Mass Readings: 23 July – 30 July, 2017
Liturgical Calendar Year A – Weekdays Cycle Year 1 Sunday July 23, 16th Sunday of the Year Wisdom 12:13, 16-19,...
July 2017
Learning Psalm 1
Psalm 1 – the very first of 150 psalms in the bible – can be said to be a summary...
How Drama Opens Spaces for Honesty
The National Arts Festival in Grahamstown is always full of surprising drama delights, secular and also sacred. Among the latter...
Cardinal Schonborn: Favouring the Family Doesn’t Mean Disfavouring Other Lifestyles
The Church wants to strengthen families of all types and is doing whatever it can to strengthen the family. That...
How a gangster found redemption
THE INNOCENCE OF GUILT: A True South African Story, by Reggie Karam. Reach Publishers, 2016. 137pp. R200 Reviewed by Günther...
The Validity of Matter for the Eucharist
The validity and worthiness of the bread and wine used for the celebration of the Eucharist must be ensured, the...
Let’s Ask: How Would Jesus Act?
Fr Peter Switala, Pretoria – In his column “What would Jesus do, Fr Chris Townsend makes liberal use of rather...
Poetry collection offers comfort
THE WAY HOME: Poems for the Human Spirit, by Augustine Shutte. Kirkwood Press, 2017. 101pp. R120 Reviewed by Margaret Blackie...
Pope: Laziness and Vice Prevent the Gospel Taking Root
God proposes, not imposes, his Gospel and offer of salvation, putting the responsibility of being open to and moved by...
