Homilies need Listeners Too!
From Margaret Mollett, Piketberg, Western Cape – Michael Shackleton’s point in Do poor homilies lose parishioners? (April 16), that Catholics...
June 2017
The Two Thieves – Dismas and Gestas
Further to Michael Shackleton’s answer to the question, Was the other thief saved? (September 30) refers, tradition names that man...
The Trinity, like a C-major
By Fr Allan Moss OMI – The sacred liturgy on Trinity Sunday proclaims: How great is your name, O Lord...
What’s a Parish-Hopper? Is it a Bad Thing?
Fr Mathibele Sebothoma – Since the beginning of the year I had been wondering about her absence in parish life....
Canada asks Pope for help with Reconciliation
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said he asked Pope Francis to help Canadians “move forward on a real reconciliation” with...
Baptism and the Trinity
When was the formula in the name of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit first used in the rite of...
The Holy Trinity Explained
The Trinity is a mystery. I tell this to my confirmation class, and try to explain it. What alarms me...
Idols: They Confuse the Heart and Mind
This is what people love and seek – a god “that looks like us, understandable, predictable,” even though “it can...
Is There Evidence for Christ’s Peace?
As someone who feels depressed, can you give me hope? Jesus said: “Peace I leave with you, my peace I...
