Understanding the Bible
An old platitude has it that Catholics are ignorant of the Bible because they don’t read it. Whether or not...
August 2015
How to Remain Catholic
BY MBONGISENI NYATHI Most Catholics would like to enrich their faith and spiritual life — but many, it seems, are...
Pope’s Change of Tone
To say that Pope Francis is shaking the Church’s establishment tree is to state the obvious—the birds have started flurrying...
More than Prayer and 67 Minutes
Pope Francis has been aptly described as a rock star. Never, throughout the entirety of history, has a single pontiff...
Mass Readings: August 23-30
Liturgical Calendar Year B, Weekdays Cycle Year 1 21st Week, Ordinary time Sunday August 23 Joshua 24:1-2, 15-17, 18, Psalm...
Pope: Live a Balanced Life!
Work is an important expression of human dignity and of caring for one’s family, but today there is a “dangerous...
Our Church Needs Revival!
From Deirdre Lewis, Cape Town Your editorial “Lure of other churches” (August 5) refers. Many years ago, while living in...
Our Hopes for Southern Africa’s Youth Day
For many young Catholics, attending the huge World Youth Day gatherings is a dream goal; for most of them, however,...
