Works of mercy are not a way of easing one’s conscience but are acts of suffering with those who suffer, Pope Francis said. Being merciful toward others means not only sharing in their pain...
After having an abortion, BERNADETTE GOULDING couldn’t forgive herself — but found that God could Abortion has made a deep and hidden wound in societies all over the world. Many women and men in and outside ...
By Catherine de Valence – This morning I thought of my late father whom I loved, and still love, very much. We were close but one thing that got in the way of our relationship...
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...
In this Year of Mercy we are asked to show mercy to others. I cannot understand how God can be said to show mercy to us when we know that he is a just...
BY FATHER MICHAEL AUSTIN SJ -Days before his election as pope in March 2013, Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio was given a book by his friend and fellow cardinal, Walter Kasper, a newly published Spanish...
By Phiwokuhle Siyabonga Xulu – When we look at ourselves in the mirror, do we see love? Do we see mercy? Do we see hope? On November 28, few weeks after the beginning of the...
