Jesus and the Baptism of the Spirit
From John Lee, Johannesburg – We Catholics understand our Christianity as a process rather than a “one-off experience”. However, we...
August 2016
Martin Luther is no Longer Seen as a Villain by the Church
Germany’s Catholic bishops praised Martin Luther, who started the Protestant Reformation, as a “Gospel witness and teacher of the faith”...
Our Missal is Hard on the Ear!
Sarah-Leah Pimental -I refer to Fr. Chris Townsend’s column of 6 June “Let’s Look at the New Missal Translation –...
Running For their Lives
Imagine, right now at this very moment you and your loved ones need to run for your lives! With hardly more...
Are Catholics Letting Down the Community?
Father Jim Consedine from New Zealand asks some searching questions about Catholic communities. In Christchurch, New Zealand, in the past...
Gymnast Keeps Rosary Close When She Competes
Olympic gymnast and gold medalist Simone Biles says when she travels, she sometimes takes with her a statue of St....
What is the ‘Common Good’?
What is meant by the common good? Does it mean the good of a particular political party or pressure group...
‘Burial Shrouds Don’t Have Pockets’
Innocent men, women and children are paying the ultimate price in the continuing conflict raging in Syria, especially in Aleppo,...
