17th Sunday of the Year Reflection
Fr John Allen Green OFM – I recently had lunch with someone I have known for almost five decades. He...
Perspectives
16th Sunday of the Year Reflection
Fr John Allen Green OFM – The apostles gathered together with Jesus and reported all they had done and taught. ...
Historic Gathering of Pope and Patriarchs for Middle East Peace
Pope Francis has not only inherited, but continues to earn the title, pontiff – “bridge-builder.” His latest major effort to oppose divisive walls and instead construct unifying bridges was his hosting of an unprecedented ecumenical gathering of Middle Eastern Christian leaders in Bari, Italy.
How the Laity is Called to Mission
Have our people already forgotten the significance of their baptism by water, blood, fire and the anointing of the Holy Spirit (Mt 3:11; Acts 1:5)? It would appear so.
Visit to a Catholic Land
There is always something salutary about visiting, if one can, a place with deep Catholic roots — especially if...
Hear the Ancient Voices of Women
Sometimes we don’t know what we don’t know. I realised this recently at the “Amaz!ng” National Arts Festival in Grahamstown. I was thus drawn to a musical programme that was advertised as featuring works by only female composers. The one name I did recognise was St Hildegard of Bingen…
15th Sunday of the Year Reflection
By Fr John Allen Green OFM – He commanded them to take nothing for the journey except a staff —...
Finding Jesus at the Waters
In biblical times, as today, water was vital: to be hydrated, to stay clean, to produce crops, to raise livestock. Water was life. So it is no accident that so many crucial events in the Gospel take place around water: the Sea of Galilee, the River Jordan, and the various wells and healing pools.
What Does ‘In Good Conscience’ Really Mean?
After the recent Irish referendum on abortion, I read that some priests said that Catholics who voted “Yes” to decriminalise...
