Idols: They Confuse the Heart and Mind
This is what people love and seek – a god “that looks like us, understandable, predictable,” even though “it can do nothing – impotent and deceitful.” Watch out for the tempting promises and easy...
Category: Faith Life
Pope’s Beatitude List for Modern Christians
As Christian saints have done throughout the ages, Christ’s followers today are called “to confront the troubles and anxieties of our age with the spirit and love of Jesus.” New situations require new energy...
A Tender Gaze: Fatima trip shows Pope’s Respect for Pilgrims’ Faith
Pope Francis is not shy about showing his love for Mary in public and, like many Latin American bishops, he strongly has resisted attempts to dismiss as superstitious or “simple,” in a negative sense,...
The Benefits of Celebrating the Fatima Centenary
As the Church celebrates the 100th anniversary of the apparitions of Our Lady in Fatima, Portugal, Prof MICHAEL OGUNU explains the benefits of celebrating the centenary. LAST week we looked at how to celebrate the centenary of...
Faith Leads to Freedom
Christian faith is belief in the concrete work of God and leads to concrete witness and action by believers, Pope Francis said. The Christian creed details concrete events because “the Word was made flesh,...
Pope: Loving Families are Central to Bringing Joy, Mercy to World
Pope Francis urges families to discover God’s love and be generous, forgiving, patient, helpful and respectful. Family life will be better if people use the words “please,” “thank you,” and “I’m sorry” every day,...
The Faith of Palestine’s Christians
Last month Günther Simmermacher made a private visit to the Holy Land. In the first of a series of articles, he looks at the Christians of Palestine. After a long wait in the queue,...
Let’s Show Belief is Fascinating
Roy Glover, Tzaneen -I firmly believe that our spiritual leaders could make Christianity far more interesting. There is no reason why it could not be such a fascinating subject that people would be queuing...
Move on From Your Past this Lent
One of the main themes of Lent is spiritual change and rebirth. Easier said than done. One of the problems many of us face is moving on from our past mistakes and experiences. We...
Just like Peter: Faith Can’t Grow Without Temptation
Faith is a continuing path of growth and maturity that cannot progress without the presence of temptations, Pope Francis told priests of the Diocese of Rome. How faith develops in “a man, in a...
Vietnam Veteran Uses Second Chance to Help Others
Throughout his life, in times of triumph and happiness and in times of suffering, pain and fear, decorated war hero Francisco Barrientes has given witness to his faith. After graduating from Edinburg High School,...
Why I Need Religion in a Bleak World
President Zuma has been at it again, calling out, in desperation, about how the African National Congress was founded by God, thus wanting to equate it with the church. And by church I mean...
