I’m Not Guilty of Adam’s Sin – How Can We Be Called Sinners?
Original sin is the sin of disobedience to God committed by Adam, yet we his descendants are tainted by that...
July 2017
Mass Readings: 30 July-6 August, 2017
Liturgical Calendar Year A – Weekdays Cycle Year 1 Sunday July 30, 17th Sunday of the Year 1 Kings 3:5,...
God is Eternally Good – My Answer to an Atheist
Why does God permit evil? Is it because he is not good? Or is he cruel? Mputhumi Ntabeni takes an...
It’s Been a Year – French Priest’s Martyrdom was a Life-Changing Event
The martyrdom of a French priest killed a year ago while celebrating Mass was an event that “has transformed me...
Tough Times for Family Farmers and Farmworkers
Farmers and farm workers have many challenges and in some cases are exploited as Tony Magliano discovers. For most of...
Thanks ‘Bee’ to God: Beekeeper Honoured for Service as Catechist
Bob Fassbinder, a beekeeper, uses his love for creation as a tool to reach children while teaching them catechism. On...
Sacraments and Sacramentals – How are they related?
According to the Catechism of the Catholic Church, sacramentals are sacred signs which bear a resemblance to the sacraments. They...
This is the Woman My Mary Is
Serialong Lebasa, Vereeniging – “Who is Mary to you?”, Fr Emmanuel Dim SMA of Vereeniging asked at a Mass this...
The Ways of God’s Forgiveness
Baptised non-Catholics may not receive the sacrament of penance except under certain circumstances. I find this hard to reconcile with...
