The need for a green Church
Whether you’re fearful of it, unsure of it or even bored with it addressing climate change means that we have...
Claire Mathieson
Christmas in the cloister
Every community has a Christmas tradition. Communities of religious priests, nuns, brothers and sisters also have their special Christmas traditions,...
The liturgy: collaborating with the congregation
There was a time when the liturgy was something arranged, planned and lived almost exclusively by Catholic religious. While the...
In the bleakness of Aids there is hope
Aids. Type the word into Google and you’ll find words like “death rate”m “orphans”, “infection rate” and “South Africa”. It’s...
The work of the laity: to build God’s kingdom
The old Catholic adage has it that the laity’s role in the Church is to pay, pray and obey. The...
All Saints, all Catholics
We don’ strive to be saints, we strive to live the lives God wanted and if we do it right,...
The joy of being a missionary
The primary ideal of mission work is to evangelise: spread the word and do the work of God. At one...
The event that brought new hope and joy to the Church
Nearly 50 years ago, the world’s bishops sat in St Peter’s basilica in the Vatican, to deliberate, discuss and decide...
Dominicans: pioneers in deaf education
For a Catholic school for deaf children, the goal is to integrate its pupils into the mainstream of society, as...
