Pope: Where There are Lies, There can be no Love
Lying or being inauthentic is seriously wrong because it hinders or harms human relationships, Pope Francis said. “Where there are...
2018
See Purgatory as Joyful Purification
Fr Ralph de Hahn, Cape Town – Your October 24 edition featured a traditional interpretation of purgatory, with a plea...
New Guide on Praying the Scriptures
Bernadette Chellew’s Praying the Scriptures: 8 Chapters of Lectio Divina Reflections makes use of Judeo-Christian Scriptures, as well as the ancient Lectio Divina practice of scriptural reading, meditation and prayer, with the author promising to explore the “eight aspects of prayer” with readers.
Pope: The World Has Not Learned Lessons from the Great War
The brutality of the First World War is a lesson that the world has yet to learn, Pope Francis said....
Why the ‘Prosperity Gospel’ Thrives in Africa
On a cool Sunday afternoon at Nairobi’s Uhuru Park, thousands of worshippers have gathered for a well-publicised open-air evangelical service, or crusade, by a popular city preacher.
Little Eden to Hold Annual Christmas Concerts
Little Eden, which is home to 300 children and adults with profound intellectual disability, will present its annual Christmas concerts...
African Church: Beware Prosperity Gospel Lies
African Church leaders have cautioned churchgoers against a false “gospel of prosperity” after a bishop in Ivory Coast said it was gaining ground in Catholic parishes.
Fr Sylvester David OMI to Head US Theology School!
An SA priest is to succeed Southern Cross columnist Fr Ron Rolheiser as head of US theology school in SanAntonio, Texas....
Tlhagale: Halo of Priesthood is Now Broken
Archbishop Buti Tlhagale of Johannesburg has called for the excommunication of all priests who abuse minors, and spoke with concern about the anger of young South Africans at what he called “broken promises”.
