Religious Life or Married Life?
The last two columns on the sacraments invite us to reflect on the question which is greater and holier, religious...
Sacraments
Married Life as the Full Catastrophe
Guest editorial by Michael Shackleton – In the 1960s movie Zorba the Greek, based on the best-selling novel by Nikos...
Our Yearning for the Eucharist
In the last two columns we sought to appreciate how precious the sacrament of the Eucharist is: How what we...
Astronauts take Eucharist in Space
For Catholic astronauts, flying to space doesn’t mean giving up the faith. They pray daily and are even able to...
Our Problem Was an Opportunity
By Bishop José Ponce de León – At the beginning of the year I offered the priests of the vicariate of Ingwavuma,...
How the Eucharist Liberates Us
Continuing from last month’s discussion of the Eucharist as a real encounter with Jesus, let us reflect on three other...
Meet and Experience God in the Eucharist
From Dominic Sam, Port Elizabeth – Father Ralph de Hahn (March 23) asks the question, “Are we unknowingly posing obstacles which...
Has the Purpose of Marriage Changed?
From Patrick Dacey, Johannesburg – If one has the inclination to read an article in the American National Catholic Reporter (March...
Communion is not Just a Ritual
Human beings like rituals. The problem is that we can easily turn something of great significance into a ritual of...
