Integrity in the Sight of God and Man: 26th Sunday
Sermon by Emmanuel Suntheni OSB – Sermon and Christian Act in the Word – Theme: Integrity in the Sight of God and Man “The Integrity of...
Category: Perspectives
Sheila Pires: A Voice for Catholic Women
Radio Veritas broadcaster Sheila Pires aims to use her presence on the airwaves to empower women. She spoke to Daluxolo Moloantoa Her voice surfs the Catholic radio world...
26th Sunday Reflection: Inclusivity of the Beloved Community
Inclusivity of the Beloved Community – 26th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B 2021 – (Mark 9:38-43,45,47-48) To live is to choose: where do I extend my energy?;...
Communion: Who May Come Up?
Question: At a funeral service, the celebrant stated that practising Catholics could receive Communion, but non-practising Catholics could not. He also said that practising non-Catholics could receive....
Why the title Mary, Queen of Angels?
Question: What is the biblical basis for our claim that Mary is Queen of Angels? Answer: The title Queen of Angels is only one of the many...
Passing on a Heritage of Love
As we celebrate Heritage Day on 24 September, Imelda Diouff looks at celebrating diversity and passing on what matter to the next generation. The “Rainbow Nation” appears...
Are Anglican Confirmations Valid?
A Catholic boy I know was confirmed in an Anglican church. Was this a valid confirmation? Didn’t Pope Leo XIII state in his encyclical Apostolicae curae (1896)...
Communion for the Divorced?
There seems to be a lot of confusion and opinion about whether a divorced person may receive Communion or not. In 1970 my wife left me for...
When are Ordinations Invalid?
When is a person’s ordination by a bishop to the priesthood invalid? Does the intention of the one who asks for ordination play a role in this?...
How Long is too long for Prayers of the Faithful?
In our parish, the Sunday prayers of the faithful seem to go on forever. Sometimes there are as many as 15 petitions, all of them long-winded. I...
South Africa’s Culture of Impunity
Are we in danger of creating a culture of impunity? While we might have good reason to justify certain individual acts of lawlessness, where will the accumulation...
Why is Radio Veritas limited to Gauteng?
Question: Why is Radio Veritas, as South Africa’s only Catholic radio station, broadcasting only in Johannesburg and not nationally? Answer by Günther Simmermacher: It is fair to...
