How the Laity is Called to Mission
Have our people already forgotten the significance of their baptism by water, blood, fire and the anointing of the Holy Spirit (Mt 3:11; Acts 1:5)? It would appear so.
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Priest keeps Anti-Abortion Vigil on Parliament Hill in Canada for Nearly 30 Years
Jesuit Father Tony Van Hee says nearly three decades spent fasting and praying on Parliament Hill to end abortion have been the best years of his life.
15th Sunday of the Year Reflection
By Fr John Allen Green OFM – He commanded them to take nothing for the journey except a staff —...
Pope: Look Out For God’s Grace – It Comes In Unexpected Ways
God does not conform to people’s expectations, and he often presents himself and his graces in surprising ways, Pope Francis...
Pope: All Dictatorships Begin the Same Way
All dictatorships begin the same way: media outlets are put in the hands of “unscrupulous” people who spread lies and weaken democracy, Pope Francis said.
Never Lose the Power of Pentecost!
Fr Ralph de Hahn, Cape Town – I am so afraid that the magnificent Spirit of Pentecost — which...
A Jesuit at the Cape in the 1680s
Jesuit Father Guy Tachard, an astronomer and something of a secret agent, visited the Cape of Good Hope in 1685...
Pope: Commandments are God’s Loving Words, not Oppressive Commands
The Ten Commandments given by God are meant to protect his children from self-destruction; they are not harsh rules...
Don’t Show Contempt for the Image of God
Exploiting women or treating them like objects is a sin against God, Pope Francis said in his homily during morning Mass at Domus Sanctae Marthae. It will do people good – especially those who enjoy freedom – to reflect on how many women have become “slaves of this throwaway mentality,” he said.
