2013: The upside of bad times
The end of the year is a naturally reflective time. Our society rightly makes a big deal out of this...
December 2013
Movie review – Frozen/Blue Jasmine/Last vegas
Frozen By Joseph McAleer, Catholic News Service NEW YORK (CNS) – Don’t let the title fool you, “Frozen” (Disney) is...
Mass Readings – December 22-29
Sunday, December 22, Fourth Sunday of Advent Isaiah 7:10-14, Psalm 24:1-6, Romans 1:1-7, Matthew 1:18-24 Monday, December 23 Malachi 3:1-4,...
Pope, at audience, says Christmas offers lesson in humility
By Francis X. Rocca, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis said Christmas is an occasion of joy...
Money must Serve, not Rule
Just as the commandment Thou shalt not kill sets a clear limit in order to safeguard the value of human...
Independent Catholic Church Communities?
From From Fr Raphael Thomas, Cape Town –Â I write in response to Fr Fano Ngcobo’s letter, “An alternative” (November 20)....
A radical Christmas awaits those of faith
GUEST EDITORIAL BY FR S’MILO MNGADI A famous retail store recently ran a Christmas advert with the tagline “Christmas is...
The Church alive: the environment
The Church Alive looks at how the New Evangelisation can be a bridge between the church’s theology of creation and...
Can kids’ TV habits be changed?
BY MARK PATTISON It’s bad enough that parents realise it’s not good to let their kids have so much screen...
