To be Prepared for the Word of God
As Catholics we are taught that Christ is truly present in the Eucharist which we receive at Mass; but often...
Editorials 2019
In All Things, Charity
Catholics are prone to complain that they do not receive sufficient respect from those outside the Church, especially in the...
Transfer of Feasts
The patronal feast of South Africa, the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin into Heaven, is on August 15. This year...
To Feed the Multitudes
In the Gospels we observe Jesus’ response when, on two occasions, he was faced with crowds of people he knew...
The Army in the Streets
When the time comes to measure the success of the deployment in Cape Town of the South African National Defence...
Lessons to Learn From Fake Priest
We must be alarmed at how easy it was for a conman to pose as a priest, even to the...
A Test of Humanity
Eighty years ago, a German ship’s captain defied the Nazi regime in 1939 by sailing an ocean liner around the...
Where is Christ?
Many committed Catholics have responded to the ongoing scandals in the Church by grappling with a most important question: Why...
Dropping the ‘Father’?
Pope Francis frequently condemns a culture of clericalism in which priests “lord it” over the laity and pursue a path...
