Mortal and venial sin – the difference
My very Catholic mother (a convert) taught me that sin was sin, and Jesus never graded it into mortal and...
Michael Shackleton
Medjugorje child
THE HIDDEN CHILD OF MEDJUGORJE, Sister Emmanuel. Children of Medjugorje Inc. 2007. 414pp Reviewed by Michael Shackleton
Penny thoughts
PENNY THOUGHTS: Reflections on the Riches of Catholic Tradition, by Patrick Quinton Gonsalves. Melrose Books, London. 2008. 86pp. Reviewed by...
Orthodox at Communion?
A friend of mine who is Greek Orthodox regularly stays with me while on holiday. There is no Greek church...
How prayer raises mind and heart
I was taught that prayer is the raising up of the mind and heart to God. This means little to...
Priest’s Afrikaans poetry
SEEVLAK TOT SAVANNA by Bonaventure Hinwood. Bent Uitgewers, 2008. 60pp. Reviewed by Michael Shackleton
On the Camino way
FOREVER A PILGRIM: My Personal Pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela and Beyond, by Ermanno Aiello. Positano Publications, Cape Town. 2008....
The poet within the musician
RECOGNITION: Poems by Barry Smith. Pretext Publishers, Cape Town. 2008. 72pp. Reviewed by Michael Shackleton
