As foreign ministers of the 29 member nations of NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organisation), gathered in Washington, D.C. to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the founding of this largest military alliance in the world,...
Bible / Fr John Allen Green / Gospel / Lent / Mass / Scripture
by Fr John Allen Green OFM · Published April 7, 2019 · Last modified April 6, 2019
What’s in a Name? We all know the experience, hearing our name across a crowded noisy room. In the study of cognitive psychology this is known as the ‘cocktail party effect’. Someone mentions our...
Faith Life / Gospel / Jesus / Sarah-Leah Pimentel
by Sarah-Leah Pimentel · Published January 22, 2019 · Last modified January 21, 2019
Two blocks from my house there is a small church. It has no signboard to indicate its denomination. On a Sunday, the parking lot is rarely full and the tiny congregation is elderly and...
by Kilian SC · Published December 18, 2018 · Last modified December 21, 2018
By Kelvin Banda OP – Moralism and Christianity can never complement each other. Being a Christian is not about necessarily following an ethical code or what one does as a Christian. It is about...
To “capture the imagination” of young people and inspire them, church leaders should offer them the example of modern saints and call young people to be “everyday saints, each in his or her own...
by Jael SC · Published September 19, 2018 · Last modified September 18, 2018
True followers of Jesus profess their faith not through pre-packaged platitudes but rather through concrete actions of love for their neighbours, Pope Francis said. When he asked the disciples who they think he is,...
Christian Living / Gospel / Jesus / Letter of the Week / Mercy & Forgiveness
by Letters Editor · Published July 10, 2018 · Last modified July 6, 2018
PD Hoar, Waterfall, KZN – Christ himself chose 12 everyday men to preach the Good News to all nations of the earth, and Pope Francis as an archbishop mixed with the people of Buenos...
Church / Faith Life / Fr John Allen Green / Gospel
by Tamar SC · Published July 8, 2018 · Last modified July 6, 2018
Fr John Allen Green OFM – A long time ago, while I was in formation for the priesthood, there was one particular superior that made my life miserable; it was like an all-seeing eye,...
Scientists and people of faith always must admit they don’t know everything, and they must never be afraid to explore and discover more, Pope Francis told astronomy students and experts. “As people who love...
A new Pew Research Centre survey has some interesting takeaways. While the majority of Americans say they believe in a higher power, what they are talking about isn’t necessarily God “as described in the Bible.”
Editorials 2018 / Gospel / Pope Francis
by Editor · Published April 22, 2018 · Last modified April 21, 2018
One of the most profound episodes in the gospels is Jesus’ encounter with the woman of dubious repute at Jacob’s Well in Samaria (John 4:5-42). There were many reasons why Jesus should not have engaged with that woman. For one thing, as she rightly noted, he was a Jew and she a Samaritan, members of groups who maintained a mutual hostility.
Christian Living / God / Gospel / Pope Francis
by hazelelponiSC · Published February 28, 2018 · Last modified February 26, 2018
“Do not allow the spark of youth to be extinguished in the darkness of a closed room in which the only window to the outside world is a computer and smartphone,”
