The Quality of a Homily
I am disillusioned by the quality of the homilies at our Sunday Masses. I’m told that the Vatican has instructed...
Michael Shackleton
Venial vs Mortal Sin
At one time the Church defined mortal sin, which if not confessed can lead to hell, as a transgression involving...
That we may be one
The Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity has issued its statement for the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity 2007....
Voting and abortion
Is abortion the moral equivalent of murder, even if not the legal equivalent, because of our pro-abortion legislation? If so,...
Gunpowder, Treason & Plot
GUNPOWDER, TREASON & PLOT: A Novel, by David L Young. Anima Publishing, Suffolk. 2006. 234pp. Reviewed by Michael Shackleton Guy...
The Quest for Humanity in Science and Religion
THE QUEST FOR HUMANITY IN SCIENCE AND RELIGION: The South African Experience, edited by Augustine Shutte. Cluster Publications, Pietermaritzburg. 2006....
Teresa of Avila
Few saints were more human than Teresa of Avila. Few saints were more closely intimate with God than she was....
Lenten books
THE LENTEN JOURNEY TO EASTER: Readings and Reflections for the Weekdays of Lent, by Nicholas King SJ. CB Publications, Cape...
Our Life’s Needs Must Become Our Christian Needs
There is a saying that we have only three needs in life. If these are fulfilled, we can be assured...
