The celebration of Youth Day, and remembering the extraordinary sacrifices and bravery of the Soweto youth of June 16, 1976, is these days often accompanied by a lament for modern-day youth: “The trouble with...
US columnist Tony Magliano examines how countries spend their money – and how this is often a moral choice The highly relevant quote, “Budgets are moral documents,” has been arguably attributed to Rev. Martin...
As we continue our discussion on how to protect the word of God and gullible Christians against the false teachings and unacceptable practices of some modern-day “prophets”, we should always try to refer to...
The Eucharist: the source and summit of the whole Christian life (Lumen gentium). The Eucharist: the memorial of Christ’s death and Resurrection, the Sacrifice which sealed the New Covenant of love between God, our...
Violence against women has dominated national headlines and social media discussions over the last month. Karabo Mokoena gave these words a face. The front pages of newspapers around the country carried the picture of...
By Archbishop Buti Tlhagale OMI – Pope John Paul II declared 2005 the Year of the Eucharist. At the conclusion of that year, he canonised five saints distinguished for their Eucharistic piety. He also issued...
The pope and the world’s bishops together make up one college of authority in the Church, known as the magisterium. In what way, then, can the pope be given the privilege of being called...
St Paul writes to the Galatians: “Bear one another’s burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ.” A few evenings ago I was driving home from work and I witnessed a most beautiful sight—geese...
We grow up thinking of our conscience as those yes and no voices in our head one encouraging us to do the right thing, the other voice suggesting to you that it’s alright, even...
When we speak of God the Father and his Son born, begotten and so on, we imply that the Father is the origin or source of the Son. Then we say the Holy Spirit...
The Vatican is preparing for the Synod of Bishops on Youth, Faith and Vocational Discernment. Unusually, the lineamenta — as the prepatory discussion documents are called — are now available online so that anyone...
By Fr Allan Moss OMI – The sacred liturgy on Trinity Sunday proclaims: How great is your name, O Lord our God, through all the earth! (Ps 8:2). In the Old Testament, God’s sacred...
