At Home in the Universal Church
When Pope Francis canonised Archbishop Oscar Romero, Pope Paul VI and five others this month, Raymond Perrier was there. Here...
Perspectives
A Brief History of Religious Orders in South Africa
Religious orders and congregations did not just help build the local Church but also the country. Fr Anthony Egan SJ...
What YOU need to Seek Holiness
All Catholics are called to be missionaries, but for lay people to evangelise well, they must be spiritually equipped, suggests...
Be Honest in Your Parish
With all that the Church has gone through in the last few tumultuous months, we might well ask: What is...
Twenty Ninth Sunday of the Year Reflection
And James and John, the sons of Zebedee, approach him, saying to him, “Teacher, we wish that you would...
A Happy Birthday?
I have always wondered who the original composer of the “Happy Birthday” song was. Year after year, many people...
I Like a Touch of Gothic
One of my hobbies is to research the links between the scholastic frame of mind and architecture. It goes...
Electing a Pope: The Conclave of October 1978
Pope John Paul II makes his first appearance as pope following his election on October 16, 1978. (Photo: Arturo Mari/CNS)...
Twenty-Eighth Sunday of the Year Reflection
Life is toil, and then we die! We recognise that our lives are filled so many diversions, so many...
