Remembering Well
Dear Reader, During the month of November, we Catholics remember our dead. Our feature article in this issue on how
Church Church Teaching Editorials 2023 Simmermacher
Why Does the Church Transfer Feasts?
Question: Why does the Church transfer our great solemnities, such as the Ascension in May or the Assumption of Our
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Lessons from a Troubling Video
A video clip is currently circulating which accuses Cardinal Stephen Brislin of racism for not embracing and kissing an African
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St Francis of Assisi: The ‘superstar saint’ who sought poverty
As a youngster he lived the high life, but now he is known as the ‘beggar saint’. This is the
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Cardinal Stephen Brislin’s Thanksgiving Mass
A day after receiving the red hat from Pope Francis in St Peter’s Square, Cardinal Stephen Brislin of Cape Town
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When did Mary and Joseph Get Married?
Question: Your Saint of the Month article on St Joseph (March 2023) states: “Joseph and Mary are not yet married
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Church Editorials 2023 Mission Saints Simmermacher
We are on a Mission
Dear Reader, October is Mission Month, so it is right that in this issue there is a running thread of
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Church Editorials 2023 Simmermacher
The Man in Red
Dear Reader, When he was a young deacon sent to Lesotho, Cardinal-elect Stephen Brislin received the Sesotho nickname Motlalepula, which
St Maximilian Kolbe: The Remarkable Martyr to Nazis
He was a Franciscan, writer, publisher, monastery founder, missionary, and martyr of charity. The life of St Maximilian Kolbe is
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