Archbishop Peter Wells: Don’t Use Religion as a Political Tool
By Fr Paul Tatu CSS – Religion should not be used as a political tool or as a form of...
2019
Sometimes We Need to Hit Pause
Sometimes we just need to pause and reflect a little, writes Chris McDonnell. Often, when I was preparing young children...
No Place on PPCs for Domestic, Sexual Abusers
Domestic abusers cannot be the face of the Church and should not be in structures such as parish pastoral or...
Learning What the Church Does
By Fr Paul Tatu CSS – A visit to the headquarters of the Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference (SACBC) was an eye-opener for many...
Pope Francis Opens the Amazon Synod at the Vatican
By Junno Arocho Esteves – The Catholic Church’s mission in the world is to spread the fire of God’s love and...
The Origins of Evil are Varied, but Less so for the New Show ‘Evil’
By Sister Hosea Rupprecht – The questions of what makes people do evil things is explored in the new CBS series...
Pope to cardinals: Loving, loyal service requires feeling God’s love
By Carol Glatz – In a ceremony to create 13 new cardinals, Pope Francis reminded new and old members of the...
‘Judgmental’ Means What?
Theresa from Johannesburg – Michael Shackleton in his “Open Door” column equates the Holy Father with the actions of the...
The Outlawing of Spanking
The ruling by the Constitutional Court to outlaw all forms of corporal punishment of children by parents has inevitably divided...
