Beijing Retains a Tight Grip on the Church
The Chinese Communist Party’s top leader in charge of religion has made it clear that Beijing intends to retain a...
July 2017
Why does God Bless Some but Not Others?
Does God favour some and not others – like Cain and Abel? Why do some people have a happy life,...
Man’s ‘Ministry of the Walking Stick’
A stick may be thought of as having very little use except as firewood, but for Les Johnson each stick...
When An Ex-Pope Speaks
When retired Pope Benedict XVI sent a personal message to be read at the funeral of Cardinal Joachim Meisner in...
Why the Chalice As Well?
We were taught that the host contains the Body and Blood of Jesus Christ. Why, then, are we also offered...
‘Life is tough. We are praying for you’ – Parish Billboard Touches Community
A glance, a thought, a prayer are what St. Nicholas Byzantine Catholic Parish had hoped to inspire in commuters when...
Flaunting our Bodies Through Dress
Nthabiseng Maphisa examines the impact of the way we dress. As Christians our goal is always to allow Christ to shine through us – in the way we act, treat others and yes, in how we dress
Is a Community of the Faithful Essential for Salvation?
Are the faithful saved individually or as a community of believers? A friend quotes this text: If your lips confess...
This Week’s Issue: 26 July-1 August
»Church licence law ‘could limit freedoms’ »What does ‘laicising’ a priest mean? »The tradition of Jerusalem’s ‘holy tattoo’ »The need...
