This Was Pope Francis’ 2019
By Cindy Wooden – For Pope Francis, 2019 included his sixth anniversary as pope, his 83rd birthday and his 50th anniversary...
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This Was 2019 – Highlights and Lowlights of the Year
It was a year in which Church leaders talked tough on abuse, the pope visited our neighbourhood, South Africa was...
What South Africa Faces In 2020
It looks like 2020 will be a generally tough and difficult year with Eskom’s crisis, the ongoing state capture investigations,...
Pope: Put the Phone Away and Talk to Each Other
By Cindy Wooden – Pope Francis prayed that people all over the world would end 2019 “in peace, peace in...
With Help Of Crop-Duster, Louisiana Parish Blesses Town With Holy Water
By Dennis Sadowski – Members of St. Anne Parish in Cow Island, Louisiana, gave their neighbours a Christmas blessing from the...
Length Of Catholic Sermons A Small Percentage Of Christian Counterparts
By Mark Pattison – If experience can’t prove it, data scraping will: Catholic sermons are shorter than their Protestant counterparts....
Treasure The Gift Of The Beloved Son
In his latest document, Pope Francis reflected on the Nativity scene. (Photo: Andreas Böhme) December is almost over and we have...
The Season Of Great Expectations
It’s that time of the year again. There has been overeating and overshopping. The malls were filled with children and...
Honour the Holy Family through Refugees
As the Holy Family once were migrants, so are many of those in our midst this Christmas. DALUXOLO MOLOANTOA...
