Preaching at Mass
The complaint is often heard that the standard of preaching at Mass has declined; sometimes this is even cited as […]
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Preventing crime
Discussions on crime prevention often place an emphasis on law enforcement and the punishment of offenders. Aside from failings in
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Barred from communion
Among the many topics for discussion at Octobers Synod of Bishops on New Evangelisation was the difficult subject of the
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Responding to Suicide
This week a priest describes how being confronted by the self-inflicted death of a friend led him to a new
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We are all missionaries
The Year of Faith, which began on October 11 and will run until November 24 next year, is an excellent
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Time to make a stand
Catholics in South Africa have long been reticent in making known their demands and expectations from the secular establishment. Lately
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Understanding Vatican II
When Pope John XXIII announced his intention to hold an ecumenical Church council in 1959, he changed the Church’s course
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The ‘right to die’
In South Africa and elsewhere there has been a recent groundswell proposing the legalisation of euthanasia, presenting assisted suicide as
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The leadership battle
The next few weeks will be of long-term importance for the future of South Africa as local branches and regions
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