So much hot air in SA’s political debate
When the Catholic Parliamentary Liaison Office (CPLO) hosted a roundtable debate on the election for the three major political parties...
2016
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...
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...
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....
What’s the Point of a Homily?
Bishop Edward Risi OMI – Lately there have been comments in The Southern Cross and other publications about homilies. Some...
Catholics Often First Responders to Slaves at Sea
Catholic pastoral workers play a crucial role in coming to the aid of “sea slaves” – fishermen who are held...
The Canaanites, Hebrews and Peace
From Patrick Dacey, Johannesburg – The Gospel stories fall into a timeframe when extreme animosity existed between the Jewish community of...
God’s Plans for Our Lives
Catherine De Valence looks back and forward over her own life and sees how God was at work all along....
Tragedy in France
A policeman reacts as he secures a position in front of city hall after two assailants killed 84-year-old Father Jacques...
