Korean Priest Saw God’s Inner View
By Stephen Clark, Manila, Philippines – It’s not often that the Lord “tips his hand” and allows us to see things from his perspective and what he...
By Stephen Clark, Manila, Philippines – It’s not often that the Lord “tips his hand” and allows us to see things from his perspective and what he...
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by Letters Editor · Published July 30, 2020 · Last modified July 28, 2020
It is a very sad moment in the history of the Catholic Church of South Africa to learn that our beloved weekly as we knew it will...
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by Letters Editor · Published July 18, 2020 · Last modified January 19, 2024
By Stephen Clark, Manila, Philippines – In a TV cop show I watched the other day, as they were about to introduce a new character they used...
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by Letters Editor · Published July 11, 2020 · Last modified July 10, 2020
By Dennis Jackson, Johannesburg – It is so sad! The arrival of the pandemic exposed a number of social challenges in our country. We have seen during this...
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by Letters Editor · Published May 11, 2020 · Last modified May 10, 2020
Derrick Kourie, Pretoria – I respond to Fr Chris Chatteris’ article “How not to crash the homily” Perhaps part of the problem is that over the years,...
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by Letters Editor · Published March 25, 2020 · Last modified March 24, 2020
Earl Smiles, Klerksdorp – At a Lenten lecture in the cathedral in Klerksdorp, Fr Don Bohé OMI repeated a much-loved phrase of his: “Mass is non-negotiable.” Because...
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by Letters Editor · Published February 13, 2020 · Last modified February 12, 2020
Heather Withers, Johannesburg – To the highly commendable Ten New Year’s resolutions suggested by Erin Carelse, I would like to add another one, if I may: Make...
Lucy Rubin, Pretoria – In his column “How justice trumps charity” (December 25), Fr Ron Rolheiser describes a river town whose people constantly bury the dead who...
by Letters Editor · Published January 22, 2020 · Last modified August 18, 2021
Janet Hyland, Overstrand, Western Cape – Friday, January 11, 2019. People were milling around Kleinmond town hall preparing for the return of firefighters from their ten-hour shift....
by Letters Editor · Published January 20, 2020 · Last modified January 17, 2020
Ann Gover, Cape Town – I recently had a wonderful experience I would like to share. I went shopping on Christmas Eve at a busy supermarket in...
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