The Beatles and Christianity
As a Catholic and a Beatles aficionado, I enjoyed reading Günther Simmermacher’s opinion article “John Lennon and Jesus” (December 21) about...
Your Letters
Church long condemned slavery
Dr Vincent Couling’s letter “The Church has changed its tune” (October 15-21), refers. As far back as 585, Church council...
Sexuality one of several issues
Your editorial of November 12-18, “Fit for the Priesthood”, seriously misrepresents the document “Guidelines for the Use of Psychology in the...
Harmful Text Changes in Liturgy
Fr John Converset MCCJ, Johannesburg – The first two Sundays of Advent gave us an experience of the new translation of...
A patron of social entrepreneurs
Chris Moerdyk notes (November 26-December 2) as a new trend among Church bodies that they have “gone into business”. The...
Cut the cackle, Fathers
Your editorial “Better Preaching” (November 19-25) got me thinking of all the sermons I’ve listened to in 45 years in...
New Mass responses raise questions
The new/old responses being reintroduced at Mass raise questions, and Bishop Edward Risi’s commentary on these changes (November 5-11) raises...
Our Catholic heritage slips away
Port Elizabeth diocese recently bade farewell to two wonderful Franciscan Clarist Sisters who until recently ran a retreat centre in the...
Annulments: Why So Slow?
Having been divorced 13 years ago in a civil court, I applied for an annulment; not to remarry but for...
