Pope: Everyone’s Hour Will Come, So Be Prepared for Judgement Day
People would be wise to think about Judgment Day and wonder what God will see when he examines their lives, Pope Francis said. “If the Lord were to call me today, what would I...
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Pope: People Must Confront their Evil Desires
God handed down his commandments not for people to hypocritically follow the letter of the law with a proud and righteous heart, but for people to recognise the truth of their weaknesses…
32nd Sunday of the Year Reflection
By Fr John Allen Green OFM The Woman’s Mite Cold and grey and miserable; the Gorbals is an area in the city of Glasgow, Scotland, on the south bank of the River Clyde. This...
The Bible has the Power to Transform Lives
Through God’s word, Christians can taste the sweetness of his love like honey and also feel the sharp sting of a sword that purifies them from sin, Pope Francis said. “The double edge of...
Hypocrisy is a Leaven Impeding Spiritual Growth
The Inward Growing Leaven Hypocrisy is the leaven that causes men and women to be self-centered and indifferent to the world around them, Pope Francis said. “This leaven is dangerous,” the pope said in...
Twenty-Eighth Sunday of the Year Reflection
Life is toil, and then we die! We recognise that our lives are filled so many diversions, so many urgent things that require my attention. Living from one pay check to the next...
Pope: God looks for Disciples Among the Dregs of Society
God went looking for and chose so many Christians and saints from the dregs of society, inviting some of the worst sinners to be his disciples, Pope Francis said in a morning homily. It...
Pope: Be Grateful to Your Parents, Never Insult Them
Honouring mothers and fathers means being grateful for the gift of life and Christians should never insult anyone’s parents, Pope Francis said. “Among us there is also the habit of saying awful things, even...
We Are Not Free to See God As a Woman
Nicolette Whittle, Kroonstad – In an article by Keenan Williams, Our Mother who art in Heaven ,the conundrum of God’s gender, whether we should be free to see God as Woman, is raised. The answer...
Bible Society Launches New Literacy Guides
The Bible Society of South Africa has launched its literacy material in Siswati and isiNdebele. Chief executive officer Rev Dirk Gevers quoted the late UN secretary general Kofi Annan, who said “literacy is a...
What the Bible is and What it Isn’t
By Cackie Upchurch – Recently I heard a radio interview with a professor who had once been an Evangelical, then what he called a “liberal Protestant” and finally now is an agnostic. He...
Catholic Bible Foundation Turns 25
As the Catholic Bible Foundation turns 25, head Br Mike Chalmers CFC looks back at how it started – in the most unlikely of places. The Catholic Bible Foundation (CBF) will celebrate its...
