I Like a Touch of Gothic
One of my hobbies is to research the links between the scholastic frame of mind and architecture. It goes back to my varsity days when I had to study the history of architecture....
Category: Church History
The Pope Who Inspired Romero and Hurley
Two giants in the struggle for justice studied at the same time in Rome and took inspiration from the pope at the time, explains PADDY KEARNEY. Archbishops Óscar Romero of San Salvador and Denis Hurley...
St Joseph’s Scholasticate’s 75 years!
By Denis Ekwerike MDP – Cardinal Wilfrid Napier presided over the 75th anniversary Mass of St Joseph’s Theological Institute in Cedara, Pietermaritzburg. Started 75 years ago as a scholasticate for South African Missionary Oblates...
Shining a light on St Paul: Archaeological Site Renovated
Turning an archaeological discovery into an appealing, informative site for tourists takes more than just digging interesting remains and ruins out of the dirt. That’s why experts from the Vatican Museums and the Pontifical...
St. Augustine Of Hippo: 10 Facts Every Catholic Should Know
St Augustine was born in the Roman province of Numidia, in Algeria, and was son of St Monica, the patron saint of difficult marriages, disappointing children and victims of verbal abuse.
When ‘Rosary Priest’ Fr Patrick Peyton came to South Africa
Fr Patrick Peyton (1909-1992) was a dynamic advocate for family prayer and a trailblazer in radio broadcast and televised evangelisation. Along with promoting prayer in his shows, Fr Peyton held “Rosary Rallies” around the...
Can a Medieval Saint Help the Current Abuse Crisis?
A radical program of reform addressing the widespread problem of abusive clergy and negligent superiors in the 11th century holds some essential insights and lessons for the church today, a church historian has said.
Ok, What Does Humanae Vitae Actually Say?
Meaning: Humanae Vitae: Of Human Life Pope Paul VI’s 1968 encyclical Humanae vitae upholds the Catholic Church’s long-standing teaching that it is immoral for married couples to use artificial contraception. At 7000 words, the...
Shroud of Turin Expert Criticises New Study Casting Doubt on Authenticity
A leading expert on the cloth believed to be the burial shroud of Jesus dismissed a new study claiming that blood patterns on the shroud are not consistent with those left by a crucified...
How the Church Changed After World War I
World War I and its aftermath changed the map of Europe, but also dismantled the notion of the “state church” in a way that forced the Catholic Church to discover again the authentic meaning...
St Peter’s Cathedral in Cologne
The Cathedral Church of Saint Peter is a Catholic cathedral in Cologne, Northrhine-Westfalia, Germany. It is the seat of the Archbishop of Cologne and of the administration of the Archdiocese of Cologne. It is a renowned monument of German Catholicism and Gothic architecture and was declared a World Heritage...
A Jesuit at the Cape in the 1680s
Jesuit Father Guy Tachard, an astronomer and something of a secret agent, visited the Cape of Good Hope in 1685 and again two years later. While he was received with courtesy, he and the...
