Ntsikana, the first Xhosa Christian
The period of extreme dislocation from the Cape Frontier Wars, the nine wars between the Xhosa people and European settlers...
2014
Hope in a time of desolation
Allow me to share an experience that happened just after the election of Pope Francis. The pope was celebrating a...
Listen to the Pope’s voice
BY GREGORY SOLIK When the 266th pope and successor of St Peter released his document Evangelii Gaudium (“The Joy of...
Mass Readings- January 12-19, 2014
Liturgical Calendar Year A Weekdays Cycle Year 2 Sunday, January 12, Baptism of the Lord Isaiah 42:1-4, 6-7, Psalm 29:1-4,...
Movie Reviews- Don Jon/ The Wolf of Wall Street
Don Jon By John Mulderig, Catholic News Service Wrongheaded values, a surfeit of obscene images and, above all, a contemptuous treatment...
Baptism gives strength to forgive enemies and love the poor, pope says
By Carol Glatz, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) – Baptism isn’t just some formal ritual, it profoundly changes people,...
Deepening our relationship with Jesus
From Fr Kevin Reynolds, Pretoria Father Bonaventure Hinwood’s letter on the Annunciation being central to Christmas (December 25) certainly brings...
Our Prayers for 2014
This year, South Africans will go to the polls to elect a new parliament. In the past, fears of election...
Vatican II?diary of a controversial expert
MY JOURNAL OF THE COUNCIL, by Yves Congar OP, translated from the French by Mary John Ronayne OP & Mary...
