Why Church Law Forbids Violating the Seal of Confession
The seal of confession is so important and sacred that a priest would be automatically excommunicated under canon law for...
September 2018
Prayers of the Faithful
Guest editorial Michael Shackleton – When the Western Cape and other affected areas recently confronted the prospect of a devastating regional...
Priests Are Often Failed by Parishioners!
Donnaé Stone, Port Elizabeth – Elroy Swart, in his letter “Why are many priests still a law unto themselves?”,...
The Church Lost in the Desert?
It’s not Lent, but the sense of wandering in a desert prevails. We have wandered our desert of clergy sexual...
I was a Stranger and You Took my Child from Me
In the last judgment scene of Matthew’s Gospel, Jesus sends a severe warning that hell awaits those who ignore meeting...
Author: Why I Reopened Old Wounds
A memoir by a Catholic author about growing up under apartheid has been a surprise bestseller in South Africa this...
