 Sunday, April 28 Acts 14:21-27, Psalm 145:8-13, Revelation 21:1-5, John 13:31-33, 34-35 Monday, April 29, St Catherine of Siena...

Movie Reviews – Oblivion/Escape from Planet Earth

Oblivion By John Mulderig, Catholic News Service NEW YORK (CNS) — Large-scale landscapes and shiny gadgets make for arresting visuals in the science fiction epic “Oblivion” (Universal). But...

Reflection on a joke

Humour, it barely needs pointing out, is entirely subjective. A joke that causes one person to laugh may leave the next one cold, or even cause offence. So...

The young Church is alive in SA

A year or so ago, I wrote an article in The Southern Cross called “Catholic heroes”. In it, I spoke about how we need more Catholic role-models...

Freedom to be…what?

With Freedom Day coming up on April 27, the concept of freedom has lately been milling around in my head. Who, if anyone, is ever truly free? But...