We Are ALL Made in God’s Image
Serialong Lebasa, Vereeniging – I read with interest JH Goossens’ letter “Francis is not my preferred pope” and thank him […]
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Your Letters
Christian Living God Your Letters
Have Men Forgotten God?
The Russian novelist Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, describing the woes of his country under the Soviets, said: “Men have forgotten God.”
Recent studies among European youth back this up: even the leftovers of a vague identification with cultural Christianity are evaporating
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Church Preaching Priests Your Letters
Priests Need Early Public Speech Coaching
On the subject of preaching I have a strong opinion which I have voiced in “private” more than once: Good preaching starts with speech coaching at a very basic level at the beginning of the priest’s formation.
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Church Your Letters
Condemning Gays Condemns the Creator
June Boyer, Johannesburg – It is very worrying that The Southern Cross is facing a financial crisis. I have been
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Mary Your Letters
What if Mary Had Said No?
Nicolette Whittle, Kroonstad – The column “The problem with loving Mary too much” reflects the writer Arinze Joseph Ani’s concern
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Church Ecumenical dialogue Eucharist
I Still Don’t Understand! Communion for Non-Catholics?
With regard to the ongoing debate on Communion for non-Catholics, the Catechism of the Catholic Church in the section on the Seven Sacraments of the Church says: “Only validly ordained priests can preside at the Eucharist and consecrate the bread and the wine so that they become the Body and Blood of the Lord” (1411).
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God Technology & Christian Life
Does Smart Technology Equal Human Control?
In recent years, smart and smarter technology is increasingly dominating society. Everyone owns a computer. Whether it is a cellphone, a TV or fridge, it is computer-driven; and the “control” is becoming a cause for much concern
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Your Letters
Land Distribution in the United Kingdom
Martin Lusty, Forres, Scotland – I refer to your front-page article “What Church says on land redistribution”. My grandfather said:
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Jesus’ Agony Over the Weight of Sin
In one of his columns, Fr Ron Rolheiser OMI mentions the reason for Jesus’ agony in the garden. He says that it was not easy for Jesus to link with a divine source outside himself in prayer. He then concludes that this was the reason for his agony in the Garden of Gethsemane.
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