Contemplative Prayer Eludes Me
Tom Drake, Johannesburg – Contemplative prayer has interested me for many years, but I must say, I cannot consider I...
April 2019
We Are Easter People!
We wished people a Happy Easter last Sunday but are you doing so this Sunday? Easter for Christians is not a one-off event: rather it is a season lasting a full 50 days and our joy should continue to overflow this year until June 9, this year’s date for Pentecost.
Humanity’s Ancestors: ‘We Are All African’
By Carol Glatz – As a follow-up to a 2013 symposium on the origin and evolution of humans, the Pontifical...
Pope: Fight Your Phone Addiction
By Carol Glatz – Pope Francis told high school students to break their cellphone addiction and spend more time on...
Catholics Called to Join Winterhoop Giving
Catholic parishes around the country are being invited to participate in a major national programme to help the poor in...
Manenberg Gears up for Taizé International
The Manenberg preparation team for the international Taizé Meeting in Cape Town in September had its first meeting. The team...
Priests Who Refuse Auditing of Books
Father Chris Townsend, in his column “Let’s talk about money”, raised important points. I cannot stress enough that if only...
Priest: Prayer Lifts up those Struggling with Alcoholism
By Laura Ieraci – Numerous organisations, both private and public, seek to help those who struggle with substance abuse through programming...
South Africa After 25 Years
The Rainbow Nation, it has turned out, was just as elusive as the appearances of colours created by reflection, refraction...
