The Courageous Witness of Saints Oscar Romero and Paul VI
Two very different men, facing different sets of dire challenges with prophetic courage, faithfully journeyed along two different paths to...
Perspectives
Saying the Rosary at Maximum Speed? No Ways!
Fr Ralph de Hahn, Cape Town – There is normally a universal appeal and emphasis on the rosary over October...
Open the Church’s Eyes
We all love the image in the Gospel of the eyes of the blind being opened. But are we willing...
The Graces of an Ireland Pilgrimage
The Southern Cross pilgrimage to Ireland in August was a journey of faith with moments of tourism — and sometimes...
Twenty-Seventh Sunday of the Year Reflection
By Fr John Allen Green OFM Gospel: Mark 10:2-16 – And Pharisees approached and tested him, asking him whether it is...
Holiness in Hopelessness
I am reading Pope Francis’ document on holiness, Gaudete et Exsultate (“Rejoice and Be Glad”), which was published earlier...
Knock: A Place Where Our Lady Was Silent
Unlike most other Marian apparitions, that in Knock was silent. Having visited Knock as part of the Southern Cross pilgrimage...
Pray With the Pope: October 2018
What more can we do? General Intention: That consecrated religious men and women may bestir themselves, and be present among...
Twenty-Sixth Sunday Reflection
Each one of us knows the enemy. Envy and jealousy are ignited by pride and vanity, stoked by selfishness and must eventually explode in anger which is displayed in many ways, from copious tears to kicking the dog.
