Men and Women for Mercy – a Woman’s Day issue
“Is being men and women of mercy a factor for us in reflecting and discerning God’s plan for each of us in regard to sexuality?” Toni Rowland...
Toni Rowland
Let’s Pray for Grandparents Everywhere
As goes the family, so goes the Church and the world. This favourite statement by Pope St John Paul II is as relevant now if not more...
Youths can be ‘Champions of Mercy’
When we consider the situation of young people, should we speak of youth with families, without families, or youth in families? When one asks in a group,...
Let us Be Reborn in the Spirit
Often we talk of a “good team spirit” or of a spirit that is lacking in some situation. People are enthusiastic and committed or bored and disinterested. An...
Better to discuss than to lecture
In our postmodern way of free thinking, does the word lecture come across as rather dictatorial?It possibly does even more than the words ‘sermon’ or ‘homily’; all...
In 2016, Let’s Change for the Better
Duke Ellington’s jazz standard notes: Things ain’t what they used to be! Being a bit of a musician I often think in terms of songs though not...
Mercy or Madness?
How will Jesus be revealed in the year ahead? This month the Supreme Court of Appeal changed Oscar Pistorius’ conviction from manslaughter to murder of his girlfriend...
Dealing with Loss
The month of November, which begins with All Souls Day, places a focus on caring for those who experience loss. So it is a good time to...
Why Split Family from Laity?
Even well-balanced adult parents might have had some difficulty keeping afloat in the sea of reports emanating from the Synod on the Family.
Let’s Remember Mrs Daswa’s Story
While children, especially young ones, observe their parents relationships this is what the Church describes as remote marriage preparation it is probably not clear to them how...
