Pope Praises Wrinkles, Criticises Obsession with Looking ‘Forever Young’
By Carol Glatz – Why are the elderly unappreciated and seen as useless when they carry so much wisdom about life and can open the door to...
Category: Dealing With Life
Mental Health Matters To Us All
Mental health problems are at a crisis point in South Africa, with those affected facing stigmas and even social exclusion — which leads 73% to not seek...
German bishop: Pastoral ministers must get training about dementia
By CNS – Dealing with dementia should be an integral part of the training and further education of pastoral ministers, said Bishop Franz-Josef Bode, deputy president of...
St Clare’s Parish Retreat Involves Police, Community Discussion
By Bricks Mokolo – St Clare’s parish in Orange Farm, Gauteng, hosted a retreat led by the Sodality of Sacred Heart and preached by Fr Emmanuel Mosoeu...
Lifeline Visits Holy Family College
Do I have my mask, are people coming too close to me? Do they have Covid? Thinking about these problems creates anxiety and stress. Life has become...
How Well is All With My Soul?
I am a big fan of the television commercials produced by a local fast-food chicken franchise with a rhyming name that is neither Portuguese nor from the...
It’s Time Christians Courageously Share With Others
It has been said countless times during the past several months, but it bears repeating: We are in uncharted territory. No one could have imagined the 2020...
Why You Must Smile With Your Eyes
By Jill Williams – My English teacher would share nuggets of wisdom with us every now and then. When I was in about Grade 11, she shared...
Online Forum Offers Tools, Self-Help Resources For Coping During Lockdown
By Betty Araya – Due to the coronavirus, the structures society once found comfort in have been shaken, and as time progresses with the end still nowhere...
Drop the Mask and Find God
When I truly found myself was the moment that I found God. And when I found him, I found me too. You see, many people in their...
The Day I Learned to Clean My Room
It all started with a conversation at lunch with my fellow interns. The question on the importance of making one’s bed arose. “I always make my bed,”...
God is Calling us to Break Violence’s Stranglehold on our World
The recent tragic mass shootings in Dayton, Ohio and El Paso, Texas, killing at least 29 people, point to an ongoing epidemic of mass shootings in...
