Church hypocrisy on child abuse
From Patrick Dacey, Johannesburg Cardinal Roger Mahony’s sentiments on child abuse (March 13) highlight the hypocrisy of the “governing body”...
2013
Church and the media
While the Church rejoices at the ways in which Pope Francis reveals himself to be a pontiff not of grandeur...
Time Out for Limbo
Fr Bonaventure Hinwood OFM –Â People sometimes say to me that they were told that Catholic doctrine is true to what...
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...
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,...
From death penalty to resurrection
“We are Easter people and alleluia is our song!” This joyous exclamation proclaimed by St. Augustine of Hippo sums up...
Holy Week is time to follow Jesus in search of lost sheep, pope says
By Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) – Holy Week is a time to follow Jesus out of one’s...
Movie Reviews – Parker
Parker By Joseph McAleer,Catholic News Service NEW YORK (CNS) — It’s a safe bet that when a film opens with...
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...
