2016
‘The Desert will Become a Garden’
Pope Francis met privately at the Vatican with French President Francois Hollande, who said he felt it necessary to thank...
Thank You, Missionaries
The Church in Southern Africa was built by missionaries. Men and women belonging to diverse religious orders left home and...
Ok, What’s the Apostolic Penitentiary?
The Apostolic Penitentiary has nothing to do with a jail cell and everything to do with ensuring repentant sinners experience...
Mass readings: 21 August – 28 August, 2016
Liturgical Calendar Year C, Weekdays Cycle Year 2 20th Sunday in Ordinary Time Sunday August 21, Assumption of Our Lady...
The Balance between Humans and the Universe
Appointing Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia as the new chancellor for the Pontifical John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage...
The Non-Biblical Lord’s Prayer?
Why do we break up the Lord’s Prayer from its original text in the Bible? During Mass we say the...
Pope Francis: Share in the Life of Jesus
Jesus’ compassion toward people in need is not a vague sentiment, but a calling for Christians to bring that same...
Are There No More Standards on the Altar?
As an altar server years ago, I learnt how to walk in a neat procession to the altar and back,...
