27th Sunday Reflection: Compassion and Mercy as the Act of Love
Compassion and Mercy as the Act of Love – 27th Sunday in Ordinary Time Year B 2021 – (Mark 10:2-12) Our journey as the human species shows...
Category: Divorce
Communion for the Divorced?
There seems to be a lot of confusion and opinion about whether a divorced person may receive Communion or not. In 1970 my wife left me for...
Alcoholic Annulment?
Question: Can a marriage between two baptised Christians be annulled if one spouse is an alcoholic? Answer: Because all sacramental marriages are deemed valid unless proved otherwise,...
Can a Divorced Man Become a Priest?
What is the Church’s view with regard to a divorced man who wants to join the priesthood, even if he may have children? I understand that the...
Pope: Money at Root of Opposition to Annulment Reform
By Junno Arocho Esteves – The potential loss of money and authority are often at the heart of the opposition against reforming the Catholic Church’s annulment process,...
Lack of Faith Can Impact Validity of Marriage
By Cindy Wooden – A lack of faith and a misunderstanding of marriage can mean no sacramental marriage occurred, even if both the husband and wife had been...
Parish Offers Care Programmes for the Divorced and Grieving
A parish in Johannesburg will host another round of Divorce Care and Grief Share programmes, each running for 13 weeks, as of February. These programmes, offered by...
After Divorce, Have Compassion
Marriage is not easy, and sometimes it simply fails. Tshiamo Stephen Takongwa, a marriage counsellor, argues that Church and society should be compassionate towards divorcees, helping them...
