Pray with the Pope – August 2015
General Intention: That volunteers may give themselves generously to the service of the needy. Missionary Intention: That setting aside our...
2015
20 years Since Another Great Encyclical
While Pope Francis’ new encyclical Laudato Si’Â is enjoying wide publicity, few people are aware this year also marks the 20th...
The Case for Traditional Initiation
Few things expose the grave consequences of the breakdown of the family structure in our black communities as the tragic...
Mass Readings: July 26-August 2, 2015
Liturgical Calendar Year B, Weekdays Cycle Year 1 17th Week, Ordinary time Sunday July 26 2 Kings 4:42-44, Psalms 145:10-11,...
Pope: Good Pastors always See, have Compassion and Teach
By Carol Glatz, Catholic News Service A good pastor always sees what people are going through, feels compassion and then...
Schoolchildren Learn about Nuns’ Life Behind the Grille
By Cori Fugere Urban, Catholic News Service The joy of youth met the joy of consecrated religious life when sixth-graders...
Corrections on the words of Quran
From Fr Christopher Clohessy, Cape Town Just some tiny corrections to John Lee’s letter about the Quran (July 8). Mr...
At the Lord’s Table
The question of how to provide pastoral care to divorced and civilly remarried Catholics will form a focal and contentious...
How can we Respond to the Pope’s Call?
What is your carbon footprint? That’s a popular question that pops up sometimes when we speak about the environment. We...
