Church / Editorials 2019 / Holy Spirit / Pentecost / Shackleton
by Michael Shackleton · Published June 9, 2019 · Last modified June 3, 2019
Guest Editorial by Michael Shackleton – An archbishop from Australia has unwittingly provided us with something to think about on Pentecost Sunday. As president of the Australian Catholic Bishops’ Conference, Archbishop Mark Coleridge of...
Guest editorial by Michael Shackleton – We are observing Communications Sunday again, a day that seems to penetrate little into the consciousness of Sunday Massgoers. Yet communicating is something we cannot do without. As...
by Michael Shackleton · Published May 26, 2019 · Last modified May 25, 2019
Guest editorial by Michael Shackleton – With South Africa’s 2019 general elections behind us, it would not be inappropriate to ponder again the Church’s expectations of the newly elected government. Our bishops have once...
Catechesis / Christian Living / Depression &Suicide / Holiness and Sanctification / Shackleton
by Michael Shackleton · Published May 21, 2019
I admit to being a scrupulous soul and am often plagued by doubts about whether I have given in to temptations or not. A good priest has been very patient and understanding, and has...
It was my belief that a divorced Catholic who married a second time without an annulment of the first marriage was immediately excommunicated from the Catholic Church. I know now I was wrong. What...
Apologetics / Christian Living / Church / Sacraments / Shackleton
by Michael Shackleton · Published March 26, 2019 · Last modified March 25, 2019
In Confession, the priest gave me a penance of the Stations of the Cross, which I did. What is the purpose of the penance when I know that, because I am truly sorry for...
Church / Church Teaching / Shackleton / Theology / Trinity
by Michael Shackleton · Published March 5, 2019 · Last modified March 1, 2019
The Holy Trinity is a mystery to the human intelligence yet it is an article of our Christian faith. I know the three divine persons are mentioned individually in the New Testament. At what...
Guest editorial: Michael Shackleton – Like a coin, there are two sides to the Church. One side faces the world around it. The other side is seen and experienced by its faithful people in...
Church / Church Teaching / Death / Life Issues / Shackleton
by Michael Shackleton · Published February 5, 2019 · Last modified February 4, 2019
Why has Pope Francis suddenly made a change in the Catechism (2267), with regard to the just sentencing to death by the state of identified criminals? We are now taught that the death penalty...
Guest Editorial By Michael Shackleton – Corruption is the catchword of the day. It is not a new word. It has appeared in many history books describing the perennial dishonesty and downfall of empires...
Our children became our debtors when my wife and I with God’s help gave them life. Aren’t they obliged to pay us back as much as they can? Our gift to them was of...
Church / Jesus / Shackleton
by Michael Shackleton · Published December 19, 2018 · Last modified December 16, 2018
Jesus said: “Very truly I tell you, whoever hears my words and believes him who sent me has eternal life and will not be judged but has crossed over from death to life” (Jn...
