As we continue our discussion on how to protect the word of God and gullible Christians against the false teachings and unacceptable practices of some modern-day “prophets”, we should always try to refer to...
Read the four gospels, and see why every meeting with Jesus Christ brought a change in so many lives. Fr Ralph de Hahn, Cape Town – From time to time the Eucharist has been mentioned...
The only way to give an authentic witness of Christ’s death and resurrection is by sharing the Gospel with humility, Pope Francis said. Christians who preach must resist the temptation of power, pride...
The Astonishing Truth about the Cross Jesus came to the world not just to teach, but to radically change human hearts that have hardened from sin, the preacher of the papal household said during...
I’m often surprised by the ways in which children interpret what we say to them, often taking things quite literally. To give a quick example: on a rural farmhouse holiday many years ago, I...
Guest editorial: Fr Ralph de Hahn – Never in the history of mankind was there such a shattering victory as when a dead man brought new life to a broken world. It was...
I have become more aware than ever of the millions of human beings that people the earth. So many are obviously not Christian. Perhaps they have never heard of Christ nor do they care...
Kelvin Banda OP – The mercy and forgiveness which God offers us should always be accompanied by our acknowledgement of our sinfulness. This is the essence of repentance: recognising our sinfulness. The expression “to...
Not listening to God’s voice can distance Christians from him and lead them instead to seek solace in worldly idols that offer only doubt and confusion, Pope Francis said. When Catholics are “deaf to...
Christians who trust in themselves rather than God eventually become unsympathetic to those in need and slide down the slippery path of corruption, Pope Francis said. People who place their trust in their own...
Jesus was motivated by truth and mercy, not blanket judgments that lead to deceit and hypocritical ways of skirting around God’s law, Pope Francis said. Christians are called to be “just in mercy” rather...
Without spiritual courage and a love for Jesus, the word of God will be proclaimed as just “a good, philosophical or moral idea,” Pope Francis said. A preacher “may say something interesting – something...
