July 2016

Vote Wisely

When South Africans go to the polls on August 3 to elect their municipal governments, more will be at stake than which local politicians and community leaders...

Why We Need Sunday

Are you caught up in the rat race or do you get a chance to sharpen the axe and refuel the spirit? GRAHAM WILLIAMS makes the case for...

8 Great Places of Pilgrimage

Pilgrimage destinations like the Holy Land and Rome are well-known, but there are many others. PAT McCARTHY looks at eight hugely popular sites. For a Catholic, a pilgrimage is...

A World without Nuclear Weapons

At any moment, you could be within 30 minutes of being incinerated from nuclear weapons. Considering that radiation fallout from a nuclear attack would hurt virtually everyone, and...

Mass Readings: 31 July – 7 August, 2016

Liturgical Calendar Year C, Weekdays Cycle Year 2 18th Sunday in Ordinary Time Sunday July 31 Ecclesiastes 1:2; 2:21-23, Psalms 90:3-6, 12-14, 17, Colossians 3:1-5, 9-11, Luke...

U.S. Cardinal Worries over Trump Rhetoric

While most U.S. bishops have not publicly addressed comments from Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump regarding immigration, a popular U.S. cardinal and adviser to the pope said...