Must a Priest say Mass Every Day?
Is a priest obliged to celebrate Mass every day of the week? I believe there is a limit to the...
Michael Shackleton
Are Mass Stipends a form of Simony?
Our archdiocese recently increased the stipend from R20 to R40 for a Mass intention. Please explain why we are asked...
What Value is our Lenten Sacrifice?
We are to do penance for our sins and Lent is a good time to concentrate on this. The early...
Is it OK for Leaders to Lie to us?
Public figures now seem to be getting away with telling lies or denying what is plainly true. Some claim to...
Should We Call Our Priests Father?
I have a Protestant friend who addresses a Catholic priest as mister and sir, in the belief that Christ commanded...
Mission Sunday’s Bishop
GUEST EDITORIAL BY MICHAEL SHACKLETON Mission Sunday should be taken seriously by African Catholics in general and Southern African Catholics...
Communion and non-Catholics?
May non-Catholics receive holy Communion? This question always comes up at a requiem Mass, a wedding, first holy Communion, confirmation,...
Is the Eucharist just a Re-Enactment?
As an Irish Catholic born 80 years ago, I have been brought up to believe that when we receive the...
Voting for pro-abortion parties?
How does one vote, with mental reservations, for a party that provides abortion on demand? I cannot follow Pope Benedict’s...
