February 2016
Attacks on Priests
South African Catholics were shocked this month to learn of the brutal attack on a Cape Town priest in his...
Why our Just God Forgives Sinners
In this Year of Mercy we are asked to show mercy to others. I cannot understand how God can be...
Why We are called to Lenten Fast
Anthony Gathambiri – Today the sense of fasting is diminishing. Seeing fast food restaurants makes our stomachs growl, as though...
Mass Readings: 7 February – 14 Febraury, 2016
Liturgical Calendar Year C, Weekdays Cycle Year 2 Sunday February 7 Isaiah 6:1-8, Psalms 138:1-5, 7-8, 1 Corinthians 15:1-11, Luke...
Power corrupts because the powerful don’t recognise sin
By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Anyone with a bit of power – in the church or in the world...
Nuclear Power Must Lead the Mix
From Frans van Neerijnen, Johannesburg The bishops’ Justice & Peace Commission has called for a costly referendum on nuclear reactors...
More than 1,000 missionaries of mercy will serve during jubilee year
By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service - More than 1,000 “missionaries of mercy” from all over the world, including South Africa,...
God wants to save you; Will you let him? pope asks
By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service God doesn’t want to condemn anyone; he wants to save every person in the...
