Foot-Washing Rite at Holy Thursday Mass
The foot-washing ceremony on Holy Thursday is perhaps one of the most meaningful of the Sacred Triduum’s liturgical moments. It...
Editorials 2016
What We Pray for in 2017
The year 2016 will be remembered by many as an annus horribilis, a year that brought little by way of...
Have Yourself a Very Messy Christmas
One of Pope Francis’ favourite words is “messy”. He uses it in different contexts to wake us up to the...
Challenging the Pope
This Week’s Editorial looks at disunity in the very heart of the Church. The unity of the Catholic Church is shaken...
Don’t Fight over Mary
This Week’s editorial looks at the role of Mary in the Church and how the faithful can sometimes create divisiveness...
Bigotry: Be the Cure
The year has seen the triumph of fear-based politics: the success of Donald Trump’s hate-based campaign, the Brexit vote, and...
An Eternal Season of Mercy
In the world today, the definitions and certainties of the human experience are shifting. Family life, sexuality, sacredness of life...
Leave it in the Ground
When pumped or squeezed out of the earth, oil pollutes both the natural and moral environments. Land is blighted by...
Cesspool of Corruption
The waves of revelations about the corruption of the government under President Jacob Zuma, and the extent to which the...
