Archbishop Hurley’s Presence was Felt Everywhere
The Church in Durban celebrated the centenary of the birth of Archbishop Denis Hurley in great style. GUNTHER SIMMERMACHER shares his impressions. Archbishop Denis Hurley OMI would...
November 2015
Freelancing the religious life: An ‘urban hermit’ tells her story
By Robert Duncan, Catholic News Service Julia Bolton Holloway, a Dante scholar with a doctorate in medieval studies, lives among some of the greatest monuments of the...
Christian Conversion sets a Man Free
During the recent U.S. Catholic bishops’ assembly in Baltimore, several bishops and one abbot decided to skip dinner at the Marriott Waterfront hotel and walked several blocks...
Mass Readings: 22-29 November, 2015
Liturgical Calendar Year B, Weekdays Cycle Year 1 34th Week, Ordinary time Mass Readings Sunday November 22, Christ the King Daniel 7:13-14, Psalms 93:1-2, 5, Revelation 1:5-8,...
Pope: Keep the Doors Open!
By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Because God always keeps open the door of his mercy and offer of salvation to everyone, the doors of every church...
Doctor: People should know environmental causes of illness
By Carol Glatz, Catholic News Service Patients have a right to a diagnosis that includes the possible causes of their illness, not just treatment addressing the symptoms,...
ISIS captive priest says he carried cross of Jesus
By Doreen Abi Raad, Catholic News Service When a man dressed head-to-toe in black entered the room where Father Jacques Mourad was being held by the Islamic...
Legalism Breeds Lifeless Belief
From John Lee John Lee, Johannesburg Father Ron Rolheiser’s excellent article “Let holiness be hot-blooded” (October 14) refers. Many non-Christians seem to perceive us as sad people.
This Week’s Issue
Hurley centenary in text and photos The story behind Uganda martyrs Why we must open the church doors National seminary rector leaves What the pope wants to...
The Trap of Prostitution
When Jesus ministered to and even socialised with prostitutes, he gave his followers a mandate to aid these most widely reviled women in society.
