17th Sunday of the Year Reflection
The “Our Father”, is the prayer of 1,2 billion Catholics and a further 1 billion of other Christian denominations around the world, in every place, in every occasion; in times of celebration, in times...
Category: Jesus
It is His Church
Dominic Sam, Port Elizabeth – The letter “Catholic or Christian: on the outside looking in” by Hazel James refers. Stating that one is Catholic is understood to mean that one is Christian, belonging to...
Who Can Die Like Jesus? No-one, That’s the Whole Point
Elaine Chinsamy, Durban – I respect Fr Ron Rolheiser’s article, “Who wants to die like Jesus?”, but find it to be a rather sensitive topic. The first question that came to my mind when...
Where is Christ?
Many committed Catholics have responded to the ongoing scandals in the Church by grappling with a most important question: Why should I stay in the Church? Introspective articles on that question have been published...
Jesus Provides the Model for Good Schooling
The Gospels and Catholic teaching provide the basic blueprint for a good, healthy school community, suggests KYLE LAUF. Catholic Social Teaching emphasises the value of each human being in the social context. Created in the...
Pope: Unity is First Sign of True Christian Witness
By Junno Arocho Esteves – The Catholic Church gives an authentic witness of God’s love for all men and women only when it fosters the grace of unity and communion, Pope Francis said. Unity is...
Six More Appearances of the Risen Christ
After being raised from the dead, Jesus Christ made several appearances, as Scripture recounts. In his second article, Günther Simmermacher looks at six more of them. Last week we encountered the Risen Lord on...
Where the Risen Christ Walked
After being raised from the dead, Jesus Christ made several appearances, as Scripture recounts. Over two articles, Günther Simmermacher looks at ten of them. Scripture records several appearances by Christ after the Resurrection. While...
Pope Francis: Jesus is Always Ready to Help Free People from Evil
By Carol Glatz – Christians recognise life’s great paradox that so much evil and temptation exist in the world, but that God is always present, too, ready to help and give people the strength to...
In Search of the Historical Jesus
The study of the historical Jesus was the subject of a day-long workshop delivered by three leading biblical scholars. The workshop was presented at Holy Redeemer parish in Bergvliet, Cape Town, by Oblate Father...
Pope: Jesus Replaced the Law of Revenge with the Law of Love
By Carol Glatz – The scales of justice cannot solve everything, especially when it comes to stopping a cycle of evil vengeance, Pope Francis said. “Evil knows revenge and if it is not halted, it...
Is This the Holy Grail?
Legends have surrounded the Holy Grail, the chalice of the Last Supper. Now a researcher claims to have proven the Holy Chalice of Valencia as the true Holy Grail. Can this really be so,...
