Discernment is needed to understand life’s ambiguities, not rigid thinking that tends to silence the Holy Spirit, Pope Francis said. True discernment can only be achieved by interpreting the signs of the times and...
The Year of Mercy is over, but our faith’s demand for it is not. But what exactly are we to understand by mercy, asks DERRICK KOURIE. When Pope Francis speaks in Italian or his native...
By any measure, Scott Weeman seems contented. All of the pieces of his life seem to have fallen into place. The 31-year-old is a newlywed, married in September to his wife, Jacqueline. He enjoys...
Kelvin Banda OP looks at Chrisitanity in Africa and bringing Christ to African men and women Africa has been labelled as a continent which is full of tropical diseases, parasites, conflicts, violence, war, poverty...
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...
The world is a wonderful place. Our God is so good in giving it to us. But to a large extent, we have not taken good care of it, nor of each other. We...
When God starts pointing out a new path to follow, doubts over whether it is orthodox or heretical can creep in, Pope Francis said at his morning Mass. “The devil is at work here,...
Terry Kingston, King William’s Town – I write in response to Fr Anthony Esposito’s letter (October 26) titled “Communion for Catholics only”, in which a fundamental truth, namely “Outside of the Catholic Church there...
Death and final judgement before the Lord are not frightening if you live being faithful to God. “It will do us good to think about this: ‘Well, what will that day be like when...
Fr Ralph De Hahn says the Bible shows that all believers are consecrated, not just those in religious life The Catholic Church is blessed by the thousands of her children who live the total...
Christians are not only chosen by God individually but are also unconditionally loved and forgiven by him, no matter how often they have strayed, Pope Francis said. One who is “fully Christian” can never...
BY FR GERRY O’COLLINS SJ – Many readers could tell me about some crucifix or cross that means a great deal to them. It might be a crucifix in a church or chapel in Durban...
